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smart girls at the party (how amy poehler conquered the internet and girl power)

It seemed like a simple question: “Can we infer, from the story, that the polar bear ate the seal?” But Arwen* slumped down in her chair and blinked repeatedly at the wall.  I had rephrased the question twice before, and I decided to try a new strategy. “You seem distressed, Arwen. What’s confusing you?” I… Read More smart girls at the party (how amy poehler conquered the internet and girl power)

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“The idea that we will never have to be alone is shaping a new way of being.”

Several busy, busy days in a row (until Sunday) mean that publishing substantive posts with original writing are close to impossible. Apologies. Instead, here’s a video I found on The Atlantic’s website called “The Innovation of Loneliness.” It draws upon theories from evolutionary psychology, which I recently studied in my senior capstone class at William… Read More “The idea that we will never have to be alone is shaping a new way of being.”

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