The Mythology of Microdosing Continues to Grow. Can Science Catch Up?
Is the hype around microdosing psychedelics justified? We don’t yet know. So far, citizen science has outpaced rigorous research.
September 09th, 2019
mental health
June 19th, 2018
Understanding the Biological Mind
We’ve been here before. What are the consequences of imbuing brains with a special mystique?
January 01st, 2018
Special Issue: Connected State of Mind
Over the next three weeks, we’ll bring you an in-depth look at our relationship with technology, with an eye for how we use our smartphones and social media.
October 13th, 2017
The Myth That Mental Illness Causes Mass Shootings
“A sick, demented man.” That was Donald Trump’s assessment of Stephen Paddock, who shot nearly 600 people, leaving 58 dead, during a concert in Las Vegas earlier this month.
October 03rd, 2017
How Meditation Changes the Mind and Body From Novice to Yogi
“In the beginning nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.”
June 14th, 2017
Rethinking Autism: From Social Awkwardness to Social Creativity
We’re now understanding what people on the autism spectrum have rather than what they lack.
September 01st, 2015
Searching For Suicide: Can Google Predict Suicide?
In graduate school, I had an engineering friend named Steve who proposed that he and I, a psychologist, team up to create a machine to predict the future.
May 28th, 2015
Better Served In A Hospital, But Serving Time: Q&A With First Psychologist To Lead A Major US Jail
This past week, an indication of just how entangled mental health and criminal justice have become, Chicago’s Cook County Jail announced that Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, a clinical psychologist, will become the Executive Director of the jail.
March 17th, 2015
The Healthy Society in Fifty Years
By 2065, I predict that we will have evolved societies that explicitly embrace values and goals for ensuring the wellbeing of every person.
March 09th, 2015
The Nurture Effect: A Q&A with Anthony Biglan
In his new book, The Nurture Effect, Psychologist Anthony Biglan describes how interventions aimed at creating nurturing environments could help solve some of society’s most stubborn, harmful, and costly issues.
