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The Power of Light

“Neuroscience shows that all that ignite the senses—art, scents, music, design—actually have a positive effect on you on a cellular level,” says Ivy Ross, vice president of design for hardware products at Google. “Of course, I know that as a designer and an artist, but it’s fantastic that science backs it up now, too.”

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