Today’s news is always breaking and almost always bad. Threat, urgency, crisis, divisiveness, and helplessness are all amplified. Meanwhile, psychological research suggests that constant exposure to negative news distorts perception, harms mental... Read more »
For years, we have treated ADHD as a structural “deficit” in the brain’s machinery. However, new research introduces a framework called Energy Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (EDHD), which argues that the struggle to... Read more »
Most people in the United States know what fentanyl is. They know that a tiny amount of fentanyl can kill you. They know that it can often be found mixed in with... Read more »
For decades, we’ve addressed drug problems by increasing arrests, but this approach has failed to deliver results. Today, more than 2 million people are incarcerated, and another 5 million live under some... Read more »
The sheer power of natural disasters always leaves me stunned. Despite incredible scientific and technological progress in recent millennia, humans remain at the mercy of Mother Nature when she decides to set... Read more »