Scott McGreal :Recent studies have found that people who have used classic psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, psilocybin, and ayahuasca, often experience beneficial outcomes, including improvements in mental and physical health. Simonsson, Sexton, et...
Sheila Robinson :In the words of my southern and wise Grandpa Hood, “What gets you into a relationship is not always what keeps you there.”I grew up in a neighborhood where everyone knew everyone’s...
Anthony D. Fredericks :Atychiphobia is not a word that pops up in many conversations around the water cooler at work. Yet fear of failure is a common condition that frequently stops creativity in its...
John-Tyler Binfet, PhD :There are different ways to be kind. One approach is what is known as “Quiet Kindness,” where the initiator of kindness doesn’t reveal her identity, and, rather, delivers their kind act...
Avrum Weiss, PhD : Around the country, people are making their lists and checking them twice, trying to make sure they have gifts for all the people in their lives who matter most to...
Tony Evans, PhD :In a new study, groups of researchers teamed up to conduct a “megastudy” testing different approaches to encourage people to go to the gym more regularly (Milkman et al., 2021). As...
Marc Bekoff, PhD :A few months ago I was asked to write an endorsement for a book edited by a diverse group of researchers-John C. Ryan, Patrícia Vieira, and Monica Gagliano-titled The Mind of...
Avrum Weiss, PhD :Around the country, people are making their lists and checking them twice, trying to make sure they have gifts for all the people in their lives who matter most to them....
Life Desk :Subah Saiyara Mahbub is a 12th grade high school student in Queens, New York. She moved to New York from Bangladesh in June, 2019 to study abroad. Although Subah lives in New...
Eric Haseltine, PhD :Last week I asked my brother Bill, a molecular biologist and a founder of the field of regenerative medicine, whether radical life extension, out to 120 years or beyond, might be...
Peter Gray, PhD :If we care about the happiness and healthy development of children, we should be very concerned about what is happening with preschools. Increasingly, they are becoming what kindergartens have sadly become,...
John Elder Robison :The Lancet Commission, made up of many scientists and self-advocates that I respect, has taken the position that we should use that label to distinguish a group of people on the...
