Human Systems — How the World Actually Works
By Oddly Robbie
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Description
What does it actually feel like to live alongside AI—and navigate a world that’s getting more complex?
Human Systems is a podcast by Robbie Ellestad (Oddly Robbie), exploring how people think, adapt, and function inside real-world systems.
Each episode starts with a real moment—then breaks it down into a clear, usable system you can apply immediately.
From AI and digital environments to culture, identity, and bureaucracy, this isn’t about how things are supposed to work—
it’s about how they actually work.
Recorded from Spain and shaped by lived experience, these are practical patterns you can recognize, use, and return to.
If you're tired of hype, noise, and overcomplication—this is a calmer way to understand what’s really happening.
Follow the podcast to stay grounded as systems keep changing.
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When Belonging Requires Obedience, It Stops Being Support
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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When Paperwork Leaves the Body
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May 21, 2026 |
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When Learning Breaks: A Human Systems View of Education Failure
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Worst-Case Bias — Why Small Risks Take Over Your Thinking
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Accessibility Gap — Why Advanced Systems Still Fail People
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Care System Failure — Why Robots May Improve Human Dignity
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Integration System — Why Living Somewhere Is Different Than Visiting
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Regulation System — Why Stimming Calms the Nervous System
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Social Visibility System — Why Some Relationships Depend on an Audience
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Longevity System — Why Reducing Impact Extends Physical Capacity
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Empathy Boundary System — When Understanding Keeps You Stuck
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Adoption Curve System — Why People Misjudge Emerging Technology
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Access System — How Small Friction Reveals Larger Structural Problems
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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How I Use AI to Make Sense of the World (Autism + AI)
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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I Wasn’t Immune
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Labels Don’t Describe — They Decide
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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The Warmth We Carried
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Narcissus Takes a Holiday (and Orders an Uber)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Becoming a Sovereign Human
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Why I Don’t Miss Thanksgiving — Not Even a Little
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Too Much for Us Both
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Full Circle: The Blessing of Being Wrong
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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The Shoes With No Sole (Are Good for the Soul)
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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FREEDOM BEYOND ILLUSION
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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AI Isn’t the Enemy - It’s the Bridge
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Autistic, Not Damaged
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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How About Them Apples: When Tech Becomes More Than a Gadget
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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The Slot Machine in your Pocket
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Why Being Shady Isn’t the Way to Keep Your Energy
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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2050: Oddly Robbie Looks Ahead
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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The All-Protocol: Carrying the Weight Without Chains
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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The Myth of the Autistic Flock
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Don’t Tell Me to Look You in the Eye — Unless You’re Ready
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Gay, Autistic, and Drained: When the Scene Isn’t Made for You
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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The Vegan Tick
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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A Nostalgic Nibble: Real Food and Forgotten Flavors
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Spain Let Me In—So I Honor That
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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From Couches to Corporations: When Fun Implodes Under the Weight of Greed
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Peace Isn’t Passive: A 2AM Story of Showing Up
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May 24, 2025 |
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A Planet United: The Call We Can No Longer Ignore
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May 15, 2025 |
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Packing Empathy and a Pair of Cats: My One-Way Flight Toward Change
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May 07, 2025 |
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When a Dad Can Be Pulled Off the Streets
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The “True” Word Test: A Soft Lie or Just Lazy Language?
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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My Daughter, the Paleontologist (And Other Radical Acts of Equality)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Wasted Time Doesn’t Exist
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Less is More: A New Take on Food, Possessions, and Life
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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When the Curtain Closes: Finding Truth Beyond the Act
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Reimagining the Classics: How AI Could Remix Music for the Future
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Not Not Milk… But Definitely Spain: Why Oddly Robbie is Packing Up for the Artist’s Dream Life
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Extra extra read all about it. (You will hear no news in this blog)
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Blog Story: Kathy’s Journey – A Light in the Shadows
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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The Grenade That Changed Everything: An Oddly Robbie Reflection
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Breaking Down Tofu Phobia: Why Hormones Are for Everyone
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Season 3, Blog 1: Embracing the Odd: Why One Voice Can Change Everything
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Dodging Balls and Small-Town Fame: How I Found My Groove Without a Team Jersey
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Don’t Underestimate the Cat: A Lesson in Respect, Loyalty, and Partnership
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Caring for All: The True Measure of a Nation
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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The T in LGBTQ+: Why Solidarity Matters More Than Ever
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Refining Day: Embracing Empathy as the Core of Our Humanity
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Rising Above the Noise: We Are Not Alone
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Embracing the Metric System: A Quirky Call to Action
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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My VA Hearing Test, Apple’s AI, and the Bionic Future of Hearing Aids
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Nap Time, Reclaimed: Embracing Our Natural Sleep Rhythms in an Automated World
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Leave the Campsite Better Than You Found It: Lessons for a New Technological Age
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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From Apps to Personal GPTs: How My Private Journal AI Became a Game Changer
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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My Beef with Beef: Why I Choose Veganism
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Podcast Notes: Hydrogen: The Future We’ve Been Waiting For? Or Just Another Energy Fad?
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Finding Common Ground Amidst Global Conflicts
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Finding Peace in What Is: Lessons from Unfairness and Living Simply
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Universal Basic Income: A Quirky Dive into a Fairer Future
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Rethinking AI: Beyond the Myths of Sentience
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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The Thin Line Between Home and Homelessness: My Journey and the Fight for Housing Security
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Tackling Hunger, the Oddly Robbie Way: Embracing the Weird, the Wonderful, and the Waste-Free
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Experiencing the World's Cultural Diversity: My Journey Through Contrasting Cultures
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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A Personal Reflection on Guns and Safety
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Humanity’s Report Card: How Do We Measure Up in the Eyes of AI?
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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The Light Within: A Tale of Revelation and Acceptance
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Exploring New Pathways: The Potential of Psilocybin in Helping the Difficult Effects of Autism
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Revenge: A Flawed Tale
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Plan for Addressing Mass Incarceration: A Vision from Oddly Robbie
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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From Heartland to Homeland: Jakob's Journey and Our Shared Quest for Peace
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Navigating My Journey from Suppression to Self-Expression: A Pride Reflection
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Embracing Neurodiversity
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Interview with GPT-4o to Dispel AI Fears: Oddly Robbie Style
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Navigating the Future with Childlike Wonder: Embracing AI and New Tech
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May 30, 2024 |
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Breaking Free: A Journey Through LDS Corrective Therapy
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May 17, 2024 |
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When "Normal" Isn't Working: Rethinking How We View Autism
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May 12, 2024 |
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Dehumanization: A Logical Perspective (special edition)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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How having honest history can help us advance as humans, by OddlyRobbie
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Beyond the Bickering: A Call for Unity and Democracy
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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What If Capybaras Ruled the Universe?" A Whimsical Dive into a Peaceful Realm
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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When the Universe Seems to Have a Quirky Sense of Humor
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Getting the courage to Walk Through that Door of Change
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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A Plea for Quiet Skies: The Unseen Turmoil of Fireworks
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Dancing Out of Control: AI Perspectives on Breaking Free
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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One Door Closes, Many More Appear
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Navigating the Future with Childlike Wonder: Embracing AI and New Tech
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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The Worship Warship: Navigating Faith's Virtual Realities
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Venturing Beyond the Veil: A Personal Odyssey into the Cosmic Connectome
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Robots, Recovery, and Radical Compassion: A New Dawn in Addiction Treatment
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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From Retaliation to Resolution: The Untapped Potential of AI for Peace
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Oct 29, 2023 |