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selected works

why some people thrive on four hours of sleep The New Yorker 

do insects feel pain? The New Yorker 
an 'impossible' disease outbreak in the alps The Atlantic
why dizziness is still a mystery The New Yorker
is cognitive dissonance actually a thing? The New Yorker
the island without time The Atlantic
the island where people go to cheat death The New Republic

i don't see images in my head. can training give me a mind's eye? The New Scientist

animals say hello, but do they say goodbyeThe New Yorker
america can't break its wellness habit The Atlantic

how a rare disorder makes people see monsters The New Yorker
the longevity hot spots that weren’t The New Republic

it's possible to learn in our sleep. should we? The New Yorker 

maha is monkeying around with lab rats The New Republic

when science studies miracles National Geographic 
the hot new luxury good for the rich: air The New Republic

understanding desire in the age of ozempic The Atlantic
suggestion boxes The New York Times
ketamine's woo-woo rebrand Harper's Bazaar 

is love a game of luck or skill Esquire

collective mental time travel Wired
the false promise of psychedelic utopia Vice

how to mend a broken heart Nautilus

the mystery of why humans love chewing gum National Geographic

scientists gave people psychedelics—then erased their memory Wired

labyrinths Gothamist

love and the brain Scientific American 

can we hear silence? Scientific American 

how do chinese people feel depression? Undark

building an impossible clock The Atlantic

dogs with OCD Mosaic

crystalline The Kenyon Review

let's have a reunion BKLYNR

intergenerational trauma and the cultural revolution Mosaic

windmills in the east village Gothamist

 

more writing at The New YorkerThe AtlanticThe GuardianPsyche​, VICE

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