Why does sleep become more elusive as we age? It has to do with shifts in "sleep architecture"
I Kill Giants
The key to depression, obesity, alcoholism – and more? Why the vagus nerve is so exciting to scientists
You're Not Going to Make It
The acute suicide crisis among veterinarians
There’s a way to get healthier without even going to a gym. It’s called NEAT
A New Study Paints a Different Picture of Homelessness in California
“We Have 30 Extra Years”
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You?
The Case for Banning Children from Social Media
How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain
We can reduce homelessness if we follow the science on what works
The Social Recession
Psychedelics Open Your Brain. You Might Not Like What Falls In.
How I Survived a Year in ‘the Hole’ Without Losing My Mind
The Age of Distracti-pression
On Aging Alone
Why People Are Acting So Weird
Unlearning Perfectionism
Shrooms
Opioids Feel Like Love. That’s Why They’re Deadly in Tough Times.
The Problem of Marital Loneliness
Say Goodbye to Your Manager
Parents Are Not Okay
Could Mitochondria Be the Key to a Healthy Brain?
Only Your Boss Can Cure Your Burnout
Why burnout won’t go away, even as life returns to ‘normal’
kids-need-freedom-too
How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation
Having to stay still
The Phoenix Effect
Walking Is Making a Major Comeback
How the Japanese are putting an end to extreme work weeks
I asked my students to turn in their cell phones and write about living without them
The empty promises of Marie Kondo and the craze for minimalism
Everyone Knows Memory Fails as You Age. But Everyone Is Wrong.
Shroom-Therapy Startup Edges Toward FDA Approval
Magic mushroom compound psilocybin found safe for consumption in largest ever controlled study
Science Confirms That the Vagus Nerve Is Key to Well-being
The Myth of Self-Control
How to Redesign Cities to Fight Loneliness
Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?
An Epidemic of Disbelief
The Well-Meaning Bad Ideas Spoiling a Generation
How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger
How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood
Workism Is Making Americans Miserable
Do Not Disturb
Who Killed the Weekend?
