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“If a rat is a good model for your emotional life, you're in big trouble.”

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Robert M. Sapolsky

Robert M. Sapolsky is a renowned neuroendocrinologist known for his research on stress, neurobiology, and evolutionary psychology. His work has revealed how stress affects the brain and body, and how these effects relate to human behavior and health. more

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Source: The Essential Peirce: Selected Philosophical Writings

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Book:Great Expectations

Source: Great Expectations

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Source: British Classics: Great Expectations

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Source: Ten Little Indians

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