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14 Ways to Acquire Knowledge: A Timeless Guide from 1936
14 Ways to Acquire Knowledge: A Timeless Guide from 1936

“Writing, to knowledge, is a certified check.”

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The Universe in a Nutshell: Michio Kaku on the Physics of Everything
The Universe in a Nutshell: Michio Kaku on the Physics of Everything

The history of physics is the history of modern civilization.

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The Scientific Cure for Hangovers
The Scientific Cure for Hangovers

Everything you (n)ever wanted to know about the aftermath of partying, and then some.

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Is Pluto a Planet? An Animated Explanation Sets the Record Straight
Is Pluto a Planet? An Animated Explanation Sets the Record Straight

A brief history of why the word “planet” isn’t very helpful.

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How We Measure the Universe, Animated
How We Measure the Universe, Animated

How to determine the distance of stars using standard candles.

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The Half-Life of Facts: Dissecting the Predictable Patterns of How Knowledge Grows
The Half-Life of Facts: Dissecting the Predictable Patterns of How Knowledge Grows

“No one learns something new and then holds it entirely independent of what they already know. We incorporate it into the little edifice of personal knowledge that we have been creating in our minds our entire lives.”

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The Forms of Things Unknown: A Timeless 1963 Meditation on the Role of the Creative Arts in Society
The Forms of Things Unknown: A Timeless 1963 Meditation on the Role of the Creative Arts in Society

“Art must lead beyond the arts, to an awareness and a share of mutuality.”

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Powershift: Alvin Toffler Visionary Wisdom on the Age of Post-Fact Knowledge and the Super-Symbolic Economy
Powershift: Alvin Toffler Visionary Wisdom on the Age of Post-Fact Knowledge and the Super-Symbolic Economy

“We are interrelating data in more ways, giving them context, and thus forming them into information; and we are assembling chunks of information into larger and larger models and architectures of knowledge.”

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How a Virus Conquers the World, Animated
How a Virus Conquers the World, Animated

Dynamic animated anatomy of going viral.

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Philosopher John Searle Defines Consciousness
Philosopher John Searle Defines Consciousness

‘Consciousness is real and irreducible — you can’t get rid of it.’

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