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You don’t know how to tie your shoes

It turns out nearly all of us have been tying our shoes wrong since we learned. I’ve done it the way this guy does it now for a week and it really works–no more double knots and it still stays … Continue reading

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One way exercise might boost memory

It’s been shown for a while that exercise leads to increased production of nerve cells, and that exercise improves brain function. Tara Parker Pope writes about a study in which people were given memory tests while in an imaging machine, … Continue reading

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Venture Capital and Intelligence Tech

As part of my story on Michael Crow, I recently interviewed Christopher Darby, the president of a company called In-Q-Tel (Crow is chairman of the board), which has been around for about ten years, although I had never heard of … Continue reading

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ASU President Michael Crow and leading with emotion

I was just down in Arizona on Monday doing and interview with ASU President Michael Crow for a magazine piece. He is a very interesting person, a promethian character who has set out to transform ASU and higher education in … Continue reading

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How to get yourself to exercise more

I find that when I first start a run I can sometimes feel like a steaming pile of dog poo, especially if I have been away from running for a bit. But I also know that if I keep on … Continue reading

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Alcohol helps the brain remember

I’m going to skip to what I found most remarkable about this news release from the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research at The University of Texas at Austin: “People commonly think of dopamine as a happy transmitter, or a pleasure … Continue reading

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Some stats on ebooks and ereaders

I knew that Amazon was now selling more Kindle books than paper books, but I was interested to see that ebook sales overtook hardcover sales this year. E-book sales, January 2011: $69.9 million E-book sales, January 2010: $32.4 million Hardcover sales, January … Continue reading

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