Gaming Your Way to Zen (encore)

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Gaming Your Way to Zen (encore)

FromWow in the World

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Jun 22, 2020

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Stressed? Anxious? Is your life going bonkerballs?! May we suggest ... video games! A recent study has shown that certain video games may help alleviate stress in times of high anxiety. To test out this theory Mindy and Guy Raz attend a very special kind of meditation retreat. Originally aired 12-31-2018

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Jun 22, 2020

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Hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz guide curious kids and their grown-ups on a journey into the wonders of the world around them. We'll go inside our brains, out into space and deep into the coolest new stories in science and technology.

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Gaming Your Way to Zen (encore)

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