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Searching for Women's Voices in the Harshest Landscape on Earth

Searching for Women's Voices in the Harshest Landscape on Earth

Elizabeth Rush on Antarctica, the "Last Male Sanctuary."

By Elizabeth Rush | September 16, 2019

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

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

By Mike Magee | September 5, 2019

Understanding the American Drug Crisis: A Reading List

By Ben Westhoff | September 3, 2019

On the Brain: We're Not As Hardwired As We Think

By Gina Rippon | August 30, 2019

What Data-Driven Corporate Medicine Has Wrought

What Data-Driven Corporate Medicine Has Wrought

Terrence Holt Revisits Paul Starr's Classic, The Social Transformation of American Medicine

By Terrence Holt | August 29, 2019

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

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

By Jonny Diamond | August 28, 2019

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

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

Purdue Pharma's Response: Too Little and Too Late

By John Halpern and David Blistein | August 28, 2019

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Science

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Science

From Foxes and Penguins to the Origins of Consciousness

By Literary Hub | August 23, 2019

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

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