The use of the couch in psychoanalysis evolved in part from traditions of sanatorium- and asylum-based somatic therapies.
Nathan Kravis | Sep 23, 2019
One of the first two African-American women to earn a degree from MIT, Rudd was also a founding member of the Black Students' Union.
Jennifer N. Rudd | Sep 15, 2019
"I think it’s important for people to have a sense of history, of where they came from and the people who came before them."
W. Ahmad Salih | Sep 15, 2019
We must explore our role and leave a legacy so that future generations can relate to our hopes and disappointments, our struggles and achievements.
Clarence G. Williams | Sep 15, 2019
To see how drug use can cause synesthesia, I reviewed two centuries' worth of bizarre literary and pharmacological experiments. Here’s what I found.
Crétien van Campen | Sep 9, 2019
Dark, accentuated lines that mark our teeth at birth are providing scientists with remarkable insight into the evolution of human development.
Tanya M. Smith | Sep 2, 2019
From hand grenades to nuclear bombs, modern weaponry across the world rests on aluminum-based technology.
Mimi Sheller | Aug 19, 2019
While a blackout can spark an eruption of sociability and friendliness, it can also be a harbinger of terror, crime, or chaos.
David E. Nye | Aug 14, 2019
The French philosopher René Descartes is often credited with discovering the mind-body problem, a mystery that haunts philosophers to this day. The reality is more complicated than that.
Jonathan Westphal | Aug 8, 2019
The very nature and purpose of SNAP, or food stamps, remains a point of contention between public health and anti-hunger communities.
Andrew Fisher | Aug 1, 2019
