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Aug. 17, 2012
Arbiter of 'Interestingness' Navigates the 'Net
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Maria Popova, editor of brainpickings.org (and the über tweeter behind @brainpicker), describes herself as an "interestingness hunter-gatherer obsessed with combinatorial creativity." Popova discusses her work, and explains why she thinks the blogosphere needs a "curators' code."
The video above is rare footage of two boxing cats filmed in July, 1894 by none other than Thomas Edison...
via Brain Pickings |
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Maria Popova
Editor and founder, brainpickings.org
MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow
New York, New York
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