Maria Popova
themarginalian.org · 3000+ essays
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Maria Popova is the creator of The Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings), a beloved blog that weaves together literature, philosophy, and culture into deeply reflective essays. With 3,000+ articles, her work connects the ideas of great thinkers across centuries. Listen to Maria Popova's essays as audio and let her beautifully written reflections accompany your quieter moments.
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Essays (15)
Hannah Arendt on Love and How to Live with the Fundamental Fear of Loss18 minYes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl's Lost Lectures on Finding the Deepest Source of Meaning18 minJames Baldwin on Love, the Illusion of Choice, and the Paradox of Freedom16 minThe Writing of Silent Spring: Rachel Carson and the Courage to Speak Inconvenient Truth to Power20 minThe Seamstress Who Pioneered the Aquarium and the Study of Octopus Intelligence22 minThe Milky Way, the Pond, and the Meaning of Life: Thoreau on Solitude and Melancholy8 minMargaret Wise Brown's Little-Known Poems for the Tragic Love of Her Life33 minBecoming the Marginalian: After 15 Years, Brain Pickings Reborn16 minThoreau on Living Through Loss15 minBut We Had Music12 minLove Anyway14 minSeneca on the Shortness of Life15 minRilke on the Patience Required for Great Work9 minAlan Watts on the Meaning of Life9 minOliver Sacks on the Three Essential Elements of Creativity9 min
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