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Sep 2015
44m 38s

The Unlanguaged Mind: Feral Children

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The feral child occupies two worlds: that of lighthearted myth and depressing reality. We entertain ourselves with fantasies about wolf-reared infants, but most studies of feral children stem from cases of extreme child abuse and neglect. Join Robert and 
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