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title: "Insight into the theory of mind"
date: 2009-07-19
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# Insight into the theory of mind

[Cool article about the imaginative empathy](http://edwardwillett.com/2009/07/insight-into-the-theory-of-mind/) fiction writers use to get inside their characters' heads. The author explores the science behind our brain's ability to do this despite lacking the experiences of others.