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James Levine: "I Came Alive as a Person"

James Levine goes from couch potato to inventor of the treadmill desk.

04/24/2014 | Rating NR

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

James Levine: "I Came Alive as a Person"

Season 2014 Episode 33 | 3m 3s

James Levine goes from couch potato to inventor of the treadmill desk.

James Levine is a medical doctor and obesity researcher at the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University. He is also the inventor of the treadmill desk. While he's standing up (whether at his treadmill desk or not), James is also a slam poetry champion and the author of two novels, "The Blue Notebook" and "Bingo's Run."

04/24/2014 | Rating NR

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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

James Levine: "I Came Alive as a Person"

Season 2014 Episode 33 | 3m 3s

James Levine is a medical doctor and obesity researcher at the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University. He is also the inventor of the treadmill desk. While he's standing up (whether at his treadmill desk or not), James is also a slam poetry champion and the author of two novels, "The Blue Notebook" and "Bingo's Run."

04/24/2014 | Rating NR

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