Category: literature

Einstein’s Dreams: Physicist Alan Lightman’s Poetic Exploration of Time and the Antidote to the Anxiety of Aliveness – Brain Pickings

Sep 5—2021
Easter 1916 and Maeve Cavanagh, ‘poetess of the revolution’

Jun 6—2021
The Stoic Antidote to Frustration: Marcus Aurelius on How to Keep Your Mental Composure and Emotional Equanimity When People Let You Down – Brain Pickings

Apr 18—2021
Naomi Shihab Nye’s Beloved Ode to Kindness, Animated – Brain Pickings

Apr 4—2021
Our Greatest Misunderstanding About Love: Philosopher-Psychiatrist Esther Perel on Modern Loneliness as Ambiguous Loss and the Essential Elements of Healthy Relationships – Brain Pickings

Mar 28—2021
Wintering: Resilience, the Wisdom of Sadness, and How the Science of Trees Illuminates the Art of Self-Renewal Through Difficult Times – Brain Pickings

Mar 7—2021
The decades-old classic is suddenly the ultimate pandemic poem, Jeanette WInterson on how storytelling transforms us, a love story of science –

Feb 7—2021
Loops, the Limits of Language, the Paradoxical Loneliness of “I Love You,” and What Keeps Love Alive – Brain Pickings

Jan 24—2021
Rimbaud’s remains will not be moved to Panthéon, rules Macron | France | The Guardian

Jan 15—2021
Italy begins year of Dante anniversary events with virtual Uffizi exhibition | Italy | The Guardian

Jan 3—2021