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Maria Popova is the editor of Brain Pickings. She writes for Wired UK and GOOD, and is an MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow.
Psychedelia, found typography, and other ideas that shaped the way you absorb information More »
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The surprising origins of 15 very common words in the English language More »
"A clear horizon -- nothing to worry about on your plate, only things that are creative and not destructive.... I can't bear quarreling, I can't bear feelings between people -- I think hatred is...." More »
Jung's reflections span everything from the minutia of working for a living to the grand truths of the shared human condition. More »
Beloved works of literature, re-imagined for the 21st century More »
