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The benefits of daydreaming - Elizabeth Cox

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On a daily basis, you spend between a third and half of your waking hours daydreaming. That may sound like a huge waste of time, but scientists think it must have some purpose, or humans wouldn’t have evolved to do so much of it. So, what exactly happens in the brain while you daydream? Elizabeth Cox takes a closer look at the science of daydreaming through the mind of a teenager.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Elizabeth Cox
Director
Biljana Labović
Narrator
Alexandra Panzer, Hani Furstenberg
Storyboard Artist
Wing Luo
Animation Supervisor
Amarello Rodrigues
Lead Animator
Hanna Rybak, Murilo Jardim
Animator
Volodymyr Shtun, Ihor Karas, Vlad Zhelikhovskyi
Art Director
Nuri Keli, Hanna Rybak
Sound Designer
Weston Fonger
Composer
Weston Fonger
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Producer
Alexandra Zubak
Associate Producer
Abdallah Ewis
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Science Consultant
Caitlin Mills

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