Surprising Science — March 18, 2011

The Dawn of Personalized Medicine

Conventional chemotherapy is like trying to turn off the lights in your kitchen by nuking your house. Personalized medicine will try to turn off the lights by flipping a switch.

The 3 dimensions of secrets: What are you hiding and why?

This scientist collected thousands of secrets. They all had 3 things in common.

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7 min

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with

Michael Slepian

The Well

A futurist sets the stage for the next 1,000 years

We don’t need one Elon Musk. We need 8 billion empathic futurists.

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8 min

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with

Ari Wallach

Debate world champion explains how to argue

Bo Seo, Harvard’s former debate coach, explains a good argument.

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5 min

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with

Bo Seo

9 tactics to build a stronger memory and mind

Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it.

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10 min

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with

Lisa Genova

The Well

Are near-death experiences real?

A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.

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7 min

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with

Dr. Bruce Greyson

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