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The poet and journalist Melissa Bond had terrible insomnia. Her doctor prescribed Ativan, a benzodiazepine. Then her life fell apart.
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The poet and journalist Melissa Bond had terrible insomnia. Her doctor prescribed Ativan, a benzodiazepine. Then her life fell apart.
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It seems an obvious question: What is life? But science writer Carl Zimmer says the answer to it is far more complicated than it appears at first glance.…
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As a new mom, NPR science reporter Michaeleen Doucleff was overwhelmed by motherhood and underwhelmed by the parenting advice she found in American…
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In 2017, a telescope on Maui spotted … something hurtling through our solar system. While much of the scientific community offered various explanations,…
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Maria Konnikova was having a bad year. So, to help pull herself out, this Harvard-trained psychologist decided to take up high stakes, competitive poker…
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Why do we dream? That’s one of the questions that Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold are trying to answer in their book, When Brains Dream: Exploring the…
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The new year means a lot of us are committing to new exercise routines — routines we’re going to “get right” this time. Only, what if we didn’t evolve to…
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The pop culture stereotype of a Neanderthal – even the word itself – conjures the image of a stumbling buffoon, dressed in a loincloth, banging some rocks…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a world where we humans don’t touch each other nearly as much as we used to. How will a touchless world change…
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With the news this week that a COVID-19 vaccine is well underway, we’re taking a look at the historic origins of immunizations. Have you ever wondered who…
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Take a breath. Like, right now. Did you use your nose or your mouth? Turns out, that matters.Journalist and author James Nestor is our guest this Friday…