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Jack Kerouac’s List of 30 Beliefs and Techniques for Writing and Life
Jack Kerouac’s List of 30 Beliefs and Techniques for Writing and Life

“No fear or shame in the dignity of yr experience, language & knowledge.”

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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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A Brief History of the To-Do List and the Psychology of Its Success
A Brief History of the To-Do List and the Psychology of Its Success

On reconciling the fussy with the fuzzy, or what Benjamin Franklin has to do with Drew Carey.

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10 Tips on Writing from David Ogilvy
10 Tips on Writing from David Ogilvy

“Good writing is not a natural gift. You have to learn to write well. Here are 10 hints.”

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19-Year-Old Isaac Newton’s List of Sins
19-Year-Old Isaac Newton’s List of Sins

What mother’s box of plums and sugar has to do with settling the age-old tension between science and religion.

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Oh, My Hand: Complaints Medieval Monks Scribbled in the Margins of Illuminated Manuscripts
Oh, My Hand: Complaints Medieval Monks Scribbled in the Margins of Illuminated Manuscripts

“Thank God, it will soon be dark.”

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Henry Miller’s 11 Commandments of Writing and His Daily Creative Routine
Henry Miller’s 11 Commandments of Writing and His Daily Creative Routine

“When you can’t create you can work.”

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Da Vinci’s Ghost: How The Vitruvian Man Came To Be
Da Vinci’s Ghost: How The Vitruvian Man Came To Be

Fifteen centuries of combinatorial creativity, or what Leonardo’s to-do list has to do with ancient Rome.

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Mark Twain’s Rules of Writing
Mark Twain’s Rules of Writing

“Use the right word, not its second cousin.”

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A List of Don’ts for Women on Bicycles Circa 1895
A List of Don’ts for Women on Bicycles Circa 1895

“Don’t ask, ‘What do you think of my bloomers?'”

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