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How the Universe Works: Stephen Hawking’s Theory of Everything, Animated in 150 Seconds
How the Universe Works: Stephen Hawking’s Theory of Everything, Animated in 150 Seconds

A Brief History of Time in no time at all.

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Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything
Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything

Out-geniusing Einstein, or what the Pope and quantum mechanics have in common.

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Favorite Books of 2020
Favorite Books of 2020

Audre Lorde, Keith Haring, Bruce Lee, chance, love, black holes, constraint as a catalyst of creativity, and a whisper of Whitman.

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The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

“Loneliness is difficult to confess; difficult too to categorise. Like depression, a state with which it often intersects, it can run deep in the fabric of a person.”

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Marie Howe’s Stunning Hymn of Humanity, Animated
Marie Howe’s Stunning Hymn of Humanity, Animated

“It began as an almost inaudible hum…”

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A Brief History of Time: Rare 1991 Errol Morris Documentary About Stephen Hawking, Free Online
A Brief History of Time: Rare 1991 Errol Morris Documentary About Stephen Hawking, Free Online

For the celebrated cosmologist’s birthday, revisiting a near-forgotten trifecta of genius.

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Photographer Jason Hawkes’ <em>London At Night</em>
Photographer Jason Hawkes’ London At Night

The view from cloudy skies, or why the financial district is blingier than you thought.

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16 Overall Favorite Books of 2016
16 Overall Favorite Books of 2016

From loneliness to love to black holes, by way of Neil Gaiman, Annie Dillard, and Mary Oliver.

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The 15 Best Books of 2015
The 15 Best Books of 2015

Rewarding reflections on time, love, loss, courage, creativity, and other transformations of the heart.

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The Warblers and the Wonder of Being: Loren Eiseley on Contacting the Miraculous
The Warblers and the Wonder of Being: Loren Eiseley on Contacting the Miraculous

“The time has to be right; one has to be, by chance or intention, upon the border of two worlds. And sometimes these two borders may shift or interpenetrate and one sees the miraculous.”

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