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Many people prefer a view of human nature that includes a true side and a false side - in other words, humans have a single genuine aim and the rest is decoration, evasion, or cover-up. That's intuitive, but it's incomplete. A study of the brain necessitates a more nuanced view of human nature.

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David Eagleman
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: April 25
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
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