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The Baloney Detection Kit: A 10-Point Checklist for Science Literacy
The Baloney Detection Kit: A 10-Point Checklist for Science Literacy

How to assess the believability of claims without succumbing to cynicism.

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The Smiley Book of Colors
The Smiley Book of Colors

The basics of optimism and color theory, with a nod to neuroscience.

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Creating a “Fourth Culture” of Knowledge: Jonah Lehrer on Why Science and Art Need Each Other
Creating a “Fourth Culture” of Knowledge: Jonah Lehrer on Why Science and Art Need Each Other

From Gertrude Stein to Karl Popper, or how to architect “negative capability” and live with mystery.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Space, Politics, and the Most Important Thing to Know About the Universe
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Space, Politics, and the Most Important Thing to Know About the Universe

What our sense connectedness has to do with NASA’s budget and the osmosis of rationality and intuition.

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David Foster Wallace on Art vs. TV and the Motivation to be Smart
David Foster Wallace on Art vs. TV and the Motivation to be Smart

“…what we need…is seriously engaged art that can teach us again that we’re smart.”

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The Vital Interplay of Intuition and Rationality in Love and the Emotional Mind
The Vital Interplay of Intuition and Rationality in Love and the Emotional Mind

Why, in love, “one must balance a respect for proof with a fondness for the unproven and the unprovable.”

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Carl Jung on Life and Death
Carl Jung on Life and Death

“The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”

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Religion for Atheists: Alain de Botton on What Education and the Arts Can Learn from Faith
Religion for Atheists: Alain de Botton on What Education and the Arts Can Learn from Faith

How to glean secular models for engagement and inspiration from religious rituals.

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The Power of Habit and How to Rewire Our “Habit Loops”
The Power of Habit and How to Rewire Our “Habit Loops”

What Iraqi kebob vendors have to do with your New Year’s resolutions.

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What Is Character? Debunking the Myth of Fixed Personality
What Is Character? Debunking the Myth of Fixed Personality

On the emotional scaffolding of the self, or how the dynamics of temperament fluctuate with social context.

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