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Treating the earliest signs of psychopathy
Labeling a child a psychopath can be incredibly harmful, but there might be ways to treat these unsettling personality traits early. Maia Szalavitz, author and contributing opinion writer for the Th…
Published on 4 weeks ago
The mystery and misery of headaches
Forty percent of the global population suffers from headache disorders, and scientists don’t really know why. Tom Zeller Jr. is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Undark, a nonprofit digital magazine…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Why we still need shade in an A.C. world
Ancient cities designed shade into their built environments — a lesson present-day builders could learn from. Environmental journalist Sam Bloch joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how, in a world that f…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Spilling the tea on low-T
Ads for testosterone-replacement therapy are everywhere, but what percentage of men should be paying attention? Stephanie Pappas is a freelance science journalist, and she joins host Krys Boyd to dis…
Published on 1 month ago
Do we need to be nice to A.I.?
If you’re someone who reflexively thanks Siri or Alexa for the answer to a question, you may be anticipating our future relationship with artificial intelligence. Sigal Samuel is a senior reporter fo…
Published on 1 month ago
Is it too late to save social security?
If Congress doesn’t act, social security will be drained in 8 years. Teresa Ghilarducci is professor of economics and policy analysis at the New School for Social Research, and she serves as the dire…
Published on 1 month ago
Where does language come from?
A language that was spoken thousands of years ago eventually morphed into nearly all of the languages spoken today in the West. Science writer Laura Spinney joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the proto-…
Published on 1 month ago
Why adolescence looks different today
Adolescence looks a lot different from today’s parents or grandparents’ generations — and it’s beginning even earlier. Matt Richtel, health and science reporter at The New York Times, joins host Krys…
Published on 1 month ago
Is wellness just for the well-off?
When we treat ourselves to “self-care,” maybe what we’re really trying to achieve is Nirvana? Amy Larocca is a journalist who spent 20 years at New York magazine as both fashion director and editor a…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Does the world need more people?
Falling global birth rates could be setting us up for disastrous consequences down the line. Dean Spears is founding executive director of r.i.c.e., a nonprofit that works to promote children’s healt…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago