Reads by Maria Popova

As Seen On Earth: The Infinite Photograph

A portrait of Earth painted with 300,000 brushes, or why editorial curation and user-generated content can be friends.

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Exactitudes: Cross-Cultural Photo-Anthropology Explores the Myth of Unique Identity

Why we aren’t nearly as unique as we think, or what twelve Japanese school children have to do with twelve homeless people in Rotterdam.

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What a flugelhor has to do with the existential quest of twentysomethings.

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The best thing to die for if you’re a tree, or what Darwin has to do with the visual scent of winter.

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Monday Music Muse: The Botticellis

Why SoCal and Sweden are closer than you think, or how to take the speed lane to SXSW glory.

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The antidote to selling out, or what a 6-year-old has to do with a Beatles reunion.

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Creative Pause: Todd St. John & HunterGatherer

What preschoolers have to do with a dancing robot and Jack Johnson.

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Why egocentricity is the new philanthropy, or how to turn your city know-how into a child’s bright future.

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Why 2,088 people are singing Stanley Kubrick’s praises for $0.06 each.

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Sustainable Agriculture: Top 5 Innovation Efforts

What sheep have to do with high-rises and Obama first oversight.

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Reads by Maria Popova

As Seen On Earth: The Infinite Photograph

A portrait of Earth painted with 300,000 brushes, or why editorial curation and user-generated content can be friends.

Exactitudes: Cross-Cultural Photo-Anthropology Explores the Myth of Unique Identity

Why we aren’t nearly as unique as we think, or what twelve Japanese school children have to do with twelve homeless people in Rotterdam.

Monday Music Muse: Anathallo

What a flugelhor has to do with the existential quest of twentysomethings.

Paper Whimsy: Top 5 Artists

The best thing to die for if you’re a tree, or what Darwin has to do with the visual scent of winter.

Monday Music Muse: The Botticellis

Why SoCal and Sweden are closer than you think, or how to take the speed lane to SXSW glory.

Lynching Moby

The antidote to selling out, or what a 6-year-old has to do with a Beatles reunion.

Creative Pause: Todd St. John & HunterGatherer

What preschoolers have to do with a dancing robot and Jack Johnson.

LBB + OLPC = GOOD

Why egocentricity is the new philanthropy, or how to turn your city know-how into a child’s bright future.

Bicycle Built for 2,000

Why 2,088 people are singing Stanley Kubrick’s praises for $0.06 each.

Sustainable Agriculture: Top 5 Innovation Efforts

What sheep have to do with high-rises and Obama first oversight.

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Reads by Maria Popova

A portrait of Earth painted with 300,000 brushes, or why editorial curation and user-generated content can be friends.

Why we aren’t nearly as unique as we think, or what twelve Japanese school children have to do with twelve homeless people in Rotterdam.

What a flugelhor has to do with the existential quest of twentysomethings.

The best thing to die for if you’re a tree, or what Darwin has to do with the visual scent of winter.

Why SoCal and Sweden are closer than you think, or how to take the speed lane to SXSW glory.

The antidote to selling out, or what a 6-year-old has to do with a Beatles reunion.

What preschoolers have to do with a dancing robot and Jack Johnson.

Why egocentricity is the new philanthropy, or how to turn your city know-how into a child’s bright future.

Why 2,088 people are singing Stanley Kubrick’s praises for $0.06 each.

What sheep have to do with high-rises and Obama first oversight.

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