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14 JANUARY, 2015

A Graphic Cosmogony: Illustrators Imagine the Origin of the Universe

From the lyrical to the ludicrous, uncommon takes on how our world came to be.

05 JANUARY, 2015

Self-Refinement Through the Wisdom of the Ages: 15 Resolutions for 2015 from Some of Humanity’s Greatest Minds

Enduring ideas for personal betterment from Seneca, Thoreau, Virginia Woolf, Carl Sagan, Alan Watts, Emerson, Bruce Lee, Maya Angelou, and more.

22 DECEMBER, 2014

The Definitive Reading List of the 14 Best Books of 2014 Overall

From the origin of the universe to the unusual stories behind people’s tattoos, by way of secular spirituality, the hummingbird effect, and Werner Herzog.

17 DECEMBER, 2014

Carl Sagan Explains How Stars Are Born, Live, and Die

“We are made by the atoms and the stars… our matter and our form are determined by the cosmos of which we are a part.”