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The author of “Auroville: The City Made of Dreams” talks about the difficulties of establishing (and writing about) utopian societies.

Perspective twisting books on biology, social science, medical science, cosmology, and tech.

She was walking down the forest path with a roll of white cloth in her hands. It was trailing behind her like a long veil. It was sweeping needles, leaves […]

From novels to movies and beyond, this 11-course bundle will jumpstart your writing career.

MIT Professor Sinan Aral’s new book, “The Hype Machine,” explores the perils and promise of social media in a time of discord.

Psychedelics are going mainstream. Here’s your reading list.

Join the lauded author of Range in conversation with best-selling author and poker pro Maria Konnikova!

OpenStax reimagined textbooks and saved students $1 billion. Now is a moment to reimagine even more. How can education help students learn more, better, and faster?

Join New York Times best-selling author Maria Konnikova as she leads this special edition of Big Think Live.

To get a sense of faraway places, these ‘atlases’ let the locals give you their perspective.

The visual languages of comics and graphic novels are great exercise for developing brains.

Early reading experiences play an important role in brain development.

Can reading increase empathy and charitable thinking?

It doesn’t matter what you’re reading, as long as you’re reading.

Gallup found that in 2019, movie attendance didn’t even come close to library visits.

Improve your reading speed and comprehension with proven tactics gathered from experts in the field.

The most popular books of the past 125 years, and where to get them.

When you simplify history, you obliterate the truth, says Ethan Hawke.

Film critic A.O. Scott on how to be more constructive in your criticisms.

We’ve got five great eBook bundles that can get you working in five of the hottest tech fields around, all at a fraction of their original price.

“You get to this age, you realize that there are people who will not like what you do no matter what you do,” says Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie.

Popularity is slippery, and shouldn’t be confused with quality, says critic A.O. Scott.

Baby Yoda merch is on the way, but these Star Wars gifts are available right now.

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These books will help you ideate more creatively.

In David Epstein’s ‘Range’, dabblers and dillettantes are ascendant.

Twain and Tesla had similar passions and an amusing friendship.

A diversity of opinion on the subject of a meaningful life.

Tips on how to intensify engagement with what you’re reading.

Discover the peril and potential of an automated robotic world.