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How ancient flames calm the modern nervous system

I built a fire pit in my backyard and every time I use it my anxiety dissolves and I can't explain why.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Fire speaks to neural pathways carved by millions of years of human gathering around flame.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Fire and the first human technology?”

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