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People: A Meditation on Human Duality by Illustrator Blexbolex
People: A Meditation on Human Duality by Illustrator Blexbolex

The difference between a dictator and a conductor, or why a biologist is the opposite of an astronomer.

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The Ghost Map: Hard Lessons in Epidemiology from Victorian London
The Ghost Map: Hard Lessons in Epidemiology from Victorian London

What an ill Victorian infant has to do with the power of maps and the future of modern cities.

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Project Earth: A Resource-Based Economy Explained
Project Earth: A Resource-Based Economy Explained

What collaborative consumption has to do with life after Earth and the ego of science.

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Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo: The First True Animation, 1911
Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo: The First True Animation, 1911

What the dawn of animation has to do with progressive microfuding for creativity.

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Cold War Wonderland: Photographing the East/West Divide
Cold War Wonderland: Photographing the East/West Divide

What Soviet babushkas have to do with the fall of the Roman Empire and the Egyptian Revolution.

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Video Portraits of Resilience from Sri Lanka
Video Portraits of Resilience from Sri Lanka

Three beautiful short films about ingenuity in the face of scarcity and hardship.

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Andrew Zuckerman: Curiosity and Rigor are the Secret to Creativity
Andrew Zuckerman: Curiosity and Rigor are the Secret to Creativity

Getting past the myth of “inspiration,” or why the fear of failure might be a good thing.

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Highlights from TED Global 2011, The Stuff of Life: Day Two
Highlights from TED Global 2011, The Stuff of Life: Day Two

How to get eaten by mushrooms, why we’re all African, and what language has to do with genetics.

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The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels: A Brief History of the Bike
The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels: A Brief History of the Bike

What British artisans have to do with geometry, women’s liberation and the local economy.

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Justin Gignac on Idea Envy and Embracing Imperfection
Justin Gignac on Idea Envy and Embracing Imperfection

What the garbage of New York City has to do with monetizing the starving artist archetype.

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