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String Portraits: Vintage Photographs of Young People Learning Mathematics via One Visionary Educator’s Playful Hands-on Method
String Portraits: Vintage Photographs of Young People Learning Mathematics via One Visionary Educator’s Playful Hands-on Method

String theory for the rest of us, or what vintage photography has to do with gaming for good.

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7 Must-Read Books by TED Global Speakers
7 Must-Read Books by TED Global Speakers

Design imperialism, what gender equality has to do with military spending, and where 185 pig parts go.

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We’re Getting On: The Book That Grows Trees
We’re Getting On: The Book That Grows Trees

Life without Twitter, luddite literature, and why judging a book by its cover may at last be okay.

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Drainspotting: Japan’s Unique Visual Subculture
Drainspotting: Japan’s Unique Visual Subculture

What dragons have to do with civic identity and geolocation scavenger hunts.

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What Everyday Objects Tell Us About the Universe
What Everyday Objects Tell Us About the Universe

Why your reflection is a matter of chance, or how to fit everything that ever existed on a USB stick.

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The Geometry of Pasta: A Minimalist Design Cookbook
The Geometry of Pasta: A Minimalist Design Cookbook

Canestrini, canestri and what design minimalism has to do with the perfect sauce.

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Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot, Animated
Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot, Animated

What the speed of light has to do with the reinvention of agriculture and our fear of tininess.

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Summer Reading: 5 Curated Recommendations
Summer Reading: 5 Curated Recommendations

19th-century adventures, secret societies, and what not watching TV has to do with Wikipedia.

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Books for Dad: 7 Esoteric Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Books for Dad: 7 Esoteric Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Film neverland, copper, maps, and how to save dad from having a midlife affair.

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From Back Home: Photo- Parallels from Sweden
From Back Home: Photo- Parallels from Sweden

What the fringes of Sweden have to do with a scavenger hunt for creative influences.

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