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The Art of Chance-Opportunism in Creativity and Scientific Discovery
The Art of Chance-Opportunism in Creativity and Scientific Discovery

“To be perfectly original one should think much and read little, and this is impossible, for one must have read before one has learnt to think.”

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A Typographic Literary Map of San Francisco, in a Puzzle
A Typographic Literary Map of San Francisco, in a Puzzle

From Kerouac to Steinbeck by way of The Mission.

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The Age of Insight: How the Cross-Pollination of Art and Science in Early 20th-Century Vienna Shaped Modern Culture
The Age of Insight: How the Cross-Pollination of Art and Science in Early 20th-Century Vienna Shaped Modern Culture

What Freud has to do with Klimt and the neuroscience of a Beethoven symphony.

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Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the iPad in 1968
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the iPad in 1968

Unpacking humanity’s collective conscience through ‘the last word in man’s quest for perfect communications.’

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From Francis Bacon to Hobbes to Turing: George Dyson on the History of Bits
From Francis Bacon to Hobbes to Turing: George Dyson on the History of Bits

What Sir Francis Bacon has to do with the dawn of the Internet and the inner workings of your iPhone.

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Carl Sagan on Books
Carl Sagan on Books

How to reach across the millennia and access magic.

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How to Listen to Music: A Vintage Guide to the 7 Essential Skills
How to Listen to Music: A Vintage Guide to the 7 Essential Skills

“Respond esthetically to all sounds, from the hum of the refrigerator motor or the paddling of oars on a lake, to the tones of a cello or muted trumpet.”

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The Happiness of Pursuit: What Science and Philosophy Can Teach Us About the Holy Grail of Existence
The Happiness of Pursuit: What Science and Philosophy Can Teach Us About the Holy Grail of Existence

“When fishing for happiness, catch and release.”

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Creating a “Fourth Culture” of Knowledge: Jonah Lehrer on Why Science and Art Need Each Other
Creating a “Fourth Culture” of Knowledge: Jonah Lehrer on Why Science and Art Need Each Other

From Gertrude Stein to Karl Popper, or how to architect “negative capability” and live with mystery.

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Full Spectrum Reading List: 7 Great Books by TED 2012 Speakers
Full Spectrum Reading List: 7 Great Books by TED 2012 Speakers

Anatomy of introversion, inside the brain’s optimism bias, and a blueprint for doomsday from PC Guy.

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