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"That's the great possibility of being in the arts -- the capacity for astonishment never disappears." Milton Glaser #RIPHillmanCurtis 26 minutes ago via Buffer
If you missed it ☞ "'Being-in-the-world’ is the necessary condition of imagination." Happy 107th birthday, Sartre! j.mp/PwRAd7 about 1 hour ago via Buffer
Is Pixar passing the "fiery redhead" stereotype on to a whole new generation? j.mp/LjKmLC about 1 hour ago via Buffer
Correcting the water metaphor – why data is less like a flood and more like synchronized swimming j.mp/PCMMTH about 2 hours ago via Buffer
I love John Gribbin's poetic 1997 definition of what science is and does j.mp/KilG2w about 2 hours ago via Buffer
Peefeeyatko – peek inside Frank Zappa's creative world j.mp/PCM0Gc about 2 hours ago via Buffer
15 books that apparently make you "undateable" – happy to report I've read most j.mp/PCLzM8 about 2 hours ago via Buffer
Steven Pinker's hate mail folder got deflated, so he wrote an essay on the false allure of group selection j.mp/PCI4W3 about 3 hours ago via Buffer
From cinnabar > gold in Ancient China to stem cells > edible meat in present-day Holland, a history of transmutations j.mp/LiyHwy about 3 hours ago via Buffer
Some stimulating science reads for your night stand j.mp/PCGun5 about 3 hours ago via Buffer
Absolutely gorgeous minimalist infographics of when fruits, vegetables, and herbs are in season j.mp/LjHvlZ about 3 hours ago via Buffer
Mary McCarthy, who would've been 100 today, enables a divorce j.mp/PCCgvD (↬ @laphamsquart) about 4 hours ago via Buffer
Exploring the "negative path" to happiness – or, why uncertainty and failure are essential to well-being j.mp/LiuVDm about 4 hours ago via Buffer
Heart, be still! The new @Radiolab iPhone/Android app is here – a treasure trove of curiosity j.mp/LjFS7M #theregoestheweekend about 4 hours ago via Buffer
Behind the scenes of Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself, which premieres tonight j.mp/LjsWyN about 5 hours ago via Buffer
"'Being-in-the-world’ is the necessary condition of imagination." Happy 107th birthday, Sartre j.mp/PwRAd7 about 5 hours ago via Buffer
Ooh! This tool lets you see how data travels to get to you j.mp/Ljp54P (↬ @sermad @blprnt) Also see: j.mp/KHFsEB about 5 hours ago via Buffer
How music empowered "an area of low educational achievement, lack of opportunity and high unemployment" – lovely story j.mp/PBxSgn about 6 hours ago via Buffer
What a Plant Knows – fascinating read on how plants use the five senses j.mp/LwHIgI about 6 hours ago via Buffer
A beekeeper’s perspective on risk-management j.mp/LjdP8m about 6 hours ago via Buffer

Name Maria Popova
Location Brooklyn, NY
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Bio Interestingness hunter-gatherer obsessed with combinatorial creativity. Editor of @brainpickings & @explorer. Bylines for @WiredUK & @TheAtlantic. MIT Fellow.