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narrative Superb science fiction story in the form of a list of failed attempts to stave off climate extinction Cory Doctorow

truth Umberto Eco on unread books Rob Beschizza

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audience-centered magic Towards an empirical theory of performing Tenyo tricks and other magic gadgets Cory Doctorow

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numinous The story of magic: how narrative destroys conjurers' effects, or elevates them to transcendence Cory Doctorow

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