Lesley Hazleton: A “tourist” reads the Koran TEDtalksDirector

Kumla, Närke, Sweden by Swedish National Heritage Board A street in Kumla. En gata i Kumla. Parish (socken): Kumla Province (landskap): Närke Municipality (kommun): Kumla County (län): Örebro Photograph by: Fredrik Bruno Date: May 1948 Format: Colour slide Persistent URL: kmb.raa.se/cocoon/bild/show-image.html?id=16001000239796 Read more about the photo database (in english): www.kms.raa.se/cocoon/bild/about.html

The Real Republican Adversary? Population Density — Dave Troy: Fueled By Randomness “While the Republican party is retooling in the desert, it should carefully consider whether its primary issue is identity politics or whether its platform is simply not compatible with the global urban future.”

Experts Take Notes. | Ben Casnocha “Isn’t it funny, my friend told me, that arguably the two most successful people in the room after Zuckerberg were also the only two people taking notes?”

Most Political Debates are Really About Growth

Why wonder is the most human of all emotions “If this story is right, wonder did not evolve for any purpose. It is, rather, a by-product of natural inclinations, and its great human derivatives are not inevitable. But wonder is the accidental impetus behind our greatest achievements.”

Portrait of the Artist as a Caveman On Denis Dutton’s book about art and human evolution

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The Seventy-Billion-Mile Telescope How Gravitational Lenses Could Revolutionize Space Exploration

How Meditation Works Silence allows you to observe your own thoughts and emotions, and let go of them.