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The Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas
William James
left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain
Charles Darwin
Plato
What is it like to never feel fear?
Hear about a computer algorithm that can distinguish and deconstruct different types of smiles expressing automatically
Explore the health benefits of laughter and how contagious it can be
Learn what behavior the limbic system controls
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