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mariapopova , 1 day ago to random

This is so excellent: Ursula K. Le Guin on change, menopause as rebirth, and the civilizational value of elders https://t.co/F7JRCwG833

mariapopova , 2 days ago to random

Marie Curie died on this day in 1934 as the first woman to win a Nobel and to this day the only scientist to win two Nobels in two different sciences. Unbeknownst to most, she was also a humanitarian hero who saved lives driving her X-ray ambulances: https://t.co/pMX8AvgUfY

mariapopova , 1 month ago to random

The courageous and underappreciated Rachel Carson, born on this day in 1907, catalyzed the environmental movement. Here is her timeless advice to the next generations – one of the most moving commencement addresses ever given: https://t.co/cngOIlcU4s

mariapopova , 1 month ago to random

"It’s a mercy that time runs in one direction only, that we see the past but darkly and the future not at all."

Life, loss, and the wisdom of rivers https://t.co/48L6WJrlJW

mariapopova , 1 month ago to random

The story of the remarkable forgotten woman who solved the ancient mystery of the argonaut, pioneered the aquarium, and laid the groundwork for the study of octopus intelligence https://t.co/C1PpfAC38c

mariapopova , 1 month ago to random

Born on this day in 1872, Bertrand Russell lived nearly a century, through two world wars, and won the Nobel Prize for advancing "humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought." His abiding wisdom on the secret of happiness: https://t.co/ZFfQVuPafq

mariapopova , 2 months ago to random

A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor on how books save lives https://t.co/469P4i870K

mariapopova , 2 months ago to random

"A great deal of harm is being done in the modern world by belief in the virtuousness of work, and that the road to happiness and prosperity lies in an organized diminution of work."

A century later, Bertrand Russell is more needed than ever https://t.co/qAF3zMlSvX

mariapopova , 2 months ago to random

#EarthDay was largely inspired by Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring." Here is the bittersweet story behind how and why she wrote it: https://t.co/DRwh8xuzi8

mariapopova , 2 months ago to random

Rachel Carson died 60 years ago today and, like Copernicus, never lived to see the impact of her epoch-making book "Silent Spring," which catalyzed the environmental movement. Here is the story of its countercultural and courageous writing: https://t.co/DRwh8xuzi8

mariapopova , 3 months ago to random

When the American government set out to erase indigenous culture, one woman set out to save tribal music, traveling far and wide with her cylinder phonograph, trousers, and bow tie https://t.co/hFBNQ6t8YQ

mariapopova , 3 months ago to random

Jane Goodall, who turns 90 today, answers the Proust Questionnaire https://t.co/Tb1Zq6k6tN

mariapopova , 3 months ago to random

On Jane Goodall's 90th birthday, the sweet illustrated story of how she turned her childhood dream into reality https://t.co/CbpUEzYQE8

mariapopova , 3 months ago to random

"The Unbearable Lightness of Being" author Milan Kundera, born on this day in 1929, on the power of coincidences and how chance composes our lives https://t.co/ngYVew5EQO

mariapopova , 3 months ago to random

Van Gogh, born on this day in 1853, on principles, talking vs. doing, and the human pursuit of greatness https://t.co/wtnV0LMtbV

mariapopova , 3 months ago to random

Are writers born or made? Jack Kerouac, born on this day in 1922, on the difference between talent and genius https://t.co/ZauxCVM1Cr

mariapopova , 4 months ago to random

Philosopher Martin Buber, born on this day in 1878, on how learning to look at trees teaches us to see each other more clearly https://t.co/TY0qtRI8Fr