Alexander Milton Ross's tale reveals striking similarities to today's vaccine hesitancy and the enduring challenge of combating misinformation campaigns.
Sabrina Sholts | Apr 22
The science of viruses, born out of the 20th century's deadliest pandemic, launched medical thinking in a dramatically new direction, saving countless lives in the decades to come.
Richard Conniff | Jul 6, 2023
Horoscopic prediction is an inherently uncertain field, as Italian polymath Gerolamo Cardano had occasion to confirm more than once.
Frank Gonzalez-Crussi | Mar 6, 2023
Historian Nancy Campbell recounts the prehistory of naloxone, and the case that changed how courts view addiction.
Nancy Campbell | Aug 29, 2022
Thinking may have become easier, but thinking big is as challenging as ever.
Michael Bhaskar | Dec 13, 2021
Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, author of “The Body Fantastic,” on the evolving perceptions of spit, from curative agent to expression of disdain.
Frank Gonzalez-Crussi | Oct 26, 2021
Neuroscientist Bita Moghaddam traces the history of ketamine from the battlefield to the dance floor.
Sam Kelly | Oct 20, 2020
The author of ‘Contraception: A Concise History’ discusses the history and future of contraceptive technology.
Sam Kelly | Aug 20, 2020
The use of the couch in psychoanalysis evolved in part from traditions of sanatorium- and asylum-based somatic therapies.
Nathan Kravis | Sep 23, 2019
