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Celine Nguyen
The decline of criticism might explain the sense that our culture is stagnating. How can we bring it back?
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The Perplexing Appeal of The Telepathy Tapes
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The Telepathy Tapes claims that autistic children have the ability to read minds. Where do their claims come from — and why do so many people believe them?
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Book Smarts
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The China Tech Canon
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How does the paideía of the Chinese tech elite differ from their counterparts in Silicon Valley?
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You Aren’t In The DSM
Awais Aftab
Five editions on, the DSM shoulders more responsibilities than it was ever intended for. How did we get here?
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The Message in the Medium
Alan Levinovitz
A love story told in books.
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12: Books
Space stations. Shadow selves. “The biggest contribution the United States has yet made to society in the modern world.” Are we doomed? Marshall McLuhan’s hit radio single. Don’t say NPC. Anxiety may occur under any circumstances. What’s wrong with culture? What are Chinese founders reading? What if Google Books just worked? We have all the ideas we need.