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Brain Food #837: The humming of the universe
Sitting in silence
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Brain Food #836: The lightness of paper, the heaviness of stone
Louise Bourgeois on the fleetingness of thought and the exorcism of sculpture
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Brain Food #835: When lists become art
Our common strangeness
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Brain Food #617: That feeling of being last
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Brain Food #391: Is falling in love an art or a science?
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Brain Food #825: Doing something you are not good at
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Brain Food #641: The Tail End
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Brain Food #550: How old is old enough?
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Brain Food #834: Lists and the messiness of living
What remains of what have failed to be is who we eventually become
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Brain Food #833: Our grasp of joy
On seeing and naming our emotions
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Brain Food #832: The desires that go in design
On homes and beauty
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Brain Food #831: Learning to come down
On the value of climbing and unclimbing mountains
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Brain Food #830: At the end of the day, it is personal
The consolations of literature, art and wine
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Brain Food #829: The triangle of reception
The dynamic dance between a work of art, an audience, and a world on fire
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Brain Food #828: What we can learn from dogs
The art of joy and indifference
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Brain Food
Brain Food
A short exploration of a handpicked concept or idea, for people with little time who want to live and think better. Sent 1-3 times a week.
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