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"We explore because we are curious, not because we wish to develop grand views of reality or better widgets.” j.mp/KGkJzM 1 minute ago via Buffer
Had my breath taken away by this short film on perseverance and doing what you love narrated by Beta Band's James Mason j.mp/Kvvaru 22 minutes ago via Buffer
Most excited for @ElectricLit's new Recommended Reading digital mag, complete with a Single Sentence Animation series j.mp/KjN6Ev 42 minutes ago via Buffer
To give you chills: French artist-activsit JR's powerful guerrilla portraits of women's heroism amidst hardship j.mp/KGiht5 about 1 hour ago via Buffer
Why the term "pink collar" needs to be retired in an age when 30% of men's job growth is in "female" occupations j.mp/KjCtSj about 1 hour ago via Buffer
The only thing creepier than a jaded TSA agent to greet you at the airport? A digital projection avatar j.mp/KjLhY7 about 2 hours ago via Buffer
"Love is wise, hatred is foolish." If you watch one thing today, make it this Bertrand Russell footage circa 1959 j.mp/KVFvLt about 2 hours ago via Buffer
"In Europe poverty is a misfortune, but in America it is shameful." Steinbeck's mentor, Edith Mirrelees j.mp/KjCTIe about 2 hours ago via Buffer
Love love love this video (and track!) for @UMO's "How Can You Luv Me," made of public domain footage j.mp/KjKzu5 (↬@kellianderson) about 2 hours ago via Buffer
From the American upper class to refugee camps in the Middle East, photos of teenage girls' bedrooms j.mp/KjAzRt about 3 hours ago via Buffer
Self-made typography legend Doyald Young in his own words, recorded shortly before his death j.mp/qC3VM5 about 3 hours ago via Buffer
Typewriter erotica from the 1920s. That is all. j.mp/Keg22q about 3 hours ago via Buffer
Remarkable portraits of Somali refugees in America by photographer Bryan Meltz j.mp/KjlgYU about 3 hours ago via Buffer
A ring that's also an interchangeable stamp set? Yes, please! j.mp/Ke4b4p #howdidwelivebeforekickstarter about 4 hours ago via Buffer
Brian Cox on the heart of science, stripped of pretense j.mp/KGkJzM about 4 hours ago via Buffer
My Friend, Richard Feynman – Leonard Susskind, father of String Theory, warmly reminisces j.mp/Kec8q7 about 4 hours ago via Buffer
Truth. j.mp/Ke3hF5 about 4 hours ago via Buffer
This will give you chills: Women Are Heroes – French artist-activsit JR's powerful portraits of strength in adversity j.mp/KGiht5 about 5 hours ago via Buffer
From the Dept of No Surprises – current events study shows "no news is better than Fox news," NPR and Daily Show on top j.mp/Ke3asQ about 5 hours ago via Buffer
In light of the recent Gatsby and On The Road film adaptations, @openculture ponders the cinemability of great books j.mp/Ke1QWY about 5 hours ago via Buffer

Name Maria Popova
Location Brooklyn, NY
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Bio Interestingness hunter-gatherer obsessed with combinatorial creativity. Editor of @brainpickings & @explorer. Bylines for @WiredUK & @TheAtlantic. MIT Fellow.