Applying the Six Principles of Athletic Training to Writing and Creative Work – The Marginalian
By Maria Popova The highest and hardest task of life may be to become entirely ourselves — to continually purify […]
Henry Miller on the Secret to Growth, in Art and in Life – The Marginalian
It may be that creativity is just the name we give to how we awaken ourselves from the slumber of
Lucille Clifton on the Balance of Intellect and Intuition in Creative Work and the Healing Power of Connection – The Marginalian
Every single thing we make, even the smallest, we make with the whole of who we are and what we
About War – The Marginalian
It says something about our species that we have eradicated smallpox and invented vaccines and antibiotics for yellow fever and
The Illustrated Story of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, Who Laid the Groundwork for Measuring the Universe – The Marginalian
Long before they could vote, the women known as the Harvard Computers shaped our understanding of the universe with their
Voltaire’s Trailblazing Sci-Fi Philosophical Homage to Newton and the Human Condition, in a Rare Vintage Children’s Book – The Marginalian
When the great French Enlightenment philosopher and satirist Voltaire (November 21, 1694–May 30, 1778) was traveling in England as a
A Design History of the Circle as a Visual Metaphor for Information – The Marginalian
“Everything rolls, everything comes back; eternally rolls the wheel of being,” Nietzsche wrote in Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Indeed, it seems
Reflections on Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and the Paradox of Doing the Right Thing – The Marginalian
“An honorable human relationship… in which two people have the right to use the word ‘love,’” Adrienne Rich wrote, “is
A Visual Meditation on Consciousness, the Elasticity of Time, and the Nature of Happiness – The Marginalian
By Maria Popova “When you are thoroughly able to understand these diagrams and the truths they inculcate,” the eccentric Victorian