Cogito ergo sum, baby
Toddlers have amazing philosophical minds that work like computers and can teach us a world about ourselves
Thursday, Aug 13, 2009 10:18 AM UTC 20All Salon Children, Mind Reader
Robert Burton
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?
Thursday, Jun 11, 2009 10:20 AM UTC 87All 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.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:51 AM UTC 66All 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.
Thursday, Mar 12, 2009 10:45 AM UTC 125All 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.
Thursday, Feb 26, 2009 11:38 AM UTC 190All Salon Mind Reader
How bad is pancreatic cancer?
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery on Thursday. One doctor assesses the risks.
Friday, Feb 6, 2009 11:43 AM UTC 15All Salon Environment, Cancer
Should Johnny play linebacker?
Concussions sustained in high school sports may put young athletes at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009 11:45 AM UTC 32All 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.
Monday, Sep 22, 2008 10:43 AM UTC 229All Salon 2008 Elections, Mind Reader
Born that gay
Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological?
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 10:40 AM UTC 66All 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.
Friday, Aug 1, 2008 11:31 AM UTC 31All Salon Mind Reader, Medicine, Psychology
Where have you gone, Marcus Welby?
Family doctors are a dying breed that is not being revived by medical students. This is the healthcare crisis the candidates should be talking about.
Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 10:40 AM UTC 66Life Science, Health
We are family
Are humans unique in the animal kingdom? Neuroscience pioneer Michael Gazzaniga thinks so. He is not convincing.
Tuesday, Jul 1, 2008 10:19 AM UTC 39Entertainment Science, Books
Brain scam
Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
Monday, May 12, 2008 10:32 AM UTC 65Life 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?
Monday, Mar 31, 2008 11:16 AM UTC 50Life 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?
Friday, Feb 29, 2008 12:10 PM UTC 79Life 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.
Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 12:06 PM UTC 55Life 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.
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 12:55 PM UTC 21Life 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.
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 11:00 AM UTC 81Life 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.
Tuesday, Sep 25, 2007 11:25 AM UTC 68Life Mind Reader
Requiem for a poker game
Poker has been spoiled by TV tournaments and players schooled online. In the battle for the big payoff, wit and camaraderie have been trumped by computer logic and greed.
Saturday, Jul 28, 2007 12:00 PM UTC 56All Salon
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