We Asked ChatGPT to Write Performance Reviews and They Are Wildly Sexist (and Racist)
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She Helped Unlock the Science of the Covid Vaccine
Kizzmekia Corbett helped lead a team of scientists contributing to one of the most stunning achievements in the history of immunizations: a highly effective, easily manufactured vaccine against Covid-19.
A Huge Number of People Are Lying About Taking COVID Safety Seriously
Misrepresenting your symptoms or how cautious you’re being can have dire consequences.
The Man Who Thought AIDS Was All In The Mind
I look at one of the most remarkable articles in the history of psychology
Why People Are Acting So Weird
Crime, “unruly passenger” incidents, and other types of strange behavior have all soared recently. Why?
Can police brutality be reduced through better training? Here’s what the evidence says.
Police reforms, like implicit bias training or procedural justice, show some promise, but evidence suggests their impact is limited.
Inside a US Neo-Nazi Homeschool Network With Thousands of Members
A Ohio couple has been unmasked as leaders of the neo-Nazi “Dissident Homeschool” Telegram channel that distributes lesson plans to 2,400 members.
How a Pre-Wedding Diet Led to an Eating Disorder
One bride talks about how the desire to lose weight quickly spiraled out of control.
COVID-Conscious Therapist Directory
Directory of psychologists, therapists, and other mental health providers who respect and validate the anxiety and stress you're facing as the COVID-19 pandemic carries on. Living through this already has enough of an impact on our mental health – you shouldn't have to worry that your counselor will
Your therapist shouldn’t be on TikTok
On social media, therapists are turning consultation room conversations into memes. It’s a sinister trend.
New 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms
Widely used test kept Black people from getting kidney transplants sooner. Now that's changing.
The widely used eGFR test overestimates kidney function in Black patients, leaving some off the transplant list. A new policy tries to correct that.
Rebranding placebos
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The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene
How a woman whose muscles disappeared discovered she shared a disease with a muscle-bound Olympic medalist.
Selena Gomez Opens Up About Living With Bipolar Disorder
The singer reveals her experience with psychosis and details her diagnosis in her new documentary, My Mind and Me.
Opinion | I Edited Mental Illness Out of My College Applications. I’m Not Alone.
More and more young people struggle with mental health. Do universities want to hear about it?
Police, Prosecutors Used Junk Science to Decide 911 Callers Were Liars
Tracing the fallacy of 911 call analysis through the justice system, from Quantico to the courtroom.
I was hospitalized against my will. I know firsthand the harm it can cause
New York City’s plan to expand involuntary hospitalization is the opposite of ‘compassionate care’
‘Major Trustee, Please Prioritize’: How NYU’s E.R. Favors the Rich
Dozens of doctors said the nonprofit hospital pressured them to give preferential treatment to donors, trustees and their families.
From heart disease to IUDs: How doctors dismiss women’s pain
Many women say doctors have dismissed their pain, and several studies confirm that gender bias routinely leads to denials of pain relief for female patients.
Young adults are struggling with their mental health. Is more childhood independence the answer? - MindShift
New research suggests improving college mental health may be helped by reshaping modern childhood.
The Failed Promise of Online Mental-Health Treatment
Heavy advertising and other strategies from Silicon Valley’s playbook boost providers’ growth but not the quality of care.
This School Calls the Police on Students Every Other Day
An Illinois school for students with disabilities has routinely used the police to handle discipline, resulting in the highest arrest rate of any district in the country. In one recent year, half of Garrison School students were arrested.
The Philanthropic Wellspring of Modern Race Science
Wickliffe Draper spent his inheritance helping to skew the science of human difference. That mission continues among beneficiaries of his largesse.
The Mystery of the Blue Whale Songs
Earth’s largest animals are singing in ever-lower tones, and nobody knows why.
Poor countries are developing a new paradigm of mental health care. America is taking note.
This is what the future of mental health could look like.
Police Used 911 Call Analysis to Arrest a Mother on Murder Charge
After her baby died in the night, a young mother called 911. Police thought they could read her mind just by listening. Now she’s haunted by the words she chose.
Can This Man Stop Lying?
Christopher Massimine, whose compulsive lying derailed a promising career in theater, maintains that it’s a mental illness that has dogged him since childhood.
New York City Will Hospitalize More Mentally Ill People Involuntarily
Mayor Eric Adams directed city agencies, including the Police Department, to take people who appear mentally ill and seem likely to harm others to hospitals for psychiatric care.
For Many Disabled People, a Battle to Stay in Australia or New Zealand
The two countries are outliers in routinely rejecting potential migrants on the basis of medical needs, leaving families with one ill member to struggle in a legal limbo.