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Learn About Life and Modify Your Brain by Working with Your Hands

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:28:07 +0000

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Working with your hands anchors you to the real world, makes you a better thinker and may cause actual changes to your brain as a result of your interaction with things.

Bob the Builder Gets All the Breaks

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:24:32 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Do you know Bob? Bob likes to work with his hands. He’s really curious, too. He’s always looking inside devices of all sorts, constantly tearing through those “no user serviceable parts inside” tags, to figure out how they work, voiding most of his warranties along the way, to his wife's [...]

Scrap Metal Art by James Corbett

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:09:43 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - One man's junk is another man's art, at least it can be with a little work and a good eye. James Corbett of Australia is the latest example of an artist working in scrap metal and his pieces are pretty sweet. He uses parts of old cars to create all [...]

Can Motorcycle Riding Strengthen Old Bones? – Ride Forever for Your Health

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:09:27 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - When your wife says, "You're too old to ride motorcycles, you might get hurt," just smile and say "Honey, I'm doing this for you so I can build up my bones." No, really. The science is on your side. A daily dose of whole body vibration is good for you. [...]

Where Good Ideas Come From – the Natural History of Innovation

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:27:33 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Ideas. Everything we do, everything we build, everything around us not found in nature begins with an idea. When you think about it that way, improving our idea generating skills would seem to be a good idea in itself. Steven Johnson decided to dig into the process, examining some of [...]