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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Scientific Literacy, Education, and the Poetry of the Cosmos
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Scientific Literacy, Education, and the Poetry of the Cosmos

“Science is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.”

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The Best Science Writing Online 2012, In a Print Book
The Best Science Writing Online 2012, In a Print Book

A far more brilliant and necessary idea than it first appears.

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The Elements of the Periodic Table, Personified as Illustrated Heroes
The Elements of the Periodic Table, Personified as Illustrated Heroes

An irreverent take on chemistry from Japanese artist Bunpei Yorifuji.

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The Last Pictures: A Time-Capsule of Humanity in 100 Images Sent into Space for Eternity
The Last Pictures: A Time-Capsule of Humanity in 100 Images Sent into Space for Eternity

“Just as the topology of space is at odds with everyday human experience, the ‘time’ of space is utterly foreign.”

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Why We Cry: The Science of Sobbing and Emotional Tearing
Why We Cry: The Science of Sobbing and Emotional Tearing

Why it’s easier to prevent a crying spell than to stop one already underway.

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The Science of Procrastination and How to Manage It, Animated
The Science of Procrastination and How to Manage It, Animated

This is where you insert the meta-joke about what else you’re actually supposed to be doing this very moment.

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The Science of Orgasms and Your Brain on Porn
The Science of Orgasms and Your Brain on Porn

Inside the complex tangle of biology and behavior that shapes our relationship with and experience of sex.

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NASA Remembers Neil Armstrong in a Moving Short Film
NASA Remembers Neil Armstrong in a Moving Short Film

A loving tribute to the first man on the moon.

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Richard Feynman on the One Sentence to Be Passed on to the Next Generation
Richard Feynman on the One Sentence to Be Passed on to the Next Generation

“In that one sentence, you will see, there is an enormous amount of information about the world, if just a little imagination and thinking are applied.”

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Pioneers! O Space Pioneers! A Walt Whitman + NASA Mashup
Pioneers! O Space Pioneers! A Walt Whitman + NASA Mashup

“Conquering, holding, daring, venturing as we go the unknown ways, Pioneers! O pioneers!”

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