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October• 2018 | 1OCTOBER 2018The Mind
24 THE AMAZING SCIENCE
OF ACCIDENTAL SAVANTS
What can previously untapped
talents teach us?ADAM PIORE
FROM THE BOOKTHE BODY BUILDERS
The Mind
32 HOW TO CREATE
AN AHA! MOMENT
Flashes of insight can help solve
complex problems. Here’s how.
BRUCE GRIERSON
FROMPSYCHOLOGY TODAY
Drama in Real Life
42 ‘FIND MY SON’
A NSW father’s desperate search
for his missing son.HELEN SIGNY
Art of Living
50 LEARNTOLOVE
LIVING ALONE
A guide to embracing single life.
JANE MATHEWSFROM THE BOOKTHE
ART OF LIVING ALONE AND LOVING IT
Life Well Lived
56 WHO WILL YOU BE TO ME?
Nothing prepared her for
being a stepmother.
BETSY GRAZIANI FASBINDERFROM
THE BOOKFILLING HER SHOES
Investigation
60 THE FOOD DETECTIVES
Food fraud is a billion-dollar
business.TIM BOUQUETPsychology
70 THE FEAR FACTOR
One woman’s journey back from
panic attacks.BONNIE MUNDAYCulture
76 WHERE COOL CATS
HANG OUT
The growing fur-nomenon of
cat cafés.TIM HULSEParenting
88 WHY KINDNESS MATTERS
A grieving mother counters
bullying.JACKI JAMESWho Knew?
92 DAVID BOWIE, THE SPIDER
Thousands of new species need
naming each year.JACOB DUBÉ
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