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Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: The Beautiful, Messy Truth of a Remembered Heart

An exploration of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and the science that makes its fiction so resonant.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: The Beautiful, Messy Truth of a Remembered Heart

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

Vivarium’s Infinite Trap: How Our Brains Wrestle With Forever

Exploring Neuroscience, Psychology, and Evolution through Lorcan Finnegan’s Surreal Suburbia

Vivarium’s Infinite Trap: How Our Brains Wrestle With Forever

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

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

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

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

Snowpiercer and the Psychology of Control

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

Snowpiercer and the Psychology of Control

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

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

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

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

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.

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

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

Real Pain: Transgenerational Trauma Through Historical Echoes

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

Real Pain: Transgenerational Trauma Through Historical Echoes

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

Adolescence: No Easy Answers to Why Jamie Did It

The 2025 limited series Adolescence discusses the complexity behind a teenager’s actions, revealing how behavior emerges from genetics, environment, culture, trauma, and social dynamics. It challenges our urge to find a straightforward explanation, instead painting a nuanced picture of adolescent psychology and the futility of searching for a single “why.”

Adolescence: No Easy Answers to Why Jamie Did It

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

The Lost City of Z: How Family Honor Shapes The Identity of Percy Fawcett

The Psychological Burden of Inherited Name

The Lost City of Z: How Family Honor Shapes The Identity of Percy Fawcett

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

Four Good Days and the Impossible Choices Parents of Addicts Face

Loving a child struggling with addiction means making heartbreaking choices that defy instinct and logic

Four Good Days and the Impossible Choices Parents of Addicts Face

The Struggle of Self-Identity in Black Swan

Nina Sayers’ descent into madness as a reflection of the human search for authenticity

The Struggle of Self-Identity in Black Swan

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

The Psychology of Giving in Elf

How Buddy’s generosity demonstrates the power of kindness and connection.

The Psychology of Giving in Elf

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

Death Note: The Unlimited Power and the Collapse of Morality

What Death Note tells us about how absolute power distorts our sense of right and wrong.

Death Note: The Unlimited Power and the Collapse of Morality

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

Pixels and Gaming as an Escape from Reality

How Pixels shows us why video games are more than just play—they’re an alternate reality where control, purpose, and mastery await.

Pixels and Gaming as an Escape from Reality

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

Old Dads: Bill Burr’s Jack Belly Battles Changing World

How One Man’s Struggle Between Old-School Values and Modern Life Drives the Comedy and Conflict

Old Dads: Bill Burr’s Jack Belly Battles Changing World

Safa Rubaye, MD

Safa Rubaye, MD

The Science of Emotions in Inside Out

Understanding the neurological foundation of each emotion in Pixar’s revolutionary film.

The Science of Emotions in Inside Out

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