The Marginalian
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Reads tagged with “psychology”

5 Guides to Life from Cultural Luminaries
5 Guides to Life from Cultural Luminaries

Finding practical applications for philosophy, or what Ovid can teach us about sex.

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Children and Established Artists Draw Autism
Children and Established Artists Draw Autism

What the spectrum of difference has to do with 12th-century demons and Google Earth.

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Symmetry: A Wordless Split-Screen Meditation on Duality
Symmetry: A Wordless Split-Screen Meditation on Duality

What the origin of the universe has to do with gender identity, binary parallels and anatomy.

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Gilbert Tuhabonye on Genocide, Running and Forgiveness
Gilbert Tuhabonye on Genocide, Running and Forgiveness

What the human capacity for evil has to do with the divine gift of joy.

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Five Manifestos for the Creative Life
Five Manifestos for the Creative Life

How a numbered list can start a personal revolution.

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Mapping the Human Condition
Mapping the Human Condition

What the empire of love has to do with the intellect forest and the bay of agoraphobia.

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The Ragged Edge of Silence: The Art of Listening
The Ragged Edge of Silence: The Art of Listening

What 17 years of silence have to do with National Geographic and your ringtone.

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Why We Love: Five Revelatory Books on the Psychology of the Heart
Why We Love: Five Revelatory Books on the Psychology of the Heart

What Oscar Wilde has to do with Hippocrates and the neurochemistry of romance.

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Game Frame: Bringing Game Mechanics to Work
Game Frame: Bringing Game Mechanics to Work

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Flourish: The Father of Positive Psychology Redefines Well-Being
Flourish: The Father of Positive Psychology Redefines Well-Being

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