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    Exploring how living organisms use darkness as active biological information, from plants timing their growth cycles to deep-sea creatures maintaining rhythms without sunlight.

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    Key Takeaways

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    When Darkness Becomes Information

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    The Hidden Architecture of Antisocial Cognition

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    The Spectrum of Everyday Manipulation

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    The Neuroscience of Callousness

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    When Empathy Becomes a Weapon

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    The Workplace Predator

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    The Digital Dark Side

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    The Empathy Paradox

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    The Path Forward

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