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Psychology Today Magazine
November 2017
These promising college students sank into the rabbit hole of extremism, and were ready to leave family, friends, and country behind. Everyone was baffled.
Careers that demand high levels of empathy and compassion can leave workers burned out and seeking help themselves. Here's how they cope with absorbing the trauma of others.
Sex differences in personality and behavior are real, science attests, and show up most vividly where they are least expected. It’s time to have an adult conversation about them.
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