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Reads tagged with “philosophy”

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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Blu is Back: The Story of Evolution, Told in Graffiti
Blu is Back: The Story of Evolution, Told in Graffiti

Lo-fi Darwinism, or why art and algorithm don’t hold hands on Buenos Aires sidewalks.

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5 Classic Children’s Books with Timeless Philosophy for Grown-Ups
5 Classic Children’s Books with Timeless Philosophy for Grown-Ups

The yellow brick road to self-discovery, or what long words have to do with running in place.

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Srikumar Rao on Hard-Wiring Happiness
Srikumar Rao on Hard-Wiring Happiness

Why success and failure are exactly the same, or how process supersedes perfection.

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Wayfinding in Wittgenstein’s World: 88 Constellations
Wayfinding in Wittgenstein’s World: 88 Constellations

A non-linear tour of philosophy, or what Carmen Miranda has to do with the Vienna Circle.

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The War Prayer: Mark Twain on War and Morality, Animated
The War Prayer: Mark Twain on War and Morality, Animated

“None but the dead are permitted to tell the truth.”

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Music Philosophy: Famous Lyrics as Typographic Art
Music Philosophy: Famous Lyrics as Typographic Art

Love is all you need, worry vs. laughter, and why Plato’s got nothing on Jay Z.

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Ayn Rand on Love as a Business Deal: The 1959 Interview
Ayn Rand on Love as a Business Deal: The 1959 Interview

Why state and economics should remain separate and what the true currency of love is.

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Duelity: Earth’s Story, Split Down the Middle
Duelity: Earth’s Story, Split Down the Middle

Darwin vs. the General Organization of Development labs, or why truth comes in pairs.

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Philosophical Timecapsule of Today: Wisdom
Philosophical Timecapsule of Today: Wisdom

Intelligent insight, the fountain of youth, or what’s love got to do with it.

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