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January 4, 2023

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Last of Us Transitioning from an award-winning video game to a TV show, Pedro Pascal (pictured above) plays Joel Miller, a smuggler who escorts teenage girl Ellie (Bella Ramsey) through a post-apocalyptic United States. On HBO from January 15th.
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emotional ignorance Neuroscientist Dean Burnett follows the author’s journey after his father died of COVID-19, exploring where our emotions come from and what purpose they serve. Released from January 12th.

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The science of dreams explores how and why we dream, and what our…