Susannah Cahalan
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Why beavers are so much cooler than you ever thought
There’s a reason why so many schools have beavers as mascots and why they’ve long been symbols of wealth, industry and luck.
How 'Brain on Fire' author's memoir has helped save thousands of lives
Ten years after the publication of her memoir, "Brain on Fire," former New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan's story is still helping lead to major medical breakthroughs and diagnoses of...
Big Tech wants your kid to be their consumer, even if it harms them
Big Tech knows that screens and social media are making our kids sick, so why aren't companies doing something about it?
Why teen boys and girls will sext no matter what you tell them
Consensual sexting is an ingrained part of teen hook-up culture.
1971 druggie diary ‘Go Ask Alice’ was made up by suburban housewife
Teen memoir "Go Ask Alice" has shocked decades of readers with its lurid account of heroin addiction, prostitution and death. But it was all made up by a suburban housewife.
The female hyena has an 8-inch clitoris—plus more animal genital trivia
Biologists are finally studying the genitals of female animals — and what they're discovering is truly wild.
‘Who killed Jane Stanford?’ New book reveals university founder’s killer
The Gilded Age murder of a university benefactor was the cold-case crime of the century. A new book finally solves the mystery.
Inside the swinging ’60s home where Dennis Hopper’s marriage unraveled
The house, known as just “1712,” was owned by actress Brooke Hayward and her enfant terrible husband Hopper during eight tumultuous years of marriage, and filled to the brim with...
Rats are kind, empathetic and great neighbors (they even give massages!)
The pandemic has been disastrous for rat PR.
How Silicon Valley taught America to treat work as a religion
How Silicon Valley taught America to treat work as a religion.
How getting divorced can make you sick — and even lead to early death
After her husband left her, science writer Florence Williams found out how getting a divorce can make you ill — and even lead to early death.
The three deadliest poisons you never, ever want to ingest
A new book, “A Taste for Poison”, out now, by scientist and biophysics professor Neil Bradbury, outlines 11 poisons, how they work, and some of the most notorious criminals who...
Why sweat, the ‘biological superpower,’ should be revered — not feared
Bill Hayes, author of "Sweat: A History of Exercise," explains why perspiration should be prized.
Why more men are suffering from infertility than ever before
Why more men are suffering from infertility than ever before.
How virtual reality therapy can cure PTSD, obesity and even the pain of childbirth
How virtual reality therapy is helping cure patients of the worst pain imaginable.
The weird human garbage found inside whales will make you sick
A new book reveals the shocking human trash whales swallow in our seas — including one that ate an entire greenhouse, complete with flowerpots
Kanye West needs help, but mental-health laws make it tough to intervene
Considering he’s made a career out of provocation, it’s not easy to tell where Kanye West the showman ends and Kanye West the troubled man begins. But it’s clear by...
The number of friends you have could determine how long you live
We all know that friends are good for the soul, but a compelling new book argues that they’re also good for the body — while “frenemies” might actually make us...
How 'brain hacking' could help fight Alzheimer's, depression and more
Now a groundbreaking theory of brain illness — presented in a thrilling new book by science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa called “The Angel and the Assassin” (Ballantine Books) — offers...
Stanford professor who changed America with just one study was also a liar
Stanford psychology and law professor David Rosenhan could transfix an audience in a crowded lecture hall with just a few words. “What is abnormality?” he would ask undergraduate students, his...