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A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today’s fossil fuel–driven civilization.
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How record albums and their covers delivered mood music, lifestyle advice, global sounds, and travel tips to midcentury Americans who longed to be modern.
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Converging and diverging views on the mind, the self, consciousness, the unconscious, free will, perception, meditation, and other topics.
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How the couch became an icon of self-knowledge and self-reflection as well as a site for pleasure, transgression, and healing.
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Artists as voyagers who leave their studios to make art, including Nancy Holt, Vito Acconci, Sophie Calle, and Richard Long.
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How humans and technology evolve together in a creative partnership.
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Why companies need to move away from a “product first” orientation to pursuing innovation based on customer need.
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From a zebra’s stripes to a spider’s web: an engaging examination of patterns in nature and the mathematics that underlie them.
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How lessons from kindergarten can help everyone develop the creative thinking skills needed to thrive in today’s society.
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A series of conversations about science in graphic form, on subjects that range from the science of cooking to the multiverse.
