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Josh Foer presenting his TED talk on feats of memory anyone can do

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Feats of memory anyone can do

The cover of The Way of Zen by Alan Watts, an introduction to Zen Buddhism

Book

The Way of Zen

An image of a clock - the most vital tool for time management

Guide

Time Management: Quick start guide

Yuval Noah Harari presenting his TED talk explaining the rise of humans

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What explains the rise of humans?

The cover of the book Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit

Book

Hope in the Dark

The cover of Postcapitalism by Paul Mason

Book

Postcapitalism

An infographic from Information is Beautiful showing the size of the codebases of different types of software

Infographic

Million Lines of Code

An image of space for The Big History Project, a free online course on the history of the Universe

Website

The Big History Project

A screenshot from an animation showing the distance from Earth to Mars

Website

Distance to Mars

The cover of The War that Ended Peace by Margaret MacMillan

Book

The War that Ended Peace

The cover of the DVD for The Animatrix, a set of short films detailing the back story to The Matrix

Film

The Animatrix

An infographic showing how memory works, including details on the brain, how to improve your memory and how memories are created

Infographic

How memory works

A case of 100 dollar bills, representing perceived success

Blog Post

Success doesn’t make an expert

Website

The World’s Healthiest Foods

The cover of the DVD of One More Time with Feeling, the documentary tracking the creation of the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Skeleton Cave

Film

One More Time with Feeling

A person passing a flower to someone else, representing sharing

Blog Post

Sharing, not imposing

The cover of the book Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

Book

Moonwalking with Einstein

A man wearing a virtual reality headset — an example of a recent gadget.

Blog Post

Own your gadgets — don’t let them own you.

The Roots featuring Bilal perform an NPR Tiny Desk Concert.

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The Roots feat. Bilal: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Damien Rice and Earl Marvin performing at Michelberger Hotel, Berlin.

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Damien Rice & Earl Marvin @ Michelberger Hotel, Berlin