amygdala | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 16 2007 | atheism, philosophy, interviews, imported:del.icio.usSteven Pinker and Rebecca Goldstein
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Harvard Commencement speech from 2007
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'We tend to forget that life can only be defined in the present tense'
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How some of the world's most eminent scientists and thinkers think about the human mind
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Do reflective people live better lives?
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“A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions”
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