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	Podcast:		Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
	Episode:		Maria Popova
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:25:01
	Publish Date:		2016-10-22 06:11:51
	Description:		Her "Brain Pickings" ranges across the past and present, the arts and sciences, steering her cohort to unexpected delights. In our conversation at the Brooklyn Historical Society, she talks about a nineteenth century astronomer, a twentieth century elm tree, and a twenty-first century blight: people who walk down the street staring at their devices. But why does it vex her? It's not as if she wants to strike up a conversation with a passing stranger. Because, she says, "It creates an atmosphere of isolation." Debatable. And we do, in the most amiable way. With music from Gregorio Uribe.
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