In “Dear Oliver,” neuroscientist Susan Barry describes how her 10-year correspondence with Oliver Sacks unleashed her inner author.
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End of life patients face mental health challenges uniquely existential and spiritual in nature — but psychedelics are emerging as a possible solution to relieve the suffering.
Which studies are actually worth the hype?
Your old-fashioned chronological age is just a number. Your biological age can tell you how healthy you really are.
Objective reality exists, but what can you know about it that isn’t subjective. According to some neuroscientists, not much.
Entrenched business wisdom says that community-led economic systems are pure fantasy. Douglas Rushkoff disagrees.
Taking the floor is all about connecting authentically with your audience. Here’s how.
If the past is any guide, things are going to take off quickly.
Almost everything we can observe and measure follows what’s known as a normal distribution, or a Bell curve. There’s a profound reason why.
The serotonin theory of depression started to be widely promoted in the 1990s, coinciding with a push to prescribe more SSRIs.
Since the 1980s, engineered monoclonal antibodies have been knocking out invading germs. Sperm may be next.
An insect? A vermin? An unwanted animal? What in the world is Franz Kafka talking about?
Just being a pessimist, cynic, or apathetic doesn’t make you a nihilist.
A small, Seattle-based study will look to see if the psychedelic can alleviate the pandemic’s mental health impact.
The chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally.
Because the milk was thin and had an unnatural, bluish tint, vendors stirred in additives such as chalk, flour, eggs, and Plaster-of-Paris.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
Most people have a distorted view of what being a scientist is like. Scientists need to make a greater effort to challenge stereotypes.
Susannah Fox, former chief technology officer for the HHS, explains how technology has empowered us to help fill in the cracks of the healthcare system.
The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners.
From ibuprofen to fentanyl, it’s about meeting the pain where it’s at.
Would you want to live in any of these places?
There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
When we fail to help in a bad situation, we are morally responsible. So, why don’t we pick up others’ litter?
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
In an attempt to prove Christianity inferior to communism, a Soviet scientist hoped to play God.