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What just happened? As educator Elizabeth Cox explains in this TedEd video, the answer lies in the complicated relationship between short-term stress and memory. When you learn something new, facts you read or hear become a memory through three main steps: Once a memory is created, it can later be retrieved by the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain responsible for your thoughts, attention, and ability to reason. In the first two stages of creating a memory, moderate stress can actually be helpful for retaining information, as hormones released in periods of stress stimulates the brain....

The latest YouTube redesign begins with a splash of color up top. It uses “dynamic color sampling” to tint the screen space around the video player to match the video. The status bar above the video player and the area below it, where you find the video title, upload date, channel name, and more, get a gradient finish with ambient colors extracted from the video. Playlists also get the same ambient color treatment and now show more details....

10 Hipster Haircut Ideas to Try 10 Hipster Haircut Ideas to Try 1. Choppy Grown-In Layers The key to making multiple lengths and textures work within the same look is in the styling. Ask your barber for a fade haircut and have him leave the length up on top. Lightly trim a grown-in beard and let your straight strands stand in contrast to the texture of your beard. Use a few sprays of TRESemmé TRES Two Freeze Hold Hairspray to keep your style standing in place....

** Here are 10 trending ways to wear bronze highlights: 1. Subtle Start As we mentioned above, bronze highlights are the ideal transition between brown and blonde hair colors. If you aren’t yet sure if you want to go lighter or darker with your strands, hang out in this subtle middle zone for a while with this in-between shade. 2. Sombré Sombré (AKA soft ombré) is one of the trendiest iterations of the bronze color palette....

Some of Our Favorite Spring Break Hair Looks Some of Our Favorite Spring Break Hair Looks 1. Beachy Braid Of course we had to include this beachy style. It’s quick, easy and keeps your hair off the back of your neck! Oh, and it’s super cute. To achieve this look, spritz some sea salt spray onto your hair to get that “just swam” texture. Then just create a simple three strand braid, keeping the weave nice and loose....