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Chuck McGill’s “Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity” in Better Call Saul: Fiction vs. Science

Chuck McGill’s “Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity” in Better Call Saul: Fiction vs. Science

Unpacking Chuck McGill’s supposed “allergy to electricity” in Better Call Saul – a friendly deep-dive into the science of electromagnetic hypersensitivity and the psychological truth behind his condition.

Safa Rubaye, MD
ReviewReview
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The Movie Alpha Reveals the Origins of the Human–Dog Bond

The Movie Alpha Reveals the Origins of the Human–Dog Bond

What an Ice Age survival story teaches us about co-evolution, trust, and companionship

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
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Snowpiercer and the Psychology of Control

Snowpiercer and the Psychology of Control

Survival, Scarcity, and Learned Helplessness.How fighting for survival can keep us trapped psychologically

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
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John Locke in LOST: The Psychology of Meaning and Destiny

John Locke in LOST: The Psychology of Meaning and Destiny

How a stranded man’s belief in the island mirrors our deepest need to find purpose

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
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The Agentic Shift in Glass Onion: How Groupthink and Power Dress Up in Linen

The Agentic Shift in Glass Onion: How Groupthink and Power Dress Up in Linen

How Rian Johnson’s Social Satire Reveals the Dangerous Comfort of Following the “Genius” in the Room

Safa Rubaye, MD
EthicsEthics
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Free State of Jones: When a Man Sees, He Can No Longer Look Away

Free State of Jones: When a Man Sees, He Can No Longer Look Away

How Newton Knight’s View on Slavery Transformed in the Face of Humanity

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
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Nonnas (2025) – A Recipe for Meaning

Nonnas (2025) – A Recipe for Meaning

Meaning in a Grandmother’s Kitchen

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
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Severance: The Office as Cult

Severance: The Office as Cult

Explore how Apple TV’s Severance exposes workplace mind-control—and why Elon Musk’s X mirrors its tactics of intimidation, obedience, and cult-like loyalty.

Safa Rubaye, MD
SceneScene
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Trapped in a Perfect Office: The Psychology of Severance’s Corporate Surrealism

Trapped in a Perfect Office: The Psychology of Severance’s Corporate Surrealism

Why an overly pristine office and emotionless colleagues in Severance create an eerie tension more suffocating than outright cruelty.

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
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Hannibal Lecter: The Predator Wearing a Human Face

Hannibal Lecter: The Predator Wearing a Human Face

A Psychological Analysis of Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal (2001)

Safa Rubaye, MD
Science Science
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Real Pain: Transgenerational Trauma Through Historical Echoes

Real Pain: Transgenerational Trauma Through Historical Echoes

Exploring the Inherited Scars of Trauma: 'A Real Pain' and Its Reflection of Holocaust Legacy

Safa Rubaye, MD
EthicsEthics
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Conclave (2024): When Flawed Decisions Teeter Between Immorality and Genuine Evil

Conclave (2024): When Flawed Decisions Teeter Between Immorality and Genuine Evil

How Immorality Edges Toward Evil Through Flawed Choices and Far-Reaching Consequences

Safa Rubaye, MD
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