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Apr 2025
22m 47s

Lessons with Daddies

THE BOSTON GLOBE
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In Part 2 of a two-parter about video games and change, Meredith talks to Celeste Sangiorgio, a psychologist and researcher who thinks about video games a lot. Celeste happens to be co-creating a video game that’s meant to help us navigate relationships.  Join this conversation about “The Last of Us,” “Cupid Parasite,” and a bunch of games that focus on lov ... Show More
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