Next time your parents tell you to stop playing XBox, just tell them you’re practicing to become a brain surgeon. Iowa State engineers have created a way for doctors to plan a surgery or teach anatomy using an accurate, 3-D view of the inside of a patient’s body. Video after the jump.

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Everyone take out your cardboard glasses, because these days more and more movies seem to be reaching into the next dimension. 3D movies have been around since the Great Depression and even enjoyed a brief surge of popularity in the 1950s, but recently this immersive format has returned with a vengeance.

This week Fox will release the 3D animated sci-fi movie Avatar, directed by James Cameron (who’s other projects include Terminator I and II, Alien).

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Check out our blog and newsletter next week to read more about the science behind motion capture technology and the exciting new wave of 3-D movies. In the mean time, here’s a fascinating glance behind the scenes at the upcoming movie Avatar:

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Marissa Mayer is Vice-President of Search Products & User Experience at Google.

Being an expert in computer science has guided her to become one of the chief decision-makers in the company.

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Check out this unbelievable TED Talk from Blaise Aguera, where he demonstrates Photosynth, a revolutionary way to meld images together and create data-rich 3D, digital models of our surroundings.

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