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The operating theater is an emotionally and cognitively demanding arena where anesthesiologists and surgeons operate under time pressure, uncertainty, and responsibility. Team interactions in such settings frequently reveal humor, irony, or cynicism, behaviors that represent underlying ego defense mechanisms. We explore how defense mechanisms s…
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This is a decisive moment for the rhetoric surrounding Europe. When I wrote my book SuperEurope: The Unexpected Hero of the 21st Century at the end of last year, even I could not have predicted how quickly this debate would reach the global stage. Today, the world seems divided between those who are optimistic and those who are rather pessimisti…
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