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Drawn In: A Peek Inside Favorite Artists’ Private Sketchbooks
Drawn In: A Peek Inside Favorite Artists’ Private Sketchbooks

What the myth of the muse has to do with the discipline of refinement, visual poetry and Shel Silverstein.

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The Moby Awards for Best and Worst Book Trailers
The Moby Awards for Best and Worst Book Trailers

What zero-gravity intercourse has to do with the future of information and the fate of the printed page.

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Summer Reading List: 10 Essential Books for Cognitive Sunshine
Summer Reading List: 10 Essential Books for Cognitive Sunshine

The history and future of the Internet, algorithms vs. curators, reinventing education, and how to live with optimism.

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BBC’s The Human Animal
BBC’s The Human Animal

What offensive Italian hand-gestures have to do with beauty and the evolution of sexuality.

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Why We Love: Five Revelatory Books on the Psychology of the Heart
Why We Love: Five Revelatory Books on the Psychology of the Heart

What Oscar Wilde has to do with Hippocrates and the neurochemistry of romance.

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5 Must-Read Books by TED Global 2011 Speakers
5 Must-Read Books by TED Global 2011 Speakers

What the pursuit of pleasure has to do with lie-detection, the history of money and the sorrows of work.

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thxthxthx: The Art of Finding Happiness in Everyday Gratitude
thxthxthx: The Art of Finding Happiness in Everyday Gratitude

What laundry and bee stings have to do with the secret of happiness.

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A Rare Look at Japan: Hand-Colored Images from the 1920s
A Rare Look at Japan: Hand-Colored Images from the 1920s

What Geisha parlors have to do with arranged marriages, Buddhist priests and earthquake recovery.

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The Filter Bubble: Algorithm vs. Curator & the Value of Serendipity
The Filter Bubble: Algorithm vs. Curator & the Value of Serendipity

How the web gives us what we want to see, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.

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5 (More) Children’s Books for Grown-Ups
5 (More) Children’s Books for Grown-Ups

What escaping boredom has to do with altruism theory and the Egyptian revolution.

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