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    Weizmann “Did You Know?” – Facts About MRI

    This six-minute video explains what MRI is and how it works by using a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of organs and tissue inside our bodies. MRI, and functional MRI in particular, have radically changed neuroscience by allowing unprecedented, real-time, literal insight into the brain.

    November 25, 2015

  • Limitless: Celebrating Collaborative Achievement

    Interdisciplinary collaboration is the hallmark of the Weizmann Institute. This video, which premiered at the 2015 Midwest Region Gala Dinner, highlights some of the scientists who crossed the borders of their fields to work together – and their resulting success. New collaborative programs, such as in personalized medicine, are also presented.

    October 22, 2015

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    Limitless: Fulfilling the Potential of the Human Brain

    The human brain is “limitless” – and yet, sometimes things go wrong. In this video, Prof. Noam Sobel, Dr. Assaf Tal, Prof. Michal Schwartz, Prof. Alon Chen, Dr. Tali Kimchi, Dr. Ofer Yizhar, Prof. Daniel Zajfman, and Prof. Yadin Dudai talk about studying the brain in health and disease, always learning “what it means to be human, what it means to think, what it means to remember.”

    October 22, 2015

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    Biology of the Blues: Prof. Alon Chen Studies Stress

    Prof. Alon Chen studies the biology ​of conditions such as stress, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. In this video, he explains the mechanism of action behind these conditions and what happens when the system goes awry.

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    Climate Change: Prof. Dan Yakir on the Role of Desert Forests

    Prof. Dan Yakir studies a forest in the desert, and how it could potentially mitigate climate change. By investigating the rate of change of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, he hopes to be able to predict future changes.

    January 11, 2015

  • The Weizmann Institute of Science – A Year in Review: 2014

    This lively video provides a graphic narrative of the Weizmann Institute of Science's goings-on in 2014. Set to music, it covers awards, successes, programs, new scientists, and more. Clever animations move us seamlessly from topic to topic, country to country.

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    The Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine

    Personalized medicine is about people, and in this video, people talk about personalized medicine – specifically, the Weizmann Institute's Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine (G-INCPM). The G-INCPM is ramping up operations, filling its labs, ushering us into the future of medicine. Listen to the Grands, other philanthropists, Institute leadership, and scientists discuss the G-INCPM and its importance.

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    2014 International Safecracking Tournament at the Weizmann Institute of Science

    Over 40 teams from around the world competed in the Weizmann Institute's 19th International Safecracking Tournament. The competition challenges high school students to use their knowledge of physics and their imagination to create their own safe, and break into those of other teams.

    October 30, 2014

  • Weizmann Global Gathering 2014: Prof. Yadin Dudai Introduces Partners in Creativity, Modern Dance meets Neurobiology

    This unique collaboration at the Weizmann Institute of Science's 2014 Global Gathering reveals complementary sides to the human brain. Israel's Vertigo Dance Company worked with Institute neuroscientists to create this performance, presented at New York's Lincoln Center. Weizmann's Prof. Yadin Dudai and the company's Noa Wertheim open the event.

    October 29, 2014

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