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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreYou 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreWhy body positivity can be toxic
Bethany C. Meyers discusses how they came to embrace the body neutrality ethos, why we need to move away from body positivity, and the calm that can come from allowing yourself to just simply be.
Read moreHow 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.
Read moreMDMA’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.
Read moreMenopause doesn’t have to be this bad
New York Times Magazine staff writer Susan Dominus talks about hormone therapy, which was once regularly prescribed but now is rarely used following a flawed study that doctors are hesitant to move past.
Read moreThe science of figuring out if ice cream is good for you
Journalist and public health historian David Merritt Johns joins us to discuss the surprising results of studies about food that’s traditionally been considered off-limits.
Read moreHow to talk to your kid about weight
Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith discusses the ways we talk about bigger bodies, dieting and inclusion with kids – and about the pressures parents feel to get it right.
Read moreJoy is made sweeter because we know pain
Author and poet Ross Gay joins us to share his essay collection about finding meaning in bleak times to create compassion, hope, and to better connect to our shared humanity.
Read moreIt’s time to check in with your senses
Author Gretchen Rubin joins us to discuss her awaking to relearn how to see, taste, touch, smell, and hear — and why she found life richer and more fulfilling when she slowed down.
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