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Daily Archives: March 19, 2023
Chekhov – The Master of Concealment
From the April 6, 2023 New York Review of Books: How straightforward Chekhov stories seem, and yet how strangely moving. Like the soul as he understood it, they appear simple but are profoundly mysterious. In her splendid book Reading Chekhov … Continue reading
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Oxytocin Is Pretty Racist (3-19-23)
01:00 Maybe the sheep know something? 05:00 Trump is king 08:00 Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=147202 18:40 Why do people seek out pain? For meaning, connection and identity, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsHkYICSaGY 25:00 What People Still Don’t Get About … Continue reading
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Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
Here are some highlights from this 2013 book: * Oxytocin appears to alter the dopaminergic response of mammals to their own infants, tipping the balance from avoidance to approach. It has been suggested that oxytocin is a love drug or … Continue reading
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