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What’s It Like to See Ideas as Shapes?

By Alissa Greenberg — 2016

Thoughts and feelings are constellations in the mind of a man with a rare form of synesthesia.

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Synesthesia

Synesthesia is a fancy name for when you experience one of your senses through another.

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Angela Nelson
2020
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Everyday Fantasia: The World of Synesthesia

With the help of sophisticated behavioral brain-imaging and molecular genetic methods, researchers are coming closer to understanding what drives the extraordinary sensory condition called synesthesia.

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Siri Carpenter
2001
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It’s Perfectly OK to Call a Disabled Person ‘Disabled,’ and Here’s Why

We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.

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Brittany Wong
2019
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An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence

The definition of emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, differentiate, and manage our emotions and the emotions of others. The notion of emotions being important in our lives goes all the way back to the ancient Greeks.

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Harvey Deutschendorf
2022
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Can You Teach Yourself Synesthesia?

Yes! Maybe? Red-orange!

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Megan Garber
2021
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The Perils of Giving Kids IQ Tests

According to the research of Stanford's Dr. Carol Dweck, both positive and negative labels, whether "gifted" or "seriously learning disabled," encourage a "fixed mindset," or the belief that nothing children do or think will change their intelligence.

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Jessica Lahey
2013
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Bruce Lee’s Philosophy on Life: 6 Simple, Transformative Words.

“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.” ~ Bruce Lee The premise of his philosophy was efficiency—complete and utter efficiency of the soul.

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Samuel Kronen
2017
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Neurodivergence and the Politics of Self-Control

ADHD, Twice Exceptionality, and the Benefits of Intensity.

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Jillian Enright
2021
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The Limits of Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity is a fresh way to see difference. Is it right for you?

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John Elder Robison
2020
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What Is Ableism?

Ableism centers around the notion that people with disabilities are imperfect and need fixing.

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Ariane Resnick
2021
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