Will bird flu be the next pandemic?
While attention was focused on Covid, a new variant of avian influenza emerged: one that can infect many different species…
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The psychological trauma of reading the news
Is compulsively doom-scrolling and checking the news the cause of our anxiety or a symptom of it?
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Are you mentally ill, or very unhappy? Psychiatrists can’t agree
As rates of diagnosis rise, a fierce debate rages in psychiatry. Are we experiencing a parallel pandemic, or having a…
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Inside the minds of serial killers – with the woman who treats them
The forensic psychologist Dr Rebecca Myers on working with the most notorious figures in the criminal justice system.
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Pragya Agarwal: “Gender stereotypes are so deeply embedded in society”
The scientist and writer on being “over-emotional”, sexism in the workplace, and why women’s pain is less likely to be…
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The psychoactive plants that change our consciousness
It is fascinating to learn how three plant-derived drugs – caffeine, opium and mescaline – can shape society.
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How psychedelics change lives
The writer Michael Pollan on becoming a psychonaut in his fifties – and why tripping is political.
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Are premonitions more than coincidence?
The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight is a propulsive but flawed examination of the rationality of chance.
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