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Shannon Odell
What's the smartest age?
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Infinity according to Jorge Luis Borges
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Julia Shaw
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Dan Kwartler
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Eleanor Nelsen
Mary's Room: A philosophical thought experiment
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Andrey Vyshedskiy
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Why do we feel nostalgia?
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Akshita Agarwal
The paradox of value
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