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Nintendo And Brave New World Can Teach Us A Lot About Human Nature
Dopamine, comfort, and convenience can be the ultimate dictator
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Erik Brown
As a Kid Doctors Gave Me a List of Things I’d Never Be Able to Do
It was the greatest gift anyone has ever given me
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Those Who Study the Past May Be Fortunate Enough to Repeat It
History provides us with a missing consistency in an ever-changing world
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Erik Brown
Riches May Be In Niches, But Broad Connections Change The World
Consilience: a way to connect the trees of wisdom
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Erik Brown
Royal Conspiracy: A Pharaoh’s Assassination And The Epic Trial That Followed
How a scheme started in a harem caused the end of Ramses III
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Erik Brown
The Ancient Mediterranean Had Its Own Silk Harvested From The Sea
This mysterious thread seduced the Roman Empire and even traveled to China
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How Technology Replaced Arrows And Silenced Our Universal Language
An emperor, an author, and a storyteller give us lessons on connection in our time
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Erik Brown
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