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31 Oct

The Scapegoat

The Hotpot | October 2025 | By Lisanne 31.10 In every relationship, there’s someone who carries the tension. In some relationships, that role is the scapegoat. The scapegoat…

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28 Oct

The Cost of Now

The Decoded | October 2025 | By Lisanne 28.10 Years ago, the Hungarian philosopher of science, Ervin László, said that heavy meat eating was a crime against the future…

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20 Oct

The Paradox Brilliant Leaders Get Right

The Decoded | October 2025 | By Lisanne

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21 Jul

Why and How

The Decoded | July 2025 | By Lisanne 21.07 What if we got rid of science class? Not because science isn’t important—it is incredibly important. But because the way…

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30 Jun

The Brittle Nature of Borrowed Advice

The Decoded | June 2025 | By Lisanne

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9 Jun

Cellphones

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1 May

The Writer’s Block

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10 Apr

Slightly Out Of Sync

The Decoded | April 2025 | By Lisanne

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9 Apr

Echoes of How You Were Loved

The Decoded | April 2025 | By Lisanne 9.4 How does someone recognise love if they’re unfamiliar to it? For those who were loved as a baby,…

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2 Apr

Love, hidden till found.

The Decoded | March 2025 | By Lisanne 28.3 In the arts we often overemphasize the idea that we can know what others will love. We think…

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