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MIND Reviews: The Human Spark
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The Human Spark
PBS, January 6, 13 and 20, 2010, at 10 p.m. EST*
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True Love: How to Find It
Combing through your social network is the most fruitful—and most common—way of finding the love of your life -
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How You Learn More from Success Than Failure
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Dangerous Liaisons: How to Deal with a Drama Queen
The damaging theatrics of drama queens may spring from defects etched in the brain. Yet you can limit the havoc they wreak on your life
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