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Books

The ScoreC. Thi Nguyen

The Score

4 recommend · 5

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The illusion of life

Frank Thomas Bullen

12 recommend · 17

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The dog stars

7 recommend · 19

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The Creative Act

18 recommend · 36

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Beloved

5 recommend · 15

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allan Poe

3 recommend · 14

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Musimathics

14 recommend · 18

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The jazz piano book

9 recommend · 12

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This Is Your Brain on Music

Daniel J. Levitin

10 recommend · 22

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King Lear

William Shakespeare

12 recommend · 46

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Mythos

7 recommend · 8

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Just Kids

4 recommend · 4

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The Boys in the Boat

Daniel James Brown

4 recommend · 5

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High-Rise

8 recommend · 17

Blogs

The Smart Setthesmartset.com43 people

Why professors, pundits, and policy wonks misunderstand the world

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The Swiss Cheese Model

Sketchplanations

Personal · last shared 2026

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Bob the Angry Flower

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Aldous Huxley was right, not George Orwell

Stuart McMillen

Personal · last shared 2024

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Using Spotify to measure the popularity of older music

Publication · last shared 2021

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Writing, Reading, Writing

George R.R. Martin

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Stat Significantstatsignificant.com31 people

When do we stop finding new music?

Stat Significant

Personal · last shared 2026