Teaching Your Brain to Knit
By Margaret and Catherine
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Margaret and Catherine talk about what they are learning from their knitting, something about the brain or learning, Behind the Redwood Curtain, the area where they live along the Northcoast of California, and a knitting tip
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Ep. 145 Planning ahead for difficult times and creating a joyful amydala; Knitting shawls, trying mosaic crochet; finishing gnomes; and highlights of Redwood curtain segments
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 144 Solastalgia --seeking comfort--, knitting shawls, gnomes and a snitch; Teaching my bones to knit, removing dams on the Klamath, and an announcement
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 143 Joy Snacks, Insects, Shawl, Blocks, Historic Benbow Inn
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 142 Light and the Brain; Dishcloths, Shawls, Sweater, Pumpkins and Leaves; Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 141. Book Review of Behave; Knitting Pumpkins, Dishcloths and Shawls; Redwoods Skywalk
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 140 Nature Deficit Disorder; Crochet Baby Blanket; Knit Snail and washcloth; The Eroding Cliffs of California
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 139 Thinking Fast and Slow; Knitting and Crochet; Cars to Bikes
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 138 Volunteerism, Mandalas Moebius Cast On, Sneaker and Rogue Waves
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 137 Highly Sensitive People; knitting blocks and socks and crocheting granny squares; Potawot Health Village
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 136. Impact of Shutdowns on Introverts and Extroverts; Knitting baby items and mixing and matching gnome parts; Xeriscaping for Droughts
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May 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 135. Hedonic Adaptation; Trying Freeform, Finding Comfort; & Knits in the World; Craftsman television series
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 134. Perfectionism; blankets, reports & tips; Cal Poly Humboldt
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 133 Loving Kindness Meditation, Blankets, Hats and Socks, and Old Town Buggy Rides
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 132 Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation; New socks, old birds, and new stitches; La Niña & El Niño
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 131 Gnomes, Finishing Plus, Truth Bias, Planned Housing
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 130. Construal Level Theory of Finishing Projects; Sewing up sweaters; Crocheting Coasters; Humboldt Sea Level Rise
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 129 Wool and Sleep; Knitting Little Things and Sweaters; Renaming a State Park
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 128 Grounding, Cardi Knit-along, Knitting Failures, The Grange
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 127 Zoom Tips for Your Brain; Sampler Socks; Cardi Kal; The National Christmas Tree
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 126. Brains of Introverts and Extroverts; Knitting gnomes, shawls, sweaters, and dishcloths; Updates on Behind the Redwood Curtains
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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Ep. 125. Link Between Biodiversity and Human Happiness; Shawl and Sock Knitting; Keeping the Giant Jolly Art
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 124 Willpower, Two Double Stranded Hats; New Shawl project; Fernbridge
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May 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 123. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination; Blocking Party and Knitting in Black; Honor Tax
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 122. Resilience, Rick Hanson style; Fingering weight hats, ponchos, scrubbies, & knitting with raffia; Last Chance Grade.
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 121 Brain Booth; Knitted Hats and Gnomes; Knitting Videos; Humboldt Bay Oysters
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 120. Resilience, Finishing and Starting, Pom Poms, Public Art Bench
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 119 Brain, Gut and Moods; Swaps, Knit-a-longs, Birds and Leaves; and North Coast Fall and Winter Gardening
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 118 The Sense of Smell and How it Connects Us to Others; Updates on Knitting; Janes Creek Controversy
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 117 Compassion and the Brain; Knit a-longs; Virtual Fiber events
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 116 Post Traumatic Growth; Cotton and Potholders; The River Otter Project
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 115 Brain Benefits of Travel without Traveling; Comfort Knitting; Ceanothus
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 114 Helping Our Brains Survive Isolation; Celebrating Great Patterns; Hats and Potholders; Open Studios
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 113 Mind-Body in Depth: Depression and Pain; Knitting Hats, Ballband Dish Towel; Starting a Potholder Swap; Businesses Help Support Community
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May 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 112 The Brain Science Behind Cuteness; Cute Knitting and Crochet; Lady Bird Johnson Park
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 111 The Chocolate Episode: Good for Your brain, a Fun Visit to Dick Taylor's Chocolate Factory, plus Knitting Scarves, Gnomes and Trees
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 110 The Vagus Nerve and Your Brain and Health; Knitting Small Things; Crocheting Scrubbies and getting new yarn; Utility boxes as canvases for public art
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 109 Dinaural Beats, Paper Quilting, Jewish Hearts revisit; Another Contexta Hotpad, Fern Canyon
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Ep. 108 Brain Changes in Animal-Human Interaction; Cairos Wristlet; Yield of Washcloth Swap; and the Samoa Cookhouse
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Ep. 107 Socks and tips; Analysis Paralysis; North Coast Tourism
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Ep. 106 Summer socks, beaded i-cord, color app, washcloth exchange, The Placebo Effect, Arcata Fairy Festival
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Ep. 105 Blankets, Buffalo Log Cabin Mitts, Diet and Depression, Reintroduction of the Condor
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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Ep. 104 Anna Zilboorg Interview: Master Teacher Series
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May 18, 2019 |
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Ep. 103 Knitting Little Things; Starting a New Welcome Blanket; Magnetoreception and the Human Brain; The Redwood Monastery
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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Ep. 102 Franklin Habit Interview: Master Teacher Series
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Ep. 101 Investigating science and intuition in the film Innsaei; Finishing and planning new knitting projects; Reporting on the documentary Murder Mountain; Giveaways galore
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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Ep. 100 Do Brain Games Really Work; Finishing a Pair of Fingerless Mitts; Modifying a Dog Sweater and Starting another Charity Block; Feasting on Humboldt Grassfed Beef
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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Ep. 099 Linking happiness with Housing; Tackling a Dog Sweater; Crocheting a Sweater for the Sheep; Why Salmon is Everything
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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Ep. 098 The mighty cerebellum invades the thinking brain; Margaret wonders if sock yarn can hold negative energy; Catherine faces harsh reality; Albino redwoods reveal their secrets
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Dec 02, 2018 |
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Ep. 097 Create Happy Brain Chemicals through Singing; Reaping the Rewards of Dishcloth Exchange; Finding Comfort through Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh; Discovering the Redwood Canopy
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Nov 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 096 Finding Fun Brain Facts; Continuing the Template; Finishing Granny Squares; Discovering Milwel Point; Slow Podcasting
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 095 Very Early Touch Impacts Entire Life; Creating Template to Better Fit Sweaters; Falling Into Leaves; Checking-out Skateparks
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Ep. 094 Performance Art Meets Science; Enjoying the Pleasures of the Simple Washcloth; Exploring the Mysteries of the Carson Mansion and Ingomar Club
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 093 Sitting Can Impair Your Memory; Knitting Update; Planning a Vogue Knitting Sweater; Celebrating Blackberry Season
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Sep 17, 2018 |
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Ep. 092 Handwriting beats keyboard for learning; Finding a New Pattern for the Charity Blanket; Fighting Pills and Fades; Discovering Wiyot Caps
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Sep 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 091 Finding Support for Starting a Meditation Practice including Knit Om; Focusing on Process over Product on the Tree Afghan; Making Diagonal Square for Charity Blanket; Bashing Out Lupines on the Dunes
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Aug 18, 2018 |
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Ep. 090 What is the Matilda Effect; Knitting in Pieces; Finding gauge for Resizing; Cruising the Humboldt Bay on the Madaket; Book Give Away
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Ep. 089 Changing our Minds; Catching the Virus fever; Starting and Stopping Projects; Getting to Humboldt
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Jul 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 088 Positive Addiction controversy continues; Heaven Scent nears the finish line; Switching from birds to eggs; OLLI features Destination Humboldt
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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Ep. 087 Find Hard Evidence of Knitting Health Benefits; Pleasures of Lace and Bead Knitting; Embellishing Knitted Birds; Egret Rookery on Humboldt Bay
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 086 One Creative Process; Continuing the Lace Knitting Adventure; Investigating Design for Easy Sock Repair; Exploring Community Theatres Behind the Redwood Curtain
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 085 Addiction, Habit, and Compulsion; Starting a New Lace Project; Searching for Sock Longevity; Hats in Humboldt
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May 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 084 Are there positive addictions; Learning gauge with Textured Blocks; Knitting birds with Arne and Carlos; Celebrating Humboldt Crabs Baseball
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May 03, 2018 |
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Ep. 083 Enhance Creativity; Explore the Seed Stitch; Use Texture for Blocks for Charity Blanket; Every City Needs Public Loos
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Apr 17, 2018 |
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Ep. 082 Two Brains Mend a Shawl; Universal Design in Learning; A Park Meets Many Needs
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Apr 02, 2018 |
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Ep. 081 Does Ambidexterity Improve Your Brain; Finding An Interim Project; Exploring Fair Isle; Escaping the Noise of Machine Age America
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Mar 17, 2018 |
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Ep. 080 Review of "Beyond Food"; Turning to Lace; Failing Project Creates Great Learning; Walking through Eureka Old Town
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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Ep. 079 Replication Crisis; Learning to Love Luxury; Crochet Scrubbie; Renaissance of the Eureka Inn
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 078 Can Pantone Lead Us to Mysticism; Colors in Kit Surprise Us; Choosing Books With Right Pace for Us; Celebrate Dungeness Crab Season
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 077 Using Sensory Stimulation to Ease Symptoms of Dementia;
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Jan 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 076 Lucid Dreaming, Gamma Waves and Ah Hah Moments; Knitting from Charts; Mitten Thumbs; Local Politics
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Ep. 075 Highlights from Past Episodes to Celebrate our 75th -- Diamond Jubilee"
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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Ep. 074 Red Flags in Scientific Research; Knit-in-Place Sock Patches; Tips for Re-knitting a Pattern; The Last Coastal Redwood Forest -- Headwaters; Giveaways
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Dec 02, 2017 |
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Ep. 073 Sleep to Remember; Swap to Find Community; Stretch Learning with Fair Isle Ornaments; Learn Science at the HSU Natural History Museum
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Nov 13, 2017 |
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Ep. 072 How the Seasons Effect Your Brain; Knitting With Linen; Finishing Projects; Starfish, the Harmonizers; Book Give Away
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Oct 16, 2017 |
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Ep. 071 Five Types of Meditation; More Insights to Teaching Crochet; Charity Knitting; Minus Tide in Humboldt.
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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Ep. 070 Hand-eye coordination Builds Brains; Teaching Crochet; Crocheting Dishcloths; Los Bagels; and Giveaway
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Sep 17, 2017 |
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Ep. 069 Boosting Happy Brain Chemical GABA; Crochet Dishcloths; Argyle Socks; Humboldt Botanical Gardens; Give-away
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Sep 01, 2017 |
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Ep. 068 Kwik Learning with Jim Kwik; Exploring Planning and Creativity with Knit the Sky; Embracing the Slow with Socks and Lace; Drive-through Redwoods; Knitting Tip
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Aug 17, 2017 |
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Ep. 067 Six Dimensions of Wellness, Lace Knitting; Mittens; Sequoia Park
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Aug 01, 2017 |
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Ep. 066 No Politics Talk about how the Brain Hampers Political Talk;
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Jul 19, 2017 |
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Ep. 065: Betsan Corkhill; Kristy Glass Knits; Garter Stitch Kitchener Stitch; Fatima Shawl; Bunny Muff; Betty Chinn Center; Giveaway
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Jul 02, 2017 |
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Ep. 064 Silence and Noise Impact on the Brain; Foundation Crochet; Charity Socks; Alpaca Farming; History of Humboldt State; Book Give-away
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Jun 17, 2017 |
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Ep. 063 Fiber Arts Help STEM Learning; Life lines; Organic Cotton; Alexander von Humboldt; Book Give away; 2017 Learn-along Winners
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Jun 01, 2017 |
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Ep. 062 Intellectual Development, Forzo Cuff, Absolutely Essential Scarf, Rock slides, and Notes
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May 19, 2017 |
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Ep. 061 SPECIAL Nuerofeedback interview with Stan Vanella
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May 04, 2017 |
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Ep. 060 Natural Happy Brain Chemicals
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Apr 19, 2017 |
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Ep. 060 Natural Happy Brain Chemicals
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Apr 19, 2017 |
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Ep. 059 The Dana Foundation Supports Brain Research and Education
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Apr 03, 2017 |
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Ep. 058 What Appreciation and Gratitude do for Your Brain
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Mar 23, 2017 |
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Ep. 057 Personality, Mood, and Color
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Mar 06, 2017 |
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Ep. 056 Studies on Aging and Depression from the Front of the Brain
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Feb 18, 2017 |
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Ep. 055 Increasing the "love hormone" Oxytocin to Increase Happiness
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Feb 03, 2017 |
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Ep. 054 Neurosociety: Interactive Theatre Teaches Us About Our Brains
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Jan 19, 2017 |
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Ep. 053 Gut Instinct and the Brain
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Jan 04, 2017 |
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Ep. 052 How Gratitude Impacts Your Brain
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Dec 19, 2016 |
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Ep. 051 Exercise and the Brain
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Dec 05, 2016 |
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Ep. 050 What We Learn When We Slice Our Brain Into Top and Bottom
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Nov 18, 2016 |
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Ep. 049 Study Shows How Knitting Can Help Depression
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Nov 02, 2016 |
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Ep. 048 How You Can Learn the Holistic Way
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Oct 18, 2016 |
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Does Knitting Impact Your Brain like Breathing and Meditation?
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Oct 03, 2016 |
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Ep. 046 Synthesis: Two Year Anniversary
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Sep 17, 2016 |
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Ep. 045 Shinrin Yoku (Forest Breathing): Ancient Healing with Modern Research
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Sep 03, 2016 |
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Ep. 044 Mourning Our Mothers with Knitting and Crochet
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Aug 20, 2016 |
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Ep. 043 Feeding Your Brain
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Aug 03, 2016 |
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Ep. 042 Brain Freeze Research May Pave Way for Migraine Relief
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Jul 17, 2016 |
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Ep. 041 One Solution to Better Memory -- Sleep
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Jul 03, 2016 |
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Ep. 040 Is Negativity Bias Affecting Your Knitting? What You Can Do About It.
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Jun 17, 2016 |
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Ep. 039 Barbarbara Arrowsmith Changes her Brain
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Jun 01, 2016 |
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Ep. 038 Waldorf Schools Jumpstart Learning with Knitting
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May 17, 2016 |
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Ep. 037 Knitting Wednesdays for Wounded Warriors
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Apr 17, 2016 |
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Ep. 036 New Research on Muscle Memory May Help Knitters and Crocheters
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Apr 01, 2016 |
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Ep. 035 Celebrate Neurons with Knitworks
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Mar 19, 2016 |
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Ep. 034 The Forgettting Curve and Knitting
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Mar 01, 2016 |
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Ep. 033 How Knitting Can Help Fight Addiction
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Feb 21, 2016 |
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Ep. 032 Lily Chin: Teacher Extraordinaire
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Feb 08, 2016 |
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Ep. 031 Knitting, Life-long Learning and Your Brain
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Jan 27, 2016 |
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What the heck is the Distributive Practice Effect and how can it help you learn fiber arts?
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Jan 03, 2016 |
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Ep. 029 Multi-sensory Learning and Your Knitting and Crochet
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Dec 02, 2015 |
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Ep. 028 Process and Product in your Knitting and Crochet, Myers Briggs Style
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Nov 16, 2015 |
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Ep.027 Reading/Writing Learning Style and Knitting
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Nov 02, 2015 |
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Ep. 026 A connection between Gamma Brain Waves and Knitting?
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Oct 18, 2015 |
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Ep. 025 Impact of Mood, the Environment and Seeing Colors in Knitting
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Oct 02, 2015 |
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Ep. 024 Muscle Memory and Knitting
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Sep 19, 2015 |
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Ep. 023 How We See Color in our Knitting and Crochet
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Sep 01, 2015 |
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Ep. 022 Kinesthetic Learning Style and Knitting
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Aug 17, 2015 |
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Ep. 021Knitting and Cancer Support
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Aug 04, 2015 |
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Ep. 020 Can Your Right Brain Help You Organize (your stash)?
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Jul 16, 2015 |
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Ep. 019 Growing Brain Cells with Physical Activity
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Jul 02, 2015 |
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Ep. 018 Auditory Learning and Knitting
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Jun 18, 2015 |
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Episode 017 Knitting Projects That Help You Meditate
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Jun 01, 2015 |
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Ep. 016 Knitting and the Need for Novelty
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May 17, 2015 |
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Ep. 015 Knitting, Meditation and Changing Your Brain for the Better
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May 02, 2015 |
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Ep. 014 Knitting and the Right and Left Brain
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Apr 20, 2015 |
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Knitting, Brain Lobes and Brain Waves
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Apr 03, 2015 |
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Ep. 012 Knitting Fight Dementia
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Mar 20, 2015 |
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Ep. 011 Metacognition and how it helps your knitting
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Mar 03, 2015 |
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Ep. 010 Review Your Knitting
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Feb 21, 2015 |
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Ep. 009 The Therapeutic Benefits of Knitting
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Feb 02, 2015 |
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Ep. 008 Happy Brain Chemicals
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Jan 20, 2015 |
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Ep. 007 Skill or Concentration?
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Jan 02, 2015 |
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Ep. 006 Staying Awake
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Dec 08, 2014 |
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Layers of Visual Learning
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Dec 03, 2014 |
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Ep.004 What's Your VAK?
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Nov 17, 2014 |
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Ep. 003 More Happiness More Flow
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Oct 29, 2014 |
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Ep. 002 Happiness Flows
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Oct 14, 2014 |
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Ep. 001 Pod Cast-on
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Sep 22, 2014 |