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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 19 Feb 2015

    A beautiful reflection on mortality by a great man. http://nyti.ms/17XYY0a 

    9:08 PM - 19 Feb 2015
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      1. Arturo Bouzas‏ @abouzasr 19 Feb 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        Como decir adiós, Oliver Sacks anuncia su cáncer.. "@sapinker: A beautiful reflection on mortality by a great man. http://nyti.ms/17XYY0a ”

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      1. Miss BetseyTrotwood‏ @Suzyiam 19 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker @SecularNZ Wonderful letter.

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      1. Kat Djali‏ @KatDeeUK 19 Feb 2015
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        “@sapinker: A beautiful reflection on mortality by a great man. http://nyti.ms/17XYY0a ” #OliverSacks #Cancer #wonderful

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      2. ᗡʎs˥exicƃǝuıns‏ @eusebiusclay 20 Feb 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        .@sapinker The man who mistook Oliver Sacks for an Atheist: An Autobiography.

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      3. Samæl Luthorne‏ @LokiAthena 20 Feb 2015
        Replying to @eusebiusclay

        @eusebiusclay @sapinker I mistook Oliver Sacks for a synesthetic saxophone.

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      4. ᗡʎs˥exicƃǝuıns‏ @eusebiusclay 20 Feb 2015
        Replying to @LokiAthena

        @LokiAthena @sapinker I missed my rice. Then I took a hat.

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      1. Moon Antlers‏ @MoonAntlers 20 Feb 2015
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        “@sapinker: A beautiful reflection on mortality by a great man. http://nyti.ms/17XYY0a ”. Sad news indeed.

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      1. Ricardo Vigón‏ @drvigon 20 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Certainly, both extents.

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      1. Andrea James‏ @Decisions_Made_ 20 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker just reposted that on my @RebelMouse http://rbl.ms/1w11KHy 

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      1. Alexis P. Davis, MSSA‏ @SocialPsychA 19 Feb 2015
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        Such an inspiration to this budding psychologist “@sapinker: A beautiful reflection on mortality by a great man. http://nyti.ms/17XYY0a ”

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      1. Feral Play‏ @FeralPlay81 19 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker "It is the fate of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death"

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      1. ThamesmeadGirl‏ @juliead29198071 19 Feb 2015
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        Bad news about one of my heroes '@sapinker: A beautiful reflection on mortality by a great man. http://nyti.ms/17XYY0a 

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      1. Graham Chivers  ✏️‏ @deepgreendesign 19 Feb 2015
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        MT @sapinker A beautiful reflection on #mortality by a great man http://nyti.ms/17XYY0a  #Culture #Ethics #Atheist #CdnPoli #TLOT #UkPolitics

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      1. Sue Cooper‏ @Dogsonthecouch 19 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Thank you for tweeting Oliver Sack's article on facing his terminal cancer.

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      1. Joseph Karg‏ @JosephKarg 19 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Thank you for sharing. This is beautiful.

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      1. Fifth Beatle‏ @DPCarv 19 Feb 2015
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        “@sapinker: A beautiful reflection on mortality by a great man. http://nyti.ms/17XYY0a ”. Love this!

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