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HeyKiki: A Platform for Crowd-Accelerated Learning
HeyKiki: A Platform for Crowd-Accelerated Learning

The future of peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing, or what skydiving has to do with interior design.

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Historical Milestones As Famous Pop Songs
Historical Milestones As Famous Pop Songs

What Lady Gaga has to do with the guillotine, or how ABBA took down Henry VIII’s wives.

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All Facts Considered: 276 Esoteric Facts from NPR’s Librarian
All Facts Considered: 276 Esoteric Facts from NPR’s Librarian

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Steve Shapiro’s Taxi Driver: Rare Photos of Cinema History
Steve Shapiro’s Taxi Driver: Rare Photos of Cinema History

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Launching the <em>Brain Pickings</em> Shoppe!
Launching the Brain Pickings Shoppe!

What double rainbows have to do with the holiday spirit and the life of the mind.

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The Secret of Happiness: A TED Remix
The Secret of Happiness: A TED Remix

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Locals Only: The Early Days of Skateboarding
Locals Only: The Early Days of Skateboarding

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One Hello World: Tuning the Human Condition
One Hello World: Tuning the Human Condition

Zen in the ocean of humanity, or why connectedness is the panacea of pain.

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Infinite City: A San Francisco Subcultural Atlas
Infinite City: A San Francisco Subcultural Atlas

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Thank You.
Thank You.

Pause for appreciation, or what your inner child has to do with B. B. King.

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