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Pasta by Design: Finding Whimsy in the Geometry of Food
Pasta by Design: Finding Whimsy in the Geometry of Food

Phylogeny of the pantry, or what architecture has to do with anellini.

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Architecture Without Architects: What Ancient Structures Reveal About Collaborative Design
Architecture Without Architects: What Ancient Structures Reveal About Collaborative Design

From Rome’s theater districts to China’s underground cities, or what pleasure has to do with utility.

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The 11 Best Psychology and Philosophy Books of 2011
The 11 Best Psychology and Philosophy Books of 2011

What it means to be human, how pronouns are secretly shaping our lives, and why we believe.

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The 11 Best Science Books of 2011
The 11 Best Science Books of 2011

From Infinity to Fibonacci, or what religious mythology has to do with the inner workings of field science.

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A Mosaic Time-Lapse Visualization of the Sky for an Entire Year
A Mosaic Time-Lapse Visualization of the Sky for an Entire Year

Syncing the celeste, or how to touch the fabric of time.

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Schematics: A Love Story in Geometric Diagrams
Schematics: A Love Story in Geometric Diagrams

The mathematical poetics of time, or what matrices reveal about the matters of the heart.

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A Rare Look at Samuel Beckett’s Doodle-Filled Notebooks
A Rare Look at Samuel Beckett’s Doodle-Filled Notebooks

What colored crayons have to do with deadpan philosophical humor and the gargoyles of Notre-Dame.

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The 11 Best History Books of 2011
The 11 Best History Books of 2011

What African drum languages have to do with women’s emancipation, radioactivity, and the future of the web.

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From Beer to Life on Mars: The Seven Wonders of Microbes
From Beer to Life on Mars: The Seven Wonders of Microbes

What genetic engineering has to do with the English Reformation, leftovers, and the invention of Penicillin.

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Science Ink: Carl Zimmer Catalogs the Tattoos of Science Nerds
Science Ink: Carl Zimmer Catalogs the Tattoos of Science Nerds

An anthropology of the geek-rebel, or what astrophysics has to do with the delicacies of the dermis.

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