Browsing: Knowledge

Remarkable hand-colored images of Japanese life and landscape from the early 20th century.

How nature inspired one of the world’s greatest industrial inventions.

A whimsical compendium of 100 odd and obscure words, illustrated artist Polly M. Law’s signature bricolage paper-dolls style.

Statistical stuntsman Hans Rosling shows why the washing machine was the greatest invention of the Industrial Revolution, enabling everything from economic development to intellectual growth.

Essential books that bridge music, emotion and cognition, peeling away at that tender intersection of where your brain ends and your soul begins.

A fascinating free documentary looking inside the extraordinary mind of Daniel Tammet, one of only about 50 autistic savants living in the world today.

What single Chinese men have to do with evolution and insults from Virginia Woolf.

In a rare 1988 interview, iconic sci-fi author Isaac Asimov shares cunning insights on the role of creativity in education and predicts the future of technology with astounding accuracy.

Nearly 3 decades ago, Sagan touches on a number of today’s most critical issues, from international politics to our dependence on fossil fuels, as he explores the universe and our place within it.