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Behavior. Living for a Better Eulogy There’s a classic exercise in which people are asked to imagine their funerals. Imagine yours. Who would be there? What would be the mood of the room be? Read More » Own the LifeEdited Apartment You read it right: we are selling the LifeEdited prototype apartment (internally dubbed LE1). Read More » This is Why We Shop When We Don’t Need To To someone who has drunk the less-is-more Kool-Aid, it’s easy to judge those who shop beyond their needs and financial means. Read More » Maybe We Should Eat Less We often write about the merits of living in smaller spaces with less stuff, but when pressed we admit these things have never been clinically proven to extend life.

Read More » The Housing-Transit Connection A recent report by the American Public Transportation Association found that public transit use in 2013 was the highest its been since 1956; 10.7 billion trips to be precise. Read More » Live Life in Slomo Read More » Do Nothing for Three Minutes Read More » Read More » ThinkerToys : Converting eWaste into educational fun toys, openTOYS. A landfill that stretched as far as the eyes could see, filled with eWaste. All the keyboards, mice, screens that we had thrown as useless pieces of junk, are lying there. Families upon families migrated from the villages to work here in life-threatening conditions for the rich pay of a dollar a day. The smells of lead, asbestos fill the air. And kids - barely 7 and 8, are working here - school was just not interesting enough.

As a designer and engineer, I asked myself what should I do, I do not have political or economical power enough to make a difference. eWaste and kids not interested in education. With that thought, ThinkerToys started, converting eWaste into educational fun interactive toys. To begin with I made four of these toys, each different in their own way. The current prototypes have been made using Arduinos, with off shelf standard components. -Keyano Who doesn't love music! -RandoMath How about some quick math puzzles? -Storynory Educational games? ThinkerToys openTOYS. YOU By Salveco ! Puissant naturellement, Nettoyants écologiques pour la maison. Cuppow - Turn a Canning jar into a Travel mug. Urban Greenery.