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The cover of the book Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

Book

Moonwalking with Einstein

The cover of the DVD of Inception, the mind-bending film from Christopher Nolan

Film

Inception

A set of wooden measuring instruments

Blog Post

3 steps for measuring improvement

Didier Sornette presenting his TED talk on how to predict the next financial crisis

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How can we predict the next financial crisis?

The legs of runners as they cross a finish line

Blog Post

End each day on a high

The cover of the DVD for Waking Life, an exploration of the boundary between sleep and being awake

Film

Waking Life

The cover of the book Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

Book

Love in the Time of Cholera

The cover of the book Heat by George Monbiot

Book

Heat

Blog Post

Selfless Improvement

A person moulding a lump of clay with their hands, making art

Blog Post

Just make good art

A photo of the sunset in Koh Phangan, taken from the beach

Blog Post

Putting things into perspective

A planning meeting at a table, with a map plan, laptop and other items

Blog Post

To plan or not to plan?

A roadsign with the place names 'Usefull' and 'Useless' on it, representing effectiveness and ineffectiveness

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Efficiency and effectiveness

An interactive page from The Guardian showing all the flights worldwide in a 24-hour period

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All the world’s connections

App

Jefit

ShaoLan Hsueh presenting her TED talk on learning to read Chinese

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Learn to read Chinese… with ease!

The cover of The War that Ended Peace by Margaret MacMillan

Book

The War that Ended Peace

An infographic showing the fight or flight response, the body's response to stress

Infographic

The Fight or Flight Response

A woman performing a headstand, representing New Age spirituality

Blog Post

New Age spirituality — it’s missing something.

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

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The Big History Project