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Sarasota County's High-Tech Classrooms Take A Starring Role

Actress Mayim Bialik plays a scientist on the top-rated television comedy "The Big Bang Theory."

But she's also a scientist in real life - Bialik earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience.

She recently visited a Sarasota County middle school to promote science and math education. But it was Sarasota Middle School's new high-tech classrooms which really stole the show.

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