Tom Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt is the author of Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning, out in January

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The Motion of the Ocean Could Be the Next Big Source of Green Energy

In 1851, Charles Babbage, the English mathematician and inventor, found himself preoccupied with what might happen should coal mines—then and now one of the primary sources of usable energy—become depleted. He concluded that “the sea...

By Tom Vanderbilt

After Coronavirus Stopped My Real-World Choir, I Found Joy and Solace in Singing With Strangers Globally

A few years ago, I began taking vocal lessons. Like many people, I was an enthusiastic, lifelong singer, at least in the privacy of my shower. But I wondered if I could actually acquire any...

By Tom Vanderbilt
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