Will It Ever Be Ethical for Athletes to Edit Their Genes?

Will It Ever Be Ethical for Athletes to Edit Their Genes?

Françoise Baylis on the Problematic New Science of
"Building Better Humans"

By Françoise Baylis | September 16, 2019

How Can You Know What Your Dog <br>is Really Feeling?

How Can You Know What Your Dog
is Really Feeling?

Depressed, Confused, Excited, Surprised... and We're Not Listening

By Alexandra Horowitz | September 12, 2019

Why Does Sickness Feel So Isolating When Everyone is Sick?

Why Does Sickness Feel So Isolating When Everyone is Sick?

Natalie Adler on Anne Boyer's The Undying

By Natalie Adler | September 11, 2019

The Humble Origins of the Man Who Discovered Dark Matter

The Humble Origins of the Man Who Discovered Dark Matter

On Fritz Zwicky's Attempts to Assimilate in America

By John Johnson, Jr. | September 11, 2019

Brief Interviews with Imaginary Friends (and the Kids Who<br> Love Them)

Brief Interviews with Imaginary Friends (and the Kids Who
Love Them)

for things invisible." TRUTH.">"Growth into the adult world comes with suspicion and anxiety
for things invisible." TRUTH.

By J. Bradley Wigger | September 9, 2019

A Brief History of American Pharma: From Snake Oil to Big Money

A Brief History of American Pharma: From Snake Oil to Big Money

Mike Magee on the Dark Side of the Medical Industrial Complex

By Mike Magee | September 5, 2019

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A robot read 3.5 million books to find we describe women by appearance, and men by virtue.

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The Deafening Silence of a Pharmaceutical Company in the Face of the Opioid Crisis

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Purdue Pharma's Response: Too Little and Too Late

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Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Science

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From Foxes and Penguins to the Origins of Consciousness

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How, Exactly, Did We Come Up with What Counts As 'Normal'?

How, Exactly, Did We Come Up with What Counts As 'Normal'?

A Brief History of the Pseudoscience Behind the Myth of the "Average"

By Jonathan Mooney | August 16, 2019

The Theranos Effect: <br> When Cutting-Edge Scientists Are Frauds

The Theranos Effect:
When Cutting-Edge Scientists Are Frauds

The Tragicomic Farce of Faking It in the Lab

By Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis | August 14, 2019

Do We Care Enough About Animals to Save Them From Extinction?

Do We Care Enough About Animals to Save Them From Extinction?

Jane Rawson on Empathy Deficit and the Work of Contemporary Fiction

By Jane Rawson | August 13, 2019

What the Beginning of an Ebola Outbreak Looks Like

What the Beginning of an Ebola Outbreak Looks Like

Richard Preston Chronicles the Epidemic of 2013

By Richard Preston | August 2, 2019

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