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The Best Way to Stop a Negative-Thought Spiral

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Genius at Work: How Franz Boas Created the Field of Cultural Anthropology

Archive photo of Franz Boas reenacting a Kwakiutl ceremonial dance to assist Smithsonian Institution sculptors building a diorama

Boas reenacts a Kwakiutl ceremonial dance to assist Smithsonian Institution sculptors building a diorama. (Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives)

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