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Tense up for willpower

Cross arms for persistence

Lie down for insight

Smile for happiness

best naps were 10 minutes long

Gesture for persuasion

And gesture for understanding

hildren who were encouraged to gesture while learning, retained more of what they learnt.

Nap for performance

9. Mimic to empathise

Imitate to comprehend

Many of these studies support a theory about human life (and indeed all life) called 'embodied cognition'. The idea is that we don't just think with our minds, we also think with our bodies. Our mind isn't a brain in a jar, it is connected to a body which moves around in an environment.

Saudi Arabia has a new university for science and engineering with a staggering $10 billion endowment.

In 2009, for the first time, over half of U.S. patents were awarded to non-U.S. companies.

China has replaced the U.S. as the world’s number one high-technology exporter.

The World Economic Forum ranks the U.S. #48 in quality of math and science education.

Five years ago, I was part of a commission that studied U.S. competitiveness. We issued a report called Rising Above the Gathering Storm,

Improve K-12 science and math education. Invest in long-term basic research. Attract and retain the best and brightest students, scientists and engineers in the U.S. and around the world. Create and sustain incentives for innovation and research investment.

In 2007, Congress passed the America COMPETES Act,