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How had a not read this before? Instant favorite. Pair this with my favorite podcast episode by Radiolab - Words- and you have an amazing all round experience. How could she write so well, and seem to have a keen understanding of the world? It's all in what words do to our brain. I wonder if her abilities with foreign language (something that really surprised me) had so much to do with her brain rewiring and using auditory and visual networks to instead master written language. Love her optimism
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Not terrible but I was busy and it was due... Maybe I'll try again later.
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