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The Science of Our Optimism Bias and the Life-Cycle of Happiness
The Science of Our Optimism Bias and the Life-Cycle of Happiness

“To make progress, we need to be able to imagine alternative realities, and not just any old reality but a better one.”

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The Best History Books of 2012
The Best History Books of 2012

From Mark Twain’s diary to the visual history of evolution, by way of Vonnegut, Sontag, and Klimt.

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Does the Universe Have a Purpose? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Animated
Does the Universe Have a Purpose? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Animated

“In the absence of human hubris, and after we filter out the delusional assessments it promotes within us, the universe looks more and more random.”

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Anatomical Flap-Up Illustrations from 1901 Adapted as Animated GIFs
Anatomical Flap-Up Illustrations from 1901 Adapted as Animated GIFs

Peeling away the layers of the body, over and over.

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Emotional Anatomy: Stunning Vintage Illustrations of Somatic Consciousness
Emotional Anatomy: Stunning Vintage Illustrations of Somatic Consciousness

Dissecting the pulsating accordion of existence.

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Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot, Animated in Motion Graphics
Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot, Animated in Motion Graphics

“That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.”

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What’s a Dog For: A Meditation on Love, Loss, and the Art of Presence
What’s a Dog For: A Meditation on Love, Loss, and the Art of Presence

“If you resist too much the power of the big primary-color emotions that surround the dog, you’re missing the experience.”

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Berenice Abbott’s Stunning Vintage Black-and-White Photographs of Scientific Phenomena
Berenice Abbott’s Stunning Vintage Black-and-White Photographs of Scientific Phenomena

The abstract beauty of science, made dramatically visible.

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A Visual History of Nobel Prizes and Notable Laureates, 1901-2012
A Visual History of Nobel Prizes and Notable Laureates, 1901-2012

Mapping the greatest cultural and scientific advances in modern history with inspiration from John Cage’s music.

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When Babbage and Dickens Waged a War on Noise
When Babbage and Dickens Waged a War on Noise

How the father of the computer enlisted the greatest Victorian novelist in ridding the streets of sound.

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