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From Austen to Larkin: Why Writers Could Be More Prone to Hypochondria

From Austen to Larkin: Why Writers Could Be More Prone to Hypochondria

Caroline Crampton Considers the Intersection of Creative Pursuits and Health Anxiety

By Caroline Crampton | April 26, 2024

What Longer Lifespans Mean For Overall Human Health

What Longer Lifespans Mean For Overall Human Health

Andrew J. Scott on Aging and Disease in the Modern World

By Andrew J. Scott | April 26, 2024

The Journey of a Madwoman: Between Facts, Memory, and a Fractured Self

The Journey of a Madwoman: Between Facts, Memory, and a Fractured Self

Suzanne Scanlon on Remembering and Returning to a Disappearing Past

By Suzanne Scanlon | April 18, 2024

The Woman With the Mysterious Illness Behind Freud’s Famous “Talking Cure”

The Woman With the Mysterious Illness Behind Freud’s Famous “Talking Cure”

Gabriel Brownstein on the Long Tradition of Men Misdiagnosing Women’s Maladies

By Gabriel Brownstein | April 17, 2024

Information Overload: How Overthinking Feeds Our Innate Superstitions

Information Overload: How Overthinking Feeds Our Innate Superstitions

Amanda Montell on the Mental Magic Tricks We Play On Ourselves

By Amanda Montell | April 10, 2024

What the Shadowy History of Women’s Health Tells Us About Its Uncertain Future

What the Shadowy History of Women’s Health Tells Us About Its Uncertain Future

Clare Beams on the Dark Legacy of a Purported Pregnancy Miracle Drug

By Clare Beams | April 9, 2024

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17th-Century Dildo Shopping with the Ladies: On the Contested Terrain of Early Modern Desire

17th-Century Dildo Shopping with the Ladies: On the Contested Terrain of Early Modern Desire

Annabelle Hirsch Explores the History of Female Self-Pleasure

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Sororal Death and Sad, Sexy Icons: Emmeline Clein on Eating Disorder Memoirs and the Contagion of Identification

Sororal Death and Sad, Sexy Icons: Emmeline Clein on Eating Disorder Memoirs and the Contagion of Identification

“For all the girls who weren’t wrong and all the girls who were.”

By Emmeline Clein | February 28, 2024

A Betrayal of Instinct: What Happens to Human Body When It Stops Eating

A Betrayal of Instinct: What Happens to Human Body When It Stops Eating

John Oakes on the Scientific and Biological Processes Behind Fasting

By John Oakes | February 26, 2024

Work-Life Imbalance: How the Pandemic Ruined Our Understanding of “Free” Time

Work-Life Imbalance: How the Pandemic Ruined Our Understanding of “Free” Time

Gary S. Cross Examines the Idea of Free Time in Grind Culture

By Gary S. Cross | February 19, 2024

More (And More) Meat: How Doctors Treated Diabetes Before Insulin Therapy

More (And More) Meat: How Doctors Treated Diabetes Before Insulin Therapy

Gary Taubes on the History of Diet-Based Remedies For Chronic Illness

By Gary Taubes | January 26, 2024

The Splintering of the Self: Annie Liontas on Life After Concussion

The Splintering of the Self: Annie Liontas on Life After Concussion

“I tell myself that the brain injury did not take away a self, rather it revealed many other selves heretofore unknown to me.”

By Annie Liontas | January 18, 2024

My Search for Answers in the Fringe “30 Bananas a Day” Movement

My Search for Answers in the Fringe “30 Bananas a Day” Movement

Jacqueline Alnes on the Promises of Freelee The Banana Girl and Durianrider

By Jacqueline Alnes | January 17, 2024

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