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Nov 2020
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101: How to Handle Words You Don't Know ...

RYAN GRAY, MD WITH JACK WESTIN
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We read a passage about how language and culture are commonly conflated. And we discuss what to do when you're confronted with words you don't know!

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/were-french-people-born-to-speak-french

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