Inside the teenage mind
Why understanding the wild and fragile world of adolescence helps us better know ourselves.
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Sophie McBain is associate editor of the New Statesman and writes on psychology, society and the science of us. She has reported for the New Statesman from the US and Middle East and her writing has earned her two British Society of Magazine Editors awards and the 2016 Amnesty International Award for best feature.
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