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  • Re•frac•tor n. 1) A telescope that uses a lens to bring light to a focus at the end of a long tube. 2) A person that refracts

    On the Refractor blog, Supraterranean creator and administrator Nick Meador discusses creativity and culture, mostly in relation to books, movies, and technology, all filtered through the lenses of psychology and philosophy.

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