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" I think the best learning is done with active manipulation. And we need to be able to work with our hands; it's not just about using our brains. "

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" People love the ocean. People are always asking me why I don't study the ocean, because, after all, I live in Hawaii. I tell them that it's because the ocean is a lonely, empty place. "

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