Humanity's Search for Cosmic Truth and Poetic Beauty | Maria Popova | TED
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- Linking together the histories of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Edwin Hubble and Tracy K. Smith, poet and thinker Maria Popova crafts an astonishing story of how humanity came to see the edge of the observable universe. (Followed by an animated excerpt of "My God, It's Full of Stars," by Tracy K. Smith)
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Maria Popova has been composing some of the greatest articles I've ever read with astonishing consistency. Such a wise and loving compendium of culture, exuberantly celebrating the miracles of human imagination, compassion and genius with scintillating writing. Read The Marginalian! (Once Brain Pickings.) It will fill each week of yours with wonder, knowledge and inspiration.
Maria Popova's Marginalia is the work of a literary Bodhisattva. I cannot thank her enough for sharing the gift of her hard work and brilliant mind and the effortless flow of love for all that has been written and painted and thought by our fellow humans.
Sitting here, deeply moved and tearful, I realise how science, wisdom and poetry all spring forth from a deep well within us and give life giving water to the same well that's the soul of others. Thank you for this Maria
She's such an amazing synthesizer of big meaning, the kind that unites us all! Keep it up, Maria!
Incredible person who is reading this. Want to let you know that EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT. Blessings upon blessings come to you daily. Everything you need it’s on its way to you!
Be ready to receive! You are healthy. You are strong. You are capable. True wealth is coming for you. You are blessed beyond measure. You are loved so much by many. Receive this TRUTH!
Bless you always with everything great you deserve. You are greatness!
Maria Popova : one of her kind! Marginalian (formerly brain pickings) is one my favourite websites of all times❤
Oh thank you. It brought me to tears again and again.
Her work is really inspiring. A regular reader of hers ! The way Marie helps bring poetry & science together in the view of public is admirable.
Totally agree 💐
Perfect presentation. Such a good TED talk.
lovely work! Outstanding!
Popova is amazing! 🎉
The ancient Greeks spoke of the nine muses: daughters of Zeus who graced humanity with gifts from mount Olympus itself. Great art, music, literature and philosophy were attributed to these divine beings, the most notable of their beneficiaries being Homer, the author of the Iliad, Dante the poet who composed the Purgatario and Shakespeare who himself invoked the muses in Henry V. I confess I haven't read much Shakespeare or Dante; I did enjoy Hollywood's abridged version of the Iliad, the blockbuster Troy but I resolutely believe I have had the privilege of meeting the eldest of the nine muses, Calliope.
The most beautiful of them all, Calliope is acclaimed as the muse of epic poetry and eloquence, both arts I had no particular fondness for. And then three years ago, she waltzed into my life: humble, beautiful, cultured, exotic, introducing me to classical music like Albinoni's Adagio in G minor and the thunderous Carmina Burana set to music by Carl Orff. An artist, she filled my world with her latest creations which made me resolve then and there that I would never settle for anyone other than a creative.
Time flew by in her company and every moment was surreal, bordering on sublime. A teetotaller, like myself, her highs were triggered by creativity, music and being in the mountains. One night, googling new names of stars to affectionately address her by, I stumbled upon Arcturus, and the related Arcturian Prophecies, a new age work from a Californian native that has a near-cult following. The book proposes that seventh dimensional beings are continually broadcasting pearls of wisdom to earth, which have brought about evolution. These noble beings find suitable residents of this nascent planet and fill them with an intense love for preservation of their land.
What ensued were spirited discussions on how earth is being primed for the extinction of war, a time where prolific creativity, boundless peace and universal brotherhood is the only wealth strived for. All of a sudden, I started to write verse after spending time with her..abstract, unrelated, poetic verse. It made no sense whatsoever, it was just my fingers doing all the work, with no input from my mind. It was only after she took her leave that I started to notice an end to my explosive creative streak. A Google image search into muses revealed an ancient statue of Calliope, with the exact pose that had endeared me to her spirit: a delightful finger on her chin.
Goa is home to divinity; she is as the protagonist in the Pulitzer winning classic 'To kill a mockingbird' states: "Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird; They don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy and sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird"
Love Brian Pickings, The Marginilian!
Amazing 🙏🏻✨
Love reading her articles
true inspiring words
I'll watch more times this video to understand better, although at first, I can feel good fellings. I like!
Very good . Thanks
Waiting for next video 🥰🤗
I hope our quest to explore and understand the heavens...won't just expand our view of it, but will change us...for the better.
Great!
How did Maria acquire native English, having been born, raised, and educated during her formative years in Bulgaria? Very intriguing.
What is the BGM of the last video
Nice
Cool.
VAR because he was the space referee and had to recheck for offside😁
The drum was a bit distracting for me, but good video!
Her outfit though 💀😳
Really? And how is that important?
Vesa,
Its very relevant . shows she's a flake
@@vesawuoristo4162 Because ... human.
Don't mistake the appreciation of a healthy, fit body, for not respecting intelligence. Are you 12? She has a killer body, and knows it. Why would you not show your body, if you worked hard on it?
@@RedGarner Perspective.
Superficial?
First person😁
Nice
Cute
Is poetic beauty like what hing a nuke go off from a safe distance? Or like seeing a murderer die the way he killed his victim?
To me a slave that houses itself, feeds itself, and then makes itself go extinct in the process of making its master more money than the slave will ever see is the most poetically beautiful of the cosmic truths.
One sir Lankan family read my mind they intrupte to my day today life and my privacy how can I stop this please help me they destroying my life please help me
the size of the universe is an illusion, meant to give mankind a sense of freedom, that's all ima gonna say .... However, there are more than one universes in the multiverse, each guided by different species (humanity, etc)
proof ?
Maria Popova deleted my comment on her ig when I asked her why she had posted about Oct 7 but she had not posted about the Palestinian plight since. And then she blocked me. As a long time fan of her initial blog Brain Pickings and then the Marginalian, I have to say I'm deeply disappointed by her actions of erasure and censorship given her supposed stance on truth. Given that her content is bare of any 🇵🇸 comments, I suspect I'm not the only one she has done this to.
I suppose it shouldn't come as a surprise - I shortly after learned that she was discovered to be making income from advertising affiliates when she claimed her living was dependent on donations only.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Propaganda crud. Let’s ask this lady to explain how gravity works physically and mathematically.
@@twuandixon8675 Exactly
Aw is someone mad that a woman has outshone them in every aspect of her career and life?
@@LiminalBridges can you elaborate on that or maybe you want a shot at it explaining how gravity works.
@@brochal76 you don't believe freaking gravity exist ??
She assumed that she wanted the ability to vote. Not all women did at that time.
if she did, her own words should have been used, not yours.
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