This Doctor Knows Exactly How You Feel
A rare condition causes Joel Salinas to experience other people's emotions and sensations. Is mirror-touch synesthesia a superpower or a curse?
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July/August 2015
35 posts
The Most Empathetic Doctor in the World
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Give Me That Old-Time Religion
From ISIS to the Christian right, three new books explore the modern urge to go back to an original, uncorrupted version of faith.
A Bedbug’s Best Friend
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Class Struggles
School choice is tough for even the savviest parent. For immigrants, it can be hell.
Navigating the New York Public School System
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Who, What, Where, When, Weird
How oddball items came to dominate the news business, and became normal in the process.
The Tribal Rites of Motherhood on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
Wednesday Martin channels Jane Goodall as she attempts to gain access to a very select group.
How a Conservative Billionaire Is Moving Heaven and Earth to Become the Biggest Alternative Energy Giant in the Country
Philip Anschutz wants to turn his 500-square-mile cattle ranch into the world’s largest wind farm. The project would generate four times more electricity than the Hoover Dam, enough to power all of the households in Los Angeles and San Francisco. It would also make Anschutz the nation’s most unlikely environmental hero—if he can ever get the thing built.