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What I Learned from Losing $200 Million
The 2008 financial crisis taught me about the illusion of control, and how to give it up.
Nothing Snowballs Online Like Fear
How online fear feeds political smear campaigns, stock market rumors, and ISIS propaganda.
Is Japanese Culture Traumatized By Centuries of Natural Disaster?
The effects of centuries of natural disaster may be most obvious in Japanese culture.
A Vaccine for Depression?
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
The Curse That Shoes Can Break
The tragic story of the simple solution to one of the world’s most neglected diseases.
What Your Microbiome Wants for Dinner
You may think twice about your diet when you follow the metabolic fate of your food.
What Alzheimer’s Feels Like from the Inside
An investigative reporter chronicles the progression of his own disease.
Is Facebook Luring You Into Being Depressed?
Social media encourages us to follow those we envy.