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Maria Popova is the editor of Brain Pickings, a curated inventory of miscellaneous interestingness. She writes for Wired UK and GOOD, and spends a shameful amount of time on Twitter.

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iPad DJ's New Video Composed on iPad, Shot and Edited Entirely on iPhone 4

Posted July 1, 2010 | 12:21:34 (EST)

A few months ago, Rana Sobhany made waves as the world's first iPad DJ. Now, she's back with Solace a brand new video shot and edited entirely on the iPhone 4, with music composed and produced on the iPad.

Playful and electro-poppy, Solace is...

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Abstracting Atlantis: Scientists Find Evidence of Mayan Underwater City

Posted June 3, 2010 | 17:02:37 (EST)

In December 2009, Herald de Paris published a curious article about the likely discovery of a submerged city in the Western Caribbean. While the discovery could have tremendous implications for modern archaeology, the story remained, forgive the pun, largely under the radar.

Today, we sit down with architectural...

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The TED Conference Announces TED Open TV Project

Posted May 4, 2010 | 21:01:15 (EST)

2010-05-05-ted_logo.gifSpeaking at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco yesterday afternoon, June Cohen, executive producer of TED Digital Media and co-producer of the conference, announced TED is partnering with a number of television stations around the world as part of their "philosophy...

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Boy Scouts of America Re-Introduce Entrepreneurship Badge

Posted April 26, 2010 | 21:56:10 (EST)

For nearly four decades, Boy Scout merit badges have been awarded for the qualities, principles and virtues society most values in young people.

Though an Entrepreneurship merit badge was quietly introduced in 1997, this year the Boy Scouts are updating...

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Energy In Common: New Microfinance Venture Fights Poverty with Clean Energy

Posted April 19, 2010 | 17:48:00 (EST)

2010-04-19-EIC.jpgRenewable energy and microfinance are among the hottest buzzwords of the past few years. Now, Australian entrepreneur Hugh Whalan and New York energy specialist Scott Tudman are bringing the two together in Energy In Common, a new venture...

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