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On Being with Krista Tippett

[Unedited] Maria Popova with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

On Being Studios

Sociology, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Krista Tippett, Arts, Culture, On Being, Society, Society & Culture, Science, Social Sciences

4.710.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

She has called Brain Pickings, her invention and labor of love, a “human-powered discovery engine for interestingness.” What Maria Popova really delivers, to hundreds of thousands of people each day, is wisdom of the old-fashioned sort, presented in new-fashioned digital ways. She cross-pollinates — between philosophy and design, physics and poetry, the intellectual and the experiential. We explore her gleanings on what it means to lead a good life — intellectually, creatively, and spiritually. Maria Popova is the creator and presence behind BrainPickings.org, which is included in the Library of Congress’s permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials. She is the author of Figuring and hosts “The Universe in Verse” — an annual celebration of science through poetry — at the interdisciplinary cultural institute Pioneer Works in Brooklyn. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Maria Popova — Cartographer of Meaning in a Digital Age.” Find more at onbeing.org.

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0:00.0

It's been a year of expansion and deepening at the on-bearing project.

0:03.8

And I am so excited to announce the launch of a whole new gathering space and experience at onbearing.org.

0:11.2

With the care and creativity of many, we've fashioned a digital home that is newly beautiful and hospitable.

0:18.4

It's designed for all the ways we've heard you tell us you use our work,

0:22.4

for personal reflection and respite,

0:24.8

for conversation in family and community, for teaching and social repair.

0:30.0

There are starting points into our 15-year archive of material.

0:34.2

There are libraries for browsing or diving deep.

0:37.6

The Civil Conversations Project has a robust, integrated presence,

0:41.8

and poetry is present along just about every pathway.

0:45.9

Please wander in to thenewonbearing.org.

0:49.3

And once you've had a chance to explore,

0:51.2

let us know what you think, what works, what you'd like more of.

0:55.4

You can reach us on our social media channels or email us at mail at onbearing.org.

1:01.4

We look forward to inhabiting this space with you.

1:06.2

Support for on-bearing with Christa Tippett comes from the Fetzer Institute,

1:09.8

helping build the spiritual foundation for a loving world.

1:13.1

Fetzer envisions a world that embraces love as a guiding principle and animating force for our lives.

1:19.2

A powerful love that helps us live in sacred relationship with ourselves,

1:23.0

others, and the natural world.

1:25.2

Learn more by visiting Fetzer.org.

1:29.0

I'm Christa Tippett, and this is on Beings Unheard Cut.

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