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Wowsabout!

PBS Kids and The Jim Henson Company have collaborated on a kids special called Wowsabout! that focuses on the experience of wonder. Wowsabout is rooted in a rich curriculum developed by Dr. Dacher Keltner, one of the world’s foremost emotion scientists and author of “AWE:...

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Collaged Denim Sculptures by Nick Doyle Unravel American Mythology

Collaged Denim Sculptures by Nick Doyle Unravel American Mythology"The world's image of America has changed, but our country's nostalgia for itself is making us late to the party."

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Collaged Denim Sculptures by Nick Doyle Unravel American Mythology appeared first on Colossal.

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Crystal Gazing

'Beyond that lies a vale of fire through which my vision cannot penetrate' is the kind of fun thing geologists, heliophysicists, and early universe cosmologists have a lot of opportunities to say.

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An analysis of 18 years of Guardian blind dates ....

An analysis of 18 years of Guardian blind dates. “A surprising number of successful dates include something embarrassing: the bill, a late arrival, a misread moment. Awkward doesn’t mean doomed.”

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Pioneering abstract artist Hilma af Klint’s...

Pioneering abstract artist Hilma af Klint’s Paintings for the Temple (1906‑1915) will be on display at the Grand Palais in Paris from May 6 - Aug 30, 2026.

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POV: Hide your TV, but make it art

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690: Turn Left at the Next Tree

Pre-show: Two thirds of your hosts are sick 🤧 Follow-up: Backblaze & cloud backups Carbon Copy Cloner & Backblaze (via Barry Rubenstein) Support document Maestral Arq’s approach (via Daniel Luz) Neo-ing… other things Mythos What makes this different (v...

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The Design Evolution of Screwdriver Handles

Screwdriver handles are sneakily well-designed for a variety of different uses.

I mean, who thinks about a screwdriver? But if you look at the handles, well, that’s a complicated shape. And it lets you do a lot. It’s comfortable to hold, but it won’t roll off your bench. And you can turn it one-handed or use both hands. And you get a couple of different grips. That’s a good design.

In this video, woodworker & tool enthusiast Rex Krueger walks us through the design history of the screwdriver and how it came to have such a distinctive and useful handle.

I grew up helping my dad out in the garage with all sorts of projects, mostly cars, and until watching this video, I had no idea that you could slip a standard wrench over the handle of a screwdriver as a cheater bar. 🤯 (via unsung)

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What Can We Do About Partisan Gerrymandering? Jamelle...

What Can We Do About Partisan Gerrymandering? Jamelle Bouie has been on a tear with his analysis and historical contextualizing of the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act.

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Issue 105 – The new boogeyman

Issue 105 – The new boogeyman

A crypto billionaire who escaped fraud allegations after investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the Trump family’s crypto projects is now accusing them of fraud

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Nolen Royalty : “My latest project is Marc...

Nolen Royalty: “My latest project is Marc Andreessen Egg Game - a game about drawing on eggs to make them look like venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.”

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This Parasite Suffocates You

The Parasite That Suffocates You
Malaria doesn’t just make you sick, it suffocates your organs from the inside. As parasites invade your blood cells, they trigger fevers, block vessels, and can shut down the brain itself. #kurzgesagt #inanutshell #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithshorts #science #malaria #...

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The Bad Show

With all of the black-and-white moralizing in our world today, we decided to bring back an old show from 2011 about the little bit of bad that's in all of us...and the little bit of really, really bad that's in some of us.   Cruelty, violence, badness... in this ep...

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The 2025 Alaskan Tsunami That Measured 1578 Feet Tall

Last year in an Alaskan fjord, a surprise landslide triggered a tsunami 1578 feet tall. That’s not a typo…the wave was taller than all but 13 of the world’s tallest buildings. In the early hours of August 10, 2025, an enormous landslide triggered a massive tsunami down t...

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Prophecy At 1420 MHz is the first single from Boards of...

Prophecy At 1420 MHz is the first single from Boards of Canada’s upcoming album. (It’s paired with a short intro track, so we’re basically getting the first five and a half minutes of the album here.)

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In ‘Reverence,’ Three Decades of Paul Nicklen’s Remarkable Photographs Exalt Nature

In ‘Reverence,’ Three Decades of Paul Nicklen’s Remarkable Photographs Exalt NatureThe conservationist and wildlife photographer has traveled the globe to highlight our planet's phenomenal biodiversity.

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It’s David Attenborough’s 100th birthday...

It’s David Attenborough’s 100th birthday today! One of my few genuine heroes.

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"On any given day I was seen as both valuable and disposable, sometimes oscillating between these in the same hour."

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

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Enchanted Woods (Classic)

We go to Wilmington, Delaware, to a 4-acre garden with characters and exhibits created using castoff materials and greenery that invites kids to drop screens and rules – and instead give in to a state of play. 

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