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You know the sweet satisfaction when you suddenly have an epiphany? I'm talking about that "Aha!" moment when the circuits suddenly...

As you stand in the check-out line this holiday season, you may find yourself wondering why two minutes in a loud, crowded store can feel...

When you think of brainwashing, the name Patty Hearst might come to mind. Daughter of the late newspaper tycoon Randolph Hearst, in 1974,...

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You stumble out of the wilderness, having had no contact with humans for at least ten days. You’re weak from hunger and fatigue and you...

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