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The Sorcerers & Their Apprentices: The Untold Story of MIT Media Lab
The Sorcerers & Their Apprentices: The Untold Story of MIT Media Lab

What jazz-playing robots have to do with intelligent cars, the future of reading and augmented intuition.

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Christoph Niemann on Happiness, Work and Creativity
Christoph Niemann on Happiness, Work and Creativity

How yoga is killing kerning, or what chasing butterflies has to do with divine inspiration.

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Bibliographic: The 100 Best Design Books of the Past 100 Years
Bibliographic: The 100 Best Design Books of the Past 100 Years

What James Bond title sequences have to do with the secret of happiness and the evolution of public signage.

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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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Geometry of Circles: Philip Glass + Sesame Street (1979)
Geometry of Circles: Philip Glass + Sesame Street (1979)

What the greatest composer alive has to do with The Muppets and the foundations of visual thinking.

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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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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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Dear Me: Letters by Luminaries to Their 16-Year-Old Selves
Dear Me: Letters by Luminaries to Their 16-Year-Old Selves

What the renouncement of dieting has to do with love and buying shares in Google.

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Designing Minds: Uncovered Video Profiles of Prominent Designers
Designing Minds: Uncovered Video Profiles of Prominent Designers

Peeking inside creative crania, or what giant bananas have to do with the difference between design and art.

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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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