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• Michael Sandel’s Famous Harvard Course on Justice Launches as a MOOC on Tuesday, 10 Mar 2013 in Harvard&Law&MOOCs&Philosophy
• Can’t Get That Song Out of My Head: An Animation of a Psychological Phenomenon We All Know, 09 Mar 2013 in Animation&Music&Psychology
• The Physics Professor, the Glamour Model, and a Whole Suitcase Full of Trouble, 09 Mar 2013 in Physics&Random
• Magnifying the Universe: Move From Atoms to Galaxies in HD, 08 Mar 2013 in Science
• “The Bay Lights,” The World’s Largest LED Light Sculpture, Debuts in San Francisco, 07 Mar 2013 in Art&Technology
• Now Streaming Free: A New Jimi Hendrix Album with 12 Previously-Unreleased Songs, 06 Mar 2013 in Music
• A Master List of 700 Free Courses From Great Universities, 05 Mar 2013 in Online Courses
• 15,000 Volts Courses Through Plywood, Revealing “Lightning Made from Molasses”, 05 Mar 2013 in Art
• So You Want to Be a Writer?: Charles Bukowski Explains the Dos & Don’ts, 04 Mar 2013 in Poetry&Writing
• “The Me Bird” by Pablo Neruda: An Animated Interpretation, 03 Mar 2013 in Animation&Poetry
• Street Artist Plays Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” With Crystal Glasses, 02 Mar 2013 in Music
• Sleight of Hand: Stanford Student Solves Rubik’s Cube While Juggling!, 01 Mar 2013 in Random&Stanford
• The Making of John Mayer’s ‘Born & Raised’ Album Artwork, Captured in 18 Minute Short Film, 01 Mar 2013 in Art&Design&Music
• The Only Known Footage of George Orwell (Circa 1921), 01 Mar 2013 in Literature
• Drift: Passenger Shoots Striking Short Film Out of Airplane Window, 28 Feb 2013 in Photography
• Hunter S. Thompson Runs for Aspen, Colorado Sheriff on the “Freak Power” Platform (1970), 27 Feb 2013 in History&Literature&Politics
• Physical Attraction: Marriage Proposal Comes in the Form of a Physics Paper, 26 Feb 2013 in Life&Physics
• “Don’t Try”: Charles Bukowski’s Concise Philosophy of Art and Life, 25 Feb 2013 in Books&Literature
• 33 Oscar-Winning Films Online, 24 Feb 2013 in Film
• New Stamp Collection Celebrates Six Novels by Jane Austen, 23 Feb 2013 in Art&Literature
• Richard Dawkins Dies (Not Really) and Meets His Maker in a New NSFW Animation, 22 Feb 2013 in Comedy&Religion
• George Martin, Legendary Beatles Producer, Shows How to Mix the Perfect Song Dry Martini, 21 Feb 2013 in Food & Drink&Music
• Ansel Adams Reveals His Creative Process in 1958 Documentary, 20 Feb 2013 in Art&Film&Photography
• The History of Music Told in Seven Rapidly Illustrated Minutes, 20 Feb 2013 in Music
• Mark Twain Shirtless in 1883 Photo, 19 Feb 2013 in Literature&Photography
• Start Your Startup with Free Stanford Courses and Lectures, 18 Feb 2013 in Business&Entrepreneurship&Online Courses&Stanford&Technology
• Simulate the Damage Caused by Comet and Asteroid Collisions with Impact: Earth!, 18 Feb 2013 in Astronomy&Technology
• All Criterion Films Streaming Free on Hulu This Weekend (in the US), 16 Feb 2013 in Film
• Live: Watch NASA’s Coverage of Asteroid As It Buzzes By Earth, 15 Feb 2013 in Astronomy
• Beat Writer William S. Burroughs Spreads Counterculture Cool on Nike Sneakers, 1994, 14 Feb 2013 in Business&Literature&Television
• Watch the New Pirate Bay Documentary Free Online, 13 Feb 2013 in Film&Media&Technology
• Backed by 157 Musicians, Beck Reimagines David Bowie’s 1977 Classic, “Sound and Vision”, 12 Feb 2013 in Music
• Kerouac Wore Khakis: Ghost of the Beat Writer Stars in 1993 Gap Advertising Campaign, 11 Feb 2013 in Books&Business&Literature
• Library Card Signed by 13-Year-Old Elvis Presley, the Earliest Known Signature of the King, 10 Feb 2013 in Books
• Do You Speak Java Jive?: The Language of the Indie Cafes, 09 Feb 2013 in Food & Drink&Language Lessons
• The Beauty of Namibian Nights in Timelapse Motion, 06 Feb 2013 in Photography
• Destination Earth: The Greatness of American Civilization Revealed in 1950s Sci-Fi Cartoon, 06 Feb 2013 in Animation&Business&History
• Download Walter Kaufmann’s Lectures on Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre & Modern Thought (1960), 06 Feb 2013 in Philosophy
• James Taylor Teaches You to Play “Carolina in My Mind,” “Fire and Rain” & Other Classics on the Guitar, 05 Feb 2013 in Music&Online Courses
• Confirmed: The Bones of Richard III (1452–1485) Found Under a UK Parking Lot, 04 Feb 2013 in History&Literature
• William Faulkner Explains Why Writing is Best Left to Scoundrels … Preferably Living in Brothels (1956), 04 Feb 2013 in Literature&Writing
• The Tiny Transforming Apartment: 8 Rooms in 420 Square Feet, 03 Feb 2013 in Design
• Fake Bob Dylan Sings Real Dr. Seuss, 01 Feb 2013 in Literature&Music
• A Bird Ballet in Southern France, 31 Jan 2013 in Random
• Get Ready for MIT’s “Introduction to Biology: The Secret of Life” on edX, 30 Jan 2013 in Biology&MIT&MOOCs
• Kingsley Browne, Wayne State Law Prof, Embarrasses Himself Spectacularly on The Daily Show, 30 Jan 2013 in Comedy&Law
• Asteroid Will Give Earth a Close Shave on February 15, 30 Jan 2013 in Astronomy
• Watch a New Music Video Shot Entirely Within an MRI Machine, 29 Jan 2013 in Music&Technology
• Learn to Build iPhone & iPad Apps with Stanford’s Free Course, Coding Together, 28 Jan 2013 in iPad&iPhone&Online Courses&Stanford
• Father Guido Sarducci Pitches “The Five Minute University”, 28 Jan 2013 in Comedy&Education
• The Time Neil Young Met Charles Manson, Liked His Music, and Tried to Score Him a Record Deal, 25 Jan 2013 in Music
• Lovers and Philosophers — Jean-Paul Sartre & Simone de Beauvoir Together in 1967, 24 Jan 2013 in Philosophy
• Pope John Paul II Takes Batting Practice in California, 1987, 23 Jan 2013 in Religion&Sports
• Walter Lewin, the Original Star of Open Education, Returns with a Brand New Physics MOOC, 23 Jan 2013 in MIT&MOOCs&Online Courses&Physics
• What Entered the Public Domain in 2013? Zip, Nada, Zilch!, 22 Jan 2013 in Film&Law&Literature
• The First Pizza Ordered by Computer, 1974, 22 Jan 2013 in Technology
• Nichelle Nichols Explains How Martin Luther King Convinced Her to Stay on Star Trek, 21 Jan 2013 in History&Sci Fi&Television
• R.E.M.‘s “Losing My Religion” Reworked from Minor to Major Scale, 20 Jan 2013 in Music
• The Ultimate Full Moon Shot, 17 Jan 2013 in Random
• Lux Aeterna: A Journey of Light, From Distant Galaxies to Small Drops of Water, 17 Jan 2013 in Animation&Science
• 152 Big Thinkers Answer the Question “What Should We Be Worried About?”, 16 Jan 2013 in Life&Science
• Stanford Makes Open Source Platform, Class2Go, Available to All; Launches MOOC on Platform Today, 15 Jan 2013 in Online Courses&Stanford&Technology
• Keith Moon’s Final Performance with The Who (1978), 14 Jan 2013 in Music
• The Making of The Blues Brothers: When Belushi and Aykroyd Went on a Mission for Comedy & Music, 11 Jan 2013 in Comedy&Film&Music
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Going to the Bathroom in Space But Were Afraid to Ask, 09 Jan 2013 in Astronomy&Physics
• Slavoj Žižek Demystifies the Gangnam Style Phenomenon, 08 Jan 2013 in Music&Philosophy
• The Existential Adventures of Iconoclastic Brazilian Musician Tim Maia: A Short Animated Film, 07 Jan 2013 in Animation&Music
• F. Scott Fitzgerald in Drag (1916), 05 Jan 2013 in Literature&Random
• Akira Kurosawa & Francis Ford Coppola Star in Japanese Whisky Commercials (1980), 03 Jan 2013 in Film&Television
• The Best of Open Culture 2012: Free Music, Film, Books, Life Advice & More, 01 Jan 2013 in Art&e-books&Film&Literature&Music
• The Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions Read by Bob Dylan, 31 Dec 2012 in Music&Radio
• The Recycled Orchestra: Paraguayan Youth Play Mozart with Instruments Cleverly Made Out of Trash, 28 Dec 2012 in Music
• Bono and Glen Hansard Busking in Dublin on Christmas Eve, 27 Dec 2012 in Music
• Jim Henson Teaches You How to Make Puppets in Vintage Primer From 1969, 27 Dec 2012 in Art&Television
• Fill Your New Kindle, iPad, iPhone with Free eBooks, Movies, Audio Books, Online Courses & More, 25 Dec 2012 in Amazon Kindle&Audio Books&e-books&iPad&Online Courses
• David Bowie and Bing Crosby Sing “The Little Drummer Boy”: A Chestnut From 1977, 24 Dec 2012 in Music
• A Selfie That is Out of This World, 22 Dec 2012 in Astronomy
• Michael Sandel’s Famous Harvard Course on Justice Now Available as a MOOC: Register Today, 21 Dec 2012 in MOOCs&Online Courses&Philosophy
• Gift Giving Traditions Around the World in a Handy Infographic, 20 Dec 2012 in Life
• NASA Presents “The Earth as Art” in a Free eBook and Free iPad App, 20 Dec 2012 in Art&e-books&iPad&K-12&Science
• Donald Duck’s Bad Nazi Dream and Four Other Disney Propaganda Cartoons from World War II, 18 Dec 2012 in Animation&Film&History
• Woody Allen Boxes a Kangaroo, 1966, 18 Dec 2012 in Comedy
• A Year of Grateful Dead Tunes Up in a Mashup, 17 Dec 2012 in Music
• Bob Dylan Shares a Drug-Hazed Taxi Ride with John Lennon (1966), 17 Dec 2012 in Music
• Bowling for Columbine: It’s Online and 10 Years Later the School Massacres Continue. Have You Had Enough?!, 16 Dec 2012 in Current Affairs
• What Makes Us Tick? Free Stanford Biology Course by Robert Sapolsky Offers Answers, 16 Dec 2012 in Biology&Life&Online Courses&Stanford
• Beatboxing Bach’s Goldberg Variations, 13 Dec 2012 in Music
• The Complete Sherlock Holmes Now Free on the Kindle, 13 Dec 2012 in Books&e-books&Literature
• The Physics of Guinness Beer Demystified, 13 Dec 2012 in Physics
• 20 Animations of Classic Literary Works: From Plato and Dostoevsky, to Kafka, Hemingway & Bradbury, 12 Dec 2012 in Animation&Film&Literature&Poetry
• 12.12.12 Concert For Sandy Relief. It’s Streaming Live!, 12 Dec 2012 in Music
• Ravi Shankar Gives George Harrison a Sitar Lesson … and Other Vintage Footage, 11 Dec 2012 in Music
• John Hodgman Presents a Survival Guide for the Coming Apocalypse, 10 Dec 2012 in Comedy&Current Affairs
• Neil Gaiman Gives Sage Advice to Aspiring Artists, 10 Dec 2012 in Art&Literature
• The “Priest” They Called Him: A Dark Collaboration Between Kurt Cobain & William S. Burroughs, 07 Dec 2012 in Literature&Music
• Quentin Tarantino’s 75 Minute Interview with Howard Stern, 07 Dec 2012 in Comedy&Film
• Watch a Cool and Creepy Visualization of U.S. Births & Deaths in Real-Time, 06 Dec 2012 in Life&Technology
• Remembering Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck (RIP) with a Very Touching Musical Moment, 05 Dec 2012 in Music
• A Colorfully Animated Biography of Bluesman Skip Pitts, 05 Dec 2012 in Animation&Music
• President Obama Pays Tribute to Led Zeppelin in Washington D.C., 04 Dec 2012 in Music
• Celebrity Statistician Nate Silver Fields Questions from Data Wizards at Google, 03 Dec 2012 in Books&Google&Math
• The Best Books of 2012: Lists by The New York Times, NPR, The Guardian and More, 03 Dec 2012 in Books&Literature
• Every Apple Ad Ever Aired on TV, 02 Dec 2012 in Apple&Television
• 15,000 Balloons Promote TEDxAmsterdam (Watch It Live on November 30), 29 Nov 2012 in TED Talks
• A Poignant, Elegant Tribute to the Mars Rover Curiosity, 29 Nov 2012 in Astronomy&Life
• Neil deGrasse Tyson Answers the Big Enchilada Question, “Does the Universe Have a Purpose?”, 28 Nov 2012 in Life&Physics
• New MOOC Introduces You to the Wonderful World of Infographics & Data Visualization, 26 Nov 2012 in Education&Online Courses
• Introducing 200 Free Educational Resources for K‑12 Students: Spread the Word & Tell Us Your Favorites, 26 Nov 2012 in Education&K-12
• Watch The Mind of a Chef, the Unconventional Travel-Cooking Show Online (for a Limited Time), 26 Nov 2012 in Television
• Big Brother Captures the Better Qualities of Humanity, 25 Nov 2012 in Life
• Ai Weiwei’s Parody of ‘Gangnam Style’, 23 Nov 2012 in Current Affairs&Music&Politics
• William S. Burroughs’ “The Thanksgiving Prayer,” Shot by Gus Van Sant, 22 Nov 2012 in Literature
• Alice’s Restaurant Illustrated: A Thanksgiving Counterculture Classic, 22 Nov 2012 in Animation&Music
• Watch the “Biblio-Mat” Book-Vending Machine Dispense Literary Delight, 21 Nov 2012 in Books&Random
• Mashup Duet: Miles Davis Improvising on LCD Soundsystem, 20 Nov 2012 in Music
• Resurrecting the Sounds of Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s New Biopic, 20 Nov 2012 in Film&History
• Salvador Dalí Reveals the Secrets of His Trademark Moustache (1954), 19 Nov 2012 in Art&Random
• Stanford “Election 2012” Course Draws to Close with a Post Mortem and Predictions, 18 Nov 2012 in Current Affairs&Politics&Stanford
• How a Crossword Puzzle is Made: Behind the Scenes with The New York Times, 17 Nov 2012 in Media
• How to Operate Your Brain: A User Manual by Timothy Leary (1993), 16 Nov 2012 in Harvard&Philosophy&Psychology
• The History of Film — 2000 Movies Across 100 Years — Presented in One Big Zoomable Graphic, 15 Nov 2012 in Film
• 15,000+ Hours of Free Video & Audio Lectures from World-Class Universities, 14 Nov 2012 in Online Courses
• Monsterpiece Theater Presents Waiting for Elmo, Calls BS on Samuel Beckett, 13 Nov 2012 in Comedy&Theatre
• Venice is Way Under Water…, 12 Nov 2012 in Current Affairs
• Dan Ariely Presents “A Beginner’s Guide to Irrational Behavior” in Upcoming MOOC, 12 Nov 2012 in Economics&Online Courses&Psychology
• NASA’s “Spot the Station” Will Text or Email You When the Space Station Passes Over Your Home, 11 Nov 2012 in Astronomy
• Astronaut Don Pettit Demystifies the Art of Taking Photographs in Space, 09 Nov 2012 in Astronomy&Photography&Video - Science
• Marilyn Monroe Reads Joyce’s Ulysses at the Playground (1955), 08 Nov 2012 in Film&Photography
• The History of Western Architecture: A Free Online Course Moving from Ancient Greece to Rococo, 08 Nov 2012 in Architecture&Online Courses
• A Celebration of Retro Media: Vinyl, Cassettes, VHS, and Polaroid Too, 07 Nov 2012 in Media&Music&Technology
• Alfred Hitchcock Tantalizes Audiences with a Playful Trailer for Psycho (1960), 06 Nov 2012 in Film
• Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Go International, 05 Nov 2012 in Online Courses
• Bruce Springsteen Stumps/Sings for Obama: A Free Six-Song Set, 05 Nov 2012 in Current Affairs&Music&Politics
• Le Blog de Jean-Paul Sartre Discovered, 04 Nov 2012 in Comedy&Philosophy
• 13 Lectures by The Great Courses, 02 Nov 2012 in Online Courses
• Troma Entertainment, the Maker of Acclaimed B‑Movies, Puts 150 Free Films on YouTube, 01 Nov 2012 in Film
• Hunter S. Thompson Interviews Keith Richards, and Very Little Makes Sense (1993), 01 Nov 2012 in Music
• Mountain Biker Joy Rides on a $13,000 Carbon Road Bike, 31 Oct 2012 in Sports
• 50 Free Online Certificate Courses Starting Soon (Including Intro to Philosophy), 30 Oct 2012 in Online Courses&Philosophy
• New York is Empty: Art Imitates Life, 29 Oct 2012 in Animation