# Maria Popova

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Podcast: [Design Matters with Debbie Millman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-matters-with-debbie-millman-415306)
Published: 2026-06-22T09:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3675

## Resource

Maria Popova is the creator of The Marginalian , where for two decades she has traced the connections between science and poetry, astronomy and love, nature and consciousness, all while building a body of work animated by wonder and rigor. She joins to discuss her new book Traversal , the search for meaning in an indifferent universe, and what poetry, astronomy, love, and wonder can teach us about being alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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