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The horse is a prey animal, the human a predator. Our shared trust and athleticism is a neurobiological miracle
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The modern human mind evolved further and farther back
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For 97% of human history, equality was the norm. What happened?
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Human exceptionalism is a danger to all, human and nonhuman
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The psychologist Carl Rogers and the art of active listening
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