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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

Understanding the American Drug Crisis: A Reading List

Understanding the American Drug Crisis: A Reading List

Ben Westhoff on How Nonfiction Helps Us Move Beyond the Headlines

By Ben Westhoff | September 3, 2019

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

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What Data-Driven Corporate Medicine Has Wrought

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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

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

Purdue Pharma's Response: Too Little and Too Late

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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

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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"

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

The Theranos Effect:
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The Tragicomic Farce of Faking It in the Lab

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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

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A Brief and Awful History <br>of the Lobotomy

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