Subculture: End-of-Life Doulas
The latest in a series of miniature portraits of life on the fringes. As Told to Elena Gooray…
Why Macho Men Still Won’t Seek Out Help
In the Western United States, middle-aged men are self-reliant to a fault, which may partially explain the region’s…
How to Inspire Caring and Generosity: Music
The answer isn’t blowing in the wind. It’s playing on the soundtrack. By Tom Jacobs Joan Baez and…
Should You Trust Your Gut When Judging Emotions?
Probably not, according to new research. By Nathan Collins (Photo: designmilk/Flickr) For perhaps the same weird reasons people…
Does Anyone Really Know How to Reduce Health-Care Spending?
An organization you’ve probably never heard of is working on it. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images)…
Your Microbes, Yourself
In his new book, Rodney Dietert argues that it’s time to re-configure our relationship with germs: Instead of…
American-Led Airstrikes Are Becoming More Deadly for Civilians in Syria
Do recent attacks in the U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria signal a troubling new…
Fact-Checking the Crime Statistics in Donald Trump’s Convention Speech
The Republican presidential candidate emphasizes an uptick in violent crime—and overlooks some basic facts about crime rates in…
Remember the First Ladies
On what the first lady has in common with other mothers across America. By Susannah Howe First Lady…
The NBA Is Relocating the All-Star Game Out of Protest to North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill
The National Basketball Association announced today that it will relocate the 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte, North Carolina,…