Merrill Joan Gerber has been writing fiction, essays, and memoirs—and getting her work published regularly—for well over half a century. I was curious about her long writing life and her various routes... Read more »
I knew exactly what AI was doing. I could name the mechanisms in real time. I could see the validation loops, recognize the flattery, and catch the subtle ways AI keeps a... Read more »
Is too much information a bad thing? When it comes to anxiety, the flood of information that we can now get from technology is problematic. In fact, one study found a significant... Read more »
In 2001, Angela Friederici invited me to spend a month at the Max Planck Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience in Leipzig. I arrived speaking no German. That month taught me what it felt... Read more »
Although springtime is synonymous with new beginnings, this is not always the case with romantic relationships among young people today. During their parents’ generation, relationships were expected to culminate in marriage. Today,... Read more »
Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist who barely survived the Holocaust and Nazi death camps, described the existential vacuum as one of the defining experiences of the modern world. If anyone had earned... Read more »
“Ultra-processed foods are industrial creations made with little—if any—whole foods that often contain large amounts of added sugar and salt” (Berg, 2024). They are typically “infused with artificial colors and additives, and... Read more »
There I sat, alone in my home office, speaking on camera while an unnamed AI entity interviewed me for a remote writing job. You genuinely cannot make this up. “She” was poised,... Read more »
Approximately 1 in 8 women experience postpartum depression (PPD), making it one of the most common complications of childbirth. As the maternal health field moves toward promoting “breast is best,” there has... Read more »
I’m excited to introduce a new feature on my Psychology Today blog: Wellness Reads by Dr. Deb. This series is designed for anyone who loves learning how psychology, wellness, and everyday life... Read more »