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• You Can Now Get a Master’s Degree in Samuel Beckett: Here’s How to Apply, and Maybe Get a Scholarship, 17 Feb 2016 in Uncategorized
• The Remarkable Physics of Ants: Watch Them Turn into Fluids and Solids at Will, 16 Feb 2016 in Physics&Video - Science
• Download Two Harry Potter Audio Books for Free (and Get the Rest of the Series for Cheap), 15 Feb 2016 in Audio Books
• What Gravitational Waves Sound Like: New Audio of Black Holes Colliding Confirms Predictions Einstein Made 100 Years Ago, 12 Feb 2016 in Physics
• LIFE Magazine’s Guide to Kissing, Circa 1942, 12 Feb 2016 in Life
• Take a Free Online Course on Making Animations from Pixar & Khan Academy, 11 Feb 2016 in Animation&How to Learn for Free&Online Courses
• The Princeton Bitcoin Textbook Is Now Free Online, 10 Feb 2016 in Computer Science&e-books
• New App Lets You Explore Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights” in Virtual Reality, 09 Feb 2016 in Art
• Claymation Film Recreates Historic Chess Match Immortalized in Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, 09 Feb 2016 in Film&Games
• Watch Star Trek Continues: The Critically-Acclaimed, Fan-Made Sequel to the Original TV Series, 08 Feb 2016 in Sci Fi&Television
• Stephen Hawking’s Lectures on Black Holes Now Fully Animated with Chalkboard Illustrations, 05 Feb 2016 in Physics
• Free Coloring Books from World-Class Libraries & Museums: The New York Public Library, Bodleian, Smithsonian & More, 04 Feb 2016 in Art&Coloring Books
• Animated Interview: Sally Ride Tells Gloria Steinem About the Challenge of Being the First American Women in Space (1983), 03 Feb 2016 in Animation&Life&Science
• Jacques Derrida on Seinfeld: “Deconstruction Doesn’t Produce Any Sitcom”, 02 Feb 2016 in Philosophy&Television
• Download Marc Andreessen’s Influential Blog (“Pmarca”) as a Free eBook, 01 Feb 2016 in Business&e-books&Entrepreneurship
• The Art from David Bowie’s Final Album, Blackstar, is Now Free for Fans to Download and Reuse, 28 Jan 2016 in Art&Music
• Stephen Hawking & Actor Paul Rudd Play an Epic Game of Quantum Chess, Narrated by Keanu Reeves, 28 Jan 2016 in Games&Physics
• The Society of Mind: A Free Online Course from Marvin Minsky, Pioneer of Artificial Intelligence, 27 Jan 2016 in Computer Science&Online Courses
• Hear a Supercut of the Last Second of Every AC/DC Song, 26 Jan 2016 in Music&Random
• The Original Stuffed Animals That Inspired Winnie the Pooh, 24 Jan 2016 in K-12&Literature
• The Open Syllabus Project Gathers 1,000,000 Syllabi from Universities & Reveals the 100 Most Frequently-Taught Books, 23 Jan 2016 in Education
• David Bowie Lists His 25 Favorite LPs in His Record Collection: Stream Most of Them Free Online, 21 Jan 2016 in Music
• How to Make a Book From Scratch, 20 Jan 2016 in Books
• How Old School Records Were Made, From Start to Finish: A 1937 Video Featuring Duke Ellington, 19 Jan 2016 in Music
• Are You One of the 2% Who Can Solve “Einstein’s Riddle”?, 14 Jan 2016 in Random
• Plato’s Cave Allegory Animated Monty Python-Style, 13 Jan 2016 in Animation&Philosophy
• David Bowie Performs an Ethereal Version of “Heroes,” with a Bottle Cap Strapped to His Shoe, Keeping the Beat, 12 Jan 2016 in Music
• David Bowie as Tilda Swinton, and Vice Versa, 11 Jan 2016 in Music
• The Memorial Service & Celebration of “Lemmy” Kilmister, Motörhead Frontman, is Now Streaming Live, 09 Jan 2016 in Music
• The Feminist Theory of Simone de Beauvoir Explained with 8‑Bit Video Games (and More), 09 Jan 2016 in Animation&Gender&Philosophy
• Bruce Lee’s Only Surviving TV Interview, 1971: Lost and Now Found, 07 Jan 2016 in Sports&Television
• An Artful, Animated Tribute to The Wire, Created by a Fan of the Critically-Acclaimed TV Series, 06 Jan 2016 in Animation&Television
• An Animated Carol Dweck on Why Parents Who Tell Their Kids How Smart They Are Aren’t Doing Them Any Favors, 05 Jan 2016 in Animation&Education&Psychology
• Bill Gates, Book Critic, Names His Top 5 Books of 2015, 04 Jan 2016 in Books
• The Science of Willpower: 15 Tips for Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Last from Dr. Kelly McGonigal, 03 Jan 2016 in Life&Psychology
• Hear Jeremy Irons Read T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Naming of Cats’ (For a Limited Time), 30 Dec 2015 in Audio Books&Poetry
• Hear Tom Lehrer Sing the Names of 102 Chemical Elements to the Tune of Gilbert & Sullivan, 29 Dec 2015 in Math&Music
• The Overlook Hotel from The Shining Recreated with Gingerbread & Rice Krispies, 29 Dec 2015 in Film&Food & Drink
• Alan Watts Introduces America to Meditation & Eastern Philosophy: Watch the 1960 TV Show, Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life, 25 Dec 2015 in Life&Philosophy&Television
• Fill Your New Kindle, iPad, iPhone, eReader with Free eBooks, Audio Books, Online Courses & More, 25 Dec 2015 in Amazon Kindle&Audio Books&Film&Online Courses
• 13 Beatles Albums & 4 Compilations Now Free to Stream Online: Stream Away, 24 Dec 2015 in Music
• How To Make the Perfect Cappuccino According to the World Barista Champion (Almost NSFW), 24 Dec 2015 in Food & Drink
• Bach’s Prélude N°1 Played on Boomwhacker Percussion Tubes, 23 Dec 2015 in Music
• CBGB is Reborn … As a Restaurant in Newark Airport, 22 Dec 2015 in Food & Drink&Music
• Hunter S. Thompson Sets His Christmas Tree on Fire, Nearly Burns His House Down (1990), 18 Dec 2015 in Literature&Random
• Orson Welles Narrates an Animated Parable About How Xenophobia & Greed Will Put America Into Decline (1971), 17 Dec 2015 in Animation&Current Affairs&Film
• What Does Sound Look Like?: The Audible Rendered Visible Through Clever Technology, 16 Dec 2015 in Photography&Physics
• A Fascinating Case Study by Oliver Sacks Inspires a Short Animated Film, The Lost Mariner, 15 Dec 2015 in Animation&Psychology
• Just 45 Straight Minutes of Nick Offerman Quietly Drinking Single Malt Scotch by the Fire, 14 Dec 2015 in Food & Drink
• Downton Abbey Actors Perform Scene from the Show with American Accents, 14 Dec 2015 in Comedy&Television
• Hear Sun Ra, the Avant-Garde Jazz Legend, Play on a 1966 Batman and Robin Album for Kids, 11 Dec 2015 in Comics/Cartoons&Music&Television
• The Life & Discoveries of Mary Leakey Celebrated in an Endearing Cutout Animation, 10 Dec 2015 in Animation&Science
• The First Episode of Serial: Season 2 Is Now Online: Go Inside the World of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, 10 Dec 2015 in Podcasts
• A Superconductor Levitating on a Möbius Strip, 09 Dec 2015 in Science
• Original Portrait of the Mona Lisa Found Beneath the Paint Layers of da Vinci’s Masterpiece, 08 Dec 2015 in Art
• Watch the Eagles of Death Metal Perform Live Again Tonight in Paris, 07 Dec 2015 in Life&Music
• Take a Virtual Tour of Machu Picchu, One of the New 7 Wonders of the World, 07 Dec 2015 in History
• The Life & Times of Buckminster Fuller’s Geodesic Dome: A Documentary, 03 Dec 2015 in Architecture&Film
• Watch a New Nina Simone Animation Based on an Interview Never Aired in the U.S. Before, 02 Dec 2015 in Music
• Learn to Code with Harvard’s Popular Intro to Computer Science Course: The 2015 Edition, 02 Dec 2015 in Computer Science&Online Courses
• The Dresser: The Contraption That Makes Getting Dressed an Adventure, 01 Dec 2015 in Art
• Leonard Cohen Reads The Great World War I Poem, “In Flanders Fields”, 01 Dec 2015 in Poetry
• People of Nowhere: Short, Powerful Film Captures the Human Dimension of the Syrian Refugee Crisis, 30 Nov 2015 in Current Affairs
• Learn to Code with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Minecraft, 27 Nov 2015 in Computer Science&K-12&Online Courses
• A Rollicking French Animation on the Perils of Drinking a Little Too Much Coffee, 26 Nov 2015 in Animation&Food & Drink
• Buster Keaton: The Wonderful Gags of the Founding Father of Visual Comedy, 25 Nov 2015 in Film
• Artist Turns a Crop Field Into a Van Gogh Painting, Seen Only From Airplanes, 23 Nov 2015 in Art
• Nietzsche’s Concept of Superman Explained with Monty Python-Style Animation, 20 Nov 2015 in Animation&Philosophy
• The Myth of Sisyphus Wonderfully Animated in an Oscar-Nominated Short Film (1974), 19 Nov 2015 in Animation
• An Interactive Timeline Covering 14 Billion Years of History: From The Big Bang to 2015, 18 Nov 2015 in History
• Haruki Murakami Novels Sold in Polish Vending Machines, 17 Nov 2015 in Books
• Free Entertainment for Cats and Dogs: Videos of Birds, Squirrels & Other Thrills, 16 Nov 2015 in Uncategorized
• Voltaire: “Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities”, 14 Nov 2015 in Life
• Now Streaming Free: The Best of The Grateful Dead’s “Fare Thee Well” Concerts in Chicago, 13 Nov 2015 in Music
• The Power of Pessimism: Science Reveals the Hidden Virtues in Negative Thinking, 12 Nov 2015 in Health&Psychology
• Sea-Serpents, Vampires, Pirates & More: The Public Domain Review’s Second Book of Essays, 12 Nov 2015 in Books
• The Lost Poems of Pablo Neruda: Help Bring Them to the English Speaking World for the First Time, 11 Nov 2015 in Poetry
• An Animated Kurt Vonnegut Visits NYU, Riffs, Rambles, and Blows the Kids’ Minds (1970), 10 Nov 2015 in Animation&Literature
• The Emily Bronte Sand Sculpture, 10 Nov 2015 in Art&Literature
• Download 10,000 of the First Recordings of Music Ever Made, Courtesy of the UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive, 09 Nov 2015 in Music&Technology
• Gravity Visualized by High School Teacher in an Amazingly Elegant & Simple Way, 06 Nov 2015 in K-12&Physics
• Poignant and Unsettling Post-Mortem Family Portraits from the 19th Century, 05 Nov 2015 in Life&Photography
• Read the Entire Comic Book Adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, 04 Nov 2015 in Comics/Cartoons&Poetry
• iTunes Terms & Conditions Adapted into a Graphic Novel: Read It Free Online, 04 Nov 2015 in Comics/Cartoons&Technology
• This Is Your Brain on Exercise: Why Physical Exercise (Not Mental Games) Might Be the Best Way to Keep Your Mind Sharp, 03 Nov 2015 in Health&Neuroscience
• How Jean-Paul Sartre’s Philosophy Can Empower You to Live the Life You Truly Want, 02 Nov 2015 in Animation&Philosophy
• Musician Plays Signature Drum Parts of 71 Beatles Songs in 5 Minutes: A Whirlwind Tribute to Ringo Starr, 30 Oct 2015 in Music
• An Animated Bill Murray on the Advantages & Disadvantages of Fame, 28 Oct 2015 in Animation
• Map of Middle-Earth Annotated by Tolkien Found in a Copy of Lord of the Rings, 26 Oct 2015 in Books&Maps
• A Fittingly Strange Animation of What’s Going On Inside Charles Manson’s Mind, 22 Oct 2015 in Animation&Random
• The History of Modern Art Visualized in a Massive 130-Foot Timeline, 21 Oct 2015 in Art
• Postage Stamps from Bhutan That Double as Playable Vinyl Records, 16 Oct 2015 in Music&Random
• A Young Hunter S. Thompson Appears on the Classic TV Game Show, To Tell the Truth (1967), 15 Oct 2015 in Books&Television
• An Animated Introduction to Jane Austen, 14 Oct 2015 in Animation&Literature
• Amazing Miniature Sculptures of New York City Landmarks: CBGB, Katz’s Deli, Vesuvio Bakery & More, 13 Oct 2015 in Art
• Free Course: An Introduction to the Art of the Italian Renaissance, 12 Oct 2015 in Art&Online Courses
• Hear Ursula K. Le Guin’s Story, “The End” Dramatized: A Rare Audio Treat, 11 Oct 2015 in Radio&Sci Fi
• The Periodic Table of Elements Scaled to Show The Elements’ Actual Abundance on Earth, 08 Oct 2015 in Chemistry&Science
• Innovative Film Visualizes the Destruction of World War II: Now Available in 7 Languages, 07 Oct 2015 in Animation&History
• Bob Dylan Appears in Rare TV Ad: Watch IBM’s Super Computer Offer a Literary Analysis of His Songs, 06 Oct 2015 in Music&Television
• Stream 100+ Free Movies from Paramount Pictures on YouTube: Hamlet, Ironweed & More, 06 Oct 2015 in Film
• How a Virus Invades Your Body: An Eye-Popping, Animated Look, 04 Oct 2015 in Biology
• A Short, Powerful Animation on Addiction: Watch Andreas Hykade’s Nuggets, 02 Oct 2015 in Animation&Life&Psychology
• The Falling Water: A Rube Goldberg Machine That Makes a Fine Cocktail, 02 Oct 2015 in Creativity&Food & Drink&Random
• As Benevolent Dictator, Vladimir Nabokov Would Abolish Muzak & Bidets: What Would Make Your List?, 01 Oct 2015 in Literature&Random
• Fantastic Mr. Fox Meets The Shining in an Animated, Cautionary Tale About Consumerism, 28 Sep 2015 in Animation&Business
• The World’s Oldest Surviving Pair of Glasses (Circa 1475), 28 Sep 2015 in Technology
• The Syrian Conflict & The European Refugee Crisis Explained in an Animated Primer, 27 Sep 2015 in Current Affairs
• Pope Francis Set to Release a Rock/Pop Album: Listen to the First Single, 25 Sep 2015 in Music&Religion
• Queenie: A Handmade Paper Animation About a Lovesick Professor and His Strange Academic Project, 24 Sep 2015 in Animation
• The New Yorker’s “Comma Queen” Mercifully Explains the Difference Between Who/Whom, Lay/Lie, Less/Fewer & Beyond, 23 Sep 2015 in Language Lessons
• Taylor Swift Songs Sung in the Style of The Velvet Underground by Father John Misty, 21 Sep 2015 in Music
• An Animated Margaret Atwood Explains How Stories Change with Technology, 21 Sep 2015 in Animation&Literature&Technology
• Columbia U. Launches a Free Multimedia Glossary for Studying Cinema & Filmmaking, 20 Sep 2015 in Film
• The Solar System Drawn Amazingly to Scale Across 7 Miles of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, 18 Sep 2015 in Astronomy
• Thomas Dolby Potty Trains His Cat, and There’s Video Proof, 17 Sep 2015 in Life&Music
• Everything is a Remix: A Video Series Exploring the Sources of Creativity, 16 Sep 2015 in Creativity&Film
• Beatles Tribute Band “The Fab Faux” Performs Live an Amazingly Exact Replica of the Original Abbey Road Medley, 15 Sep 2015 in Music
• Discovered: First Use of the “F Word” May Date Back to 1310, 14 Sep 2015 in History
• Vancouver Never Plays Itself, 14 Sep 2015 in Film
• Behold the Largest Atlas in the World: The Six-Foot Tall Klencke Atlas from 1660, 11 Sep 2015 in Books&Maps
• Artist Animates Famous Book Covers in an Elegant, Understated Way, 11 Sep 2015 in Books
• The Inspiring Story of Ronald E. McNair, the Astronaut Who Endured Racism & Became One of the First African Americans in Space, 10 Sep 2015 in History&Life&Science
• Rock-Loving Kid Records a Spat with His Parents During the 1980s & Animates It 30 Years Later, 09 Sep 2015 in Animation
• U.S. Detonates Nuclear Weapons in Space; People Watch Spectacle Sipping Drinks on Rooftops (1962), 09 Sep 2015 in History
• Stream Jim Rockford’s Answering Machine Messages: All Six Seasons, 08 Sep 2015 in Television
• Play The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Video Game Free Online, Designed by Douglas Adams in 1984, 07 Sep 2015 in Literature&Video Games
• William Faulkner Rocked Fourth Grade (1907–1908), 04 Sep 2015 in Life&Literature
• The History of Cartography, the “Most Ambitious Overview of Map Making Ever,” Now Free Online, 03 Sep 2015 in Books&Maps
• Haruki Murakami Publishes His Answers to 3,700 Questions from Fans in a New Japanese eBook, 01 Sep 2015 in Life&Literature
• Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Clever Promo for Ridley Scott’s New Sci-Fi Film, The Martian, 31 Aug 2015 in Astronomy&Film
• Oliver Sacks’ Last Tweet Shows Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Movingly Flashmobbed in Spain, 30 Aug 2015 in Music
• How to Age Gracefully: No Matter What Your Age, You Can Get Life Advice from Your Elders, 28 Aug 2015 in Life
• Watch The Half Hour Hegel: A Long, Guided Tour Through Hegel’s Phenomenology, Passage by Passage, 27 Aug 2015 in Philosophy
• Kickstart a Documentary on Emily Dickinson, Narrated by Cynthia Nixon, 26 Aug 2015 in Film&Poetry
• Stream 36 Recordings of Legendary Grateful Dead Concerts Free Online (aka Dick’s Picks), 25 Aug 2015 in Music
• A‑ha’s “Take On Me” Performed by North Korean Kids with Accordions, 21 Aug 2015 in Music
• Karaoke-Style, Stephen Colbert Sings and Struts to The Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar”, 20 Aug 2015 in Comedy
• 1980s Photo Captures Neil deGrasse Tyson Looking Hip in Grad School (Plus More on His “Failed Experiment” at UT-Austin), 18 Aug 2015 in Astronomy&Life&Physics
• Pres. Obama Releases a Free Playlist of 40 Songs for a Summer Day (Plus 6 Books on His Summer Reading List), 14 Aug 2015 in Books&Music