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ou know that feeling when you discover something amazing, that’s been around for years but had somehow never crossed your path? That’s the way I felt when I watched the. Sure, I’ve heard the name many times before but never broadened my knowledge beyond “some famous neurologist”. And yet there was so much more to this extraordinary man: a talented writer, an astute listener, a witty raconteur, a an impish rascal, a perpetual student of the human condition. When he passed away in 2015, he left behind a wealth of crucial medical findings but, perhaps more importantly, a recipe for a full life, partially encapsulated in the new film, which we review on p116. Catch it in cinemas this September and let your serotonin receptors get flooded with warmth and positivity.

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