Maria Popova ist eine Leserin und Schriftstellerin, die auf ihrer Plattform Brain Pickings über ihre Lektüre schreibt. Ihre Arbeit wird für ihre kulturelle Bedeutung anerkannt und im permanenten digitalen Archiv der Library of Congress aufbewahrt. Sie kuratiert auch The Universe in Verse, eine jährliche Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung, die die Wissenschaft durch Poesie feiert.
In "Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States," Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel explore the political divergence of Russia and Ukraine since 1991. They analyze the roots of the ongoing conflict, highlighting Ukraine's pursuit of a democratic, pro-European identity against Russia's authoritarianism and imperialism, which culminated in war.
★ A Kirkus Best Book of 2021: A Best Informational Picture Book★ A Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings ) Best Children’s Book of 2021★ A Spirituality & Practice Best Spiritual Book of 2021 Based on a real scientific event and inspired by a beloved real human in the author’s life, this is a story about science and the poetry of existence... The Snail with the Right Heart is a story about time and chance, genetics and gender, love and death, evolution and infinity—concepts often too abstract for the human mind to fathom, often more accessible to the young imagination; concepts made fathomable in the concrete, finite life of one tiny, unusual creature dwelling in a pile of compost amid an English garden. Emerging from this singular life is a lyrical universal invitation not to mistake difference for defect and to welcome, across the accordion scales of time and space, diversity as the wellspring of the universe’s beauty and resilience. This boldly illustrated book about evolution for children features a large gatefold that opens up to immerse readers in the story and will help kids understand that nature is all about differentiation and that being different is beautiful.
Maria Popova porträtiert brillante Denkerinnen und Denker aus Wissenschaft, Kunst und Literatur. In poetischer Sprache und mit erfrischend persönlichem Erkenntnishunger verknüpft Popova Lebensentwürfe und Gedanken der letzten vierhundert Jahre. Ein Buch, das Grenzen sprengt, Geschichte neu erzählt und dazu anregt, Gesellschaft anders und gemeinsam zu denken.
David Whyte explores the underlying meaning of 52 ordinary words, with an introduction by Maria Popova of Brain Pickings and author of Figuring
Conversation, Functions, Grammar, Vocabulary
This volume provides 700 classroom-tested activities at levels from elementary to upper intermediate. The activities are organized in four sections - conversation, functions, grammar and vocabulary - making it easy to find something to supplement any coursebook.