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The Meaning Effect
Nathan Hill rebrands placebos in his novel “Wellness”
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Bad is stronger than good
Positive emotions don’t drive the plot. Negative ones do.
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#108: Humanism and the conversation of the ages (feat. Sarah Bakewell)
The latest book from the author of At The Existentialist Café surveys seven hundred years of humanist thought.
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In the Land of Happiness
Bhutan has its own national theory of happiness. How cool is that?
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The Man Behind the Machine
A review of Benjamín Labatut's historical novel of ideas, The Maniac.
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What if science moved faster, not slower?
A lot of researchers think the academic system requires them to work too quickly. Maybe they have it backwards.
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Wait! I think Michael Lewis is right.
An author should be judged on whether they deliver on their promise. Contrary to what everyone else claims, Lewis did what he said he would.
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