Articles & Essays


SCIENTIST AT WORK: CLAUDIUS CONRAD, A MUSICIAN WHO PERFORMS WITH A SCALPEL
New York Times, 20 MAY 2008

TO DISCLOSE OR NOT TO DISCLOSE:
A renowned radio show's conflict-of-interest blunder underscores the need for transparency

Columbia Journalism Review, 21 May 2008

An Omnidirectional Treadmill Means One Giant Leap for Virtual Reality
WIRED, June 2008

THE WILD SALMON DEBATE: or Why I Swore Off the Farmed Stuff
Eating Well, March/April 2008

ERIC KANDEL: From Mind to Brain and Back Again
Scientific American Mind, Oct/Nov 2007

THE GREGARIOUS BRAIN: The genetic and evolutionary roots of sociability
New York Times Magazine, 8 July 2007

THE PAIN GATE: A rare disorder opens a window on pain
Scientific American Mind, April/May 2007

HOW TO BE A GENIUS: It really is 99 percent sweat
New Scientist, 15 September 2006

TURNING OFF DEPRESSION: Profile of neurologist Helen Mayberg
Scientific American Mind, August/September 2006

FORENSICS UNDER FIRE: DNA'S accuracy puts traditional forensics on trial
Popular Mechanics, July 2006


A REVEALING REFLECTION: Mirror neurons, talk, walk, and culture
Scientific American Mind, April 2006

A DEPRESSION SWITCH? An experimental brain surgery raises hope, and lots of questions
New York Times Magazine, 2 April 2006

AVIAN FLU: Tracking the Spread in Wild Birds
Audubon, March 2006

SUNKEN TREASURES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN: Mapping Bronzes Age Trade Routes
New Scientist, 04 March 2006

MASTERY OF EMOTIONS: Joseph LeDoux and the Discovery of Fear
Scientific American Mind, Feb/March 2006

TRIAL AND ERROR: How scientific-journal peer review allows fraud, error, and a bit of hubris
New York Times Magazine, 15 January 2006

Run-AMC: Why Advanced Market Commitments for vaccines are being oversold
Slate, 29 December 2005

WHERE'S MY AVIAN FLU SHOT? The race to make a vaccine for bird flu
Slate, 20 October 2005
KID POWER: How vaccinating schoolchildren can save us all from the flu
Slate, 11 October 2005
BIG ANSWERS FROM LITTLE PEOPLE: Psychologist Liz Spelke plumbs the depths of infant cognition
Scientific American Mind, October 2005

CHRISTOF KOCH'S QUEST: Chasing the neural correlates of consciousness
Scientific American Mind, June 2005

BURIED ANSWERS: How the autopsy's death harms medicine
New York Times Magazine, 24 April 2005

FACT OR PHRENOLOGY? Medical imaging forces the debate over whether brain equals mind 
Scientific American Mind, April 2005

A FAULTLESS FIX FOR MALPRACTICE? A Swedish model says Ja
Slate, 22 February 2005

BRAIN SCANS FOR SALE: As brain imaging spreads to nonmedical uses, will commerce trump ethics?
Slate, 25 January 2005

VBAC BACKLASH: Hospitals are forbidding vaginal births to women who've had C-sections
Slate, December 2004

WHEN MEDICAL SCIENCE ISN'T: How Big Pharma hides data on drug testing
Scientific American Mind, January 2004

THE PERILS OF SALMON FARMING
Sierra, January 2000