Mind Reader

Cogito ergo sum, baby

Toddlers have amazing philosophical minds that work like computers and can teach us a world about ourselves

Robert Burton Thursday, Aug 13, 2009 10:18 AM UTC 20
All Salon Children, Mind Reader

Big Pharma says your mysterious pain is real

A brain scan told them so. And now they can sell you a drug. But what is unreal pain?

Robert Burton Thursday, Jun 11, 2009 10:20 AM UTC 87
All Salon Mind Reader

A judge without empathy is inhuman

The anti-Obama rallying cry that a Supreme Court justice must rule by reason alone is ignorant of how our minds and bodies work.

Robert Burton Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:51 AM UTC 66
All Salon Supreme Court, Mind Reader

PBS’s latest infomercial

By airing another self-help show disguised as medical science -- the dubious "UltraMind Solution" -- the public network continues to undermine its credibility.

Robert Burton Thursday, Mar 12, 2009 10:45 AM UTC 125
All Salon Mind Reader, PBS

The dark lesson of Bernie Madoff

The financier ripped off his lifelong friends and clients with callous precision. He should be a case study of human cruelty.

Robert Burton Thursday, Feb 26, 2009 11:38 AM UTC 190
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Should Johnny play linebacker?

Concussions sustained in high school sports may put young athletes at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.

Robert Burton Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009 11:45 AM UTC 32
All Salon Mind Reader, Health

My candidate, myself

Even when faced with new facts and insights, most voters don't change their minds about their favorite candidates. A neurologist explains how they might.

Robert Burton Monday, Sep 22, 2008 10:43 AM UTC 229
All Salon 2008 Elections, Mind Reader

Born that gay

Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological?

Robert Burton Friday, Sep 12, 2008 10:40 AM UTC 66
All Salon Mind Reader, LGBT

Why “placebo” is not a dirty word

Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments.

Robert Burton Friday, Aug 1, 2008 11:31 AM UTC 31
All Salon Mind Reader, Medicine, Psychology

Brain scam

Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?

Robert Burton Monday, May 12, 2008 10:32 AM UTC 65
Life Mind Reader, PBS, Science

Buff up your brain

Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health?

Robert Burton Monday, Mar 31, 2008 11:16 AM UTC 50
Life Mind Reader, Science

The certainty epidemic

We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves?

Robert Burton Friday, Feb 29, 2008 12:10 PM UTC 79
Life Mind Reader, Psychology, Science

How looks can kill

People obsessed with their appearance suffer from a biological disorder, researchers now say. But not so fast: It's still our culture that warps our brains.

Robert Burton Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 12:06 PM UTC 55
Life Mind Reader, Science, Health

The man who lost his past

The documentary film "Unknown White Male," about a New York stockbroker who loses his memory, is medically implausible. But it offers an important lesson about an overlooked illness.

Robert Burton Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 12:55 PM UTC 21
Life Mind Reader, Psychology, Science

We’re prejudiced, now what?

Scientists now tell us bias toward others may be innate. But that doesn't mean we have to behave like Bill O'Reilly.

Robert Burton Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 11:00 AM UTC 81
Life Mind Reader, Bill O'Reilly

The light’s on, but is anybody home?

An extraordinary brain study concludes that a woman in a vegetative state is aware of herself. It's a dangerous claim that could throw families and physicians into turmoil.

Robert Burton Tuesday, Sep 25, 2007 11:25 AM UTC 68
Life Mind Reader

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