An Indonesian volcano led to lousy weather in Europe. Trapped inside, Mary Shelley began to write “Frankenstein.” ...

Popova is making changes to her site. Without revealing how much money she makes from Amazon links, she is going to improve her disclosure: every page now has a footer talking about how “Brain ...

Looking Up is transcribed using a combination of AI speech recognition and human editors. It may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dean Regas: [00:00:00] It ...

On the evening of November 12, Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall joined Maria Popova, author and founder of the Marginalian, at the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan for a discussion about ...

One of my favorite places to hang out online is Brain Pickings, an eclectic culture blog founded and curated by Maria Popova, a 27-year-old Bulgaria native who now lives in Brooklyn. The success of ...

How do other people deal with the torrent of information that pours down on us all? What sources can't they live without? We regularly reach out to prominent figures in media, entertainment, politics, ...

Some people age with grace and humor, even when life becomes difficult. Others seem to battle every change as if it were a personal insult.

Back in May, Kickstarter looked as though it was moving upmarket. Following Bob Lefsetz’s lead, I said, opens new tab that “while Kickstarter was originally embraced by the undiscovered and ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Maria Popova is a Founder for the Brain Pickings with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2016 Speech. Professor Janna Levin talked about her book ...