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"That's the great possibility of being in the arts -- the capacity for astonishment never disappears." Milton Glaser
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If you missed it ☞ "'Being-in-the-world’ is the necessary condition of imagination." Happy 107th birthday, Sartre!
about 1 hour ago
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Is Pixar passing the "fiery redhead" stereotype on to a whole new generation?
about 1 hour ago
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Correcting the water metaphor – why data is less like a flood and more like synchronized swimming
about 2 hours ago
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I love John Gribbin's poetic 1997 definition of what science is and does
about 2 hours ago
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Peefeeyatko – peek inside Frank Zappa's creative world
about 2 hours ago
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15 books that apparently make you "undateable" – happy to report I've read most
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Steven Pinker's hate mail folder got deflated, so he wrote an essay on the false allure of group selection
about 3 hours ago
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From cinnabar > gold in Ancient China to stem cells > edible meat in present-day Holland, a history of transmutations
about 3 hours ago
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Some stimulating science reads for your night stand
about 3 hours ago
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Absolutely gorgeous minimalist infographics of when fruits, vegetables, and herbs are in season
about 3 hours ago
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Mary McCarthy, who would've been 100 today, enables a divorce (↬ @)
about 4 hours ago
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Exploring the "negative path" to happiness – or, why uncertainty and failure are essential to well-being
about 4 hours ago
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Heart, be still! The new @ iPhone/Android app is here – a treasure trove of curiosity
about 4 hours ago
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Behind the scenes of Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself, which premieres tonight
about 5 hours ago
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"'Being-in-the-world’ is the necessary condition of imagination." Happy 107th birthday, Sartre
about 5 hours ago
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Ooh! This tool lets you see how data travels to get to you (↬ @ @) Also see:
about 5 hours ago
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How music empowered "an area of low educational achievement, lack of opportunity and high unemployment" – lovely story
about 6 hours ago
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What a Plant Knows – fascinating read on how plants use the five senses
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A beekeeper’s perspective on risk-management
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- Name Maria Popova
- Location Brooklyn, NY
- Web http://brainpicki...
- Bio Interestingness hunter-gatherer obsessed with combinatorial creativity. Editor of @brainpickings & @explorer. Bylines for @WiredUK & @TheAtlantic. MIT Fellow.
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