Maria Popova thinks and writes about science and art, poetry and philosophy, children's books and our search for meaning -- about what it means to live a decent, inspired, substantive life of purpose and gladness, wonder-smitten by reality.
Why you should listen
Maria Popova is the creator of The Marginalian (founded in 2006 under the bygone name Brain Pickings), which is included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials; the author of some very thick and some very slender books; and the maker of The Universe in Verse -- a charitable celebration of the wonder of reality through stories of science winged with poetry.
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What Now … for women and the world? Notes from Session 1 of TEDWomen 2021
December 2, 2021
It’s time for TEDWomen 2021! We couldn’t be more excited to be back in person and feeling the trademark TEDWomen magic together again. This year, the theme is “What Now?” and we’ll be exploring what comes now after nearly everything about how we live and work has been altered by the realities of a global […]
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Border Stories: A night of talks on immigration, justice and freedom
September 12, 2019
Immigration can be a deeply polarizing topic. But at heart, immigration policies and practices reflect no less than our attitude towards humanity. At TED Salon: Border Stories, we explored the reality of life at the US-Mexico border, the history of the US immigration policy and possible solutions for reform — and investigated what’s truly at […]
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How our dreams illuminate our lives: A reading list
February 15, 2016
Maria Popova of brainpickings.org shares some of her favorite books relating to dreams and dreaming.
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