Writer Aubrey Gordon debunks myths about fat people’s health and the ease of losing weight in order to further fat acceptance and fat justice in this country.
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Stop trying to be perfect
Psychology professor Thomas Curran discusses how freeing ourselves of the drive to be perfect can actually make us better at our jobs and in life.
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How to build an E.R. for mental health
Physician Dhruv Khullar discusses why emergency room departments aren’t set up to care for those in mental health crises and how some hospitals are redesigning their facilities to care for these patients.
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Global sperm counts are down. Is it time to worry?
New York magazine writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood discusses a burgeoning industry of at-home sperm testing and whether or not amping up reproduction should be a priority for our warming, resource-strapped planet.
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Want to strengthen your brain? Learn another language
Viorica Marian is a professor of psychology at Northwestern University. She explains why she believes we all have the capacity to be multilingual and how that affects the ways we perceive the world.
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At anti-porn camps, echoes of conversion therapy
Historian and journalist Hallie Lieberman discusses wilderness programs that purport to treat porn addiction with questionable methods and, critics say, promote abuse.
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Keeping Texans cool outside
Will Bostwick of Texas Monthly discusses urban environments of concrete that don’t cool down, the health hazards that causes, and innovative methods that could lead to relief.
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In Nigeria, DNA testing is a part of courtship
Harper’s contributor Krithika Varagur discusses Nigeria’s approach to “genetic responsibility,” and what couples are up against when they meet a mate whose genes when combined with their own could produce a child with the painful disease.
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You should really spend more time with people
Writer Andy Field discusses the magic of life in cities surrounded by strangers, and the ways we can interact with people to spark creativity.
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The right questions for better health
Dr. Anupam B. Jena discusses questions you can consider in advance of a health event to be better prepared to make solid decisions when the time comes to see a doctor.
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How to keep going when it feels like you’re getting nowhere
Professor Adam Alter discusses the emotions, thoughts and behaviors that hold us back — and tricks for flourishing amid our anxiety.
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MDMA’s journey from dancefloor to doctor’s office
Science journalist Rachel Nuwer discusses how MDMA – once a Schedule 1 drug – is now being heralded as a treatment for PTSD and other afflictions.
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