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Neuroscientist turned science writer

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A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry.

A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry.

New research suggests that a subset of patients with psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia may actually h…

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This Optical Illusion Has a Revelation About Your Brain and Eyes

This Optical Illusion Has a Revelation About Your Brain and Eyes

Your pupils may be dilating when you see images like this one as your brain tries to anticipate the near futu…

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A Plant That 'Cannot Die' Reveals Its Genetic Secrets

A Plant That 'Cannot Die' Reveals Its Genetic Secrets

Events in the genome of Welwitschia have given it the ability to survive in an unforgiving desert for thousan…

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Indoor Air Pollution in the Time of Coronavirus - Eos

Indoor Air Pollution in the Time of Coronavirus - Eos

Knowing that an invisible, infectious virus may be lingering in the air of a stuffy room is an unsettling thi…

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Elephant Trunks: Is There Anything They Can't Do?

Elephant Trunks: Is There Anything They Can't Do?

A new study highlights the impressive biomechanics and suction power of an elephant's most defining appendage…

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At Mating Time, These Ants Carry Their Young Queen to a Neighbor's Nest

At Mating Time, These Ants Carry Their Young Queen to a Neighbor's Nest

The royal matchmaking service may help these insects avoid inbreeding. We humans have Tinder, Hinge, eHarmony…

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The surprising science of how fatherhood changes the brain

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Richard Sima THE WASHINGTON POST When our daughter was born this year, our lives changed forever. For my wife and me, there was a clear event horizon boundary separating a Before and an After – a reality that has been etched in our brains and biology.
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The surprising science of how fatherhood changes the brain

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When our daughter was born this year, our lives changed forever. For my wife and me, there was a clear event horizon boundary separating a Before and an After — a reality that has been etched in our brains and biology.
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The surprising science of how fatherhood changes the brain

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Father kissing his daughter. Maskot via Getty Images When our daughter was born this year, our lives changed forever. For my wife and me, there was a clear event horizon boundary separating a Before and an After - a reality that has been etched in our brains and biology.
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Reddit

Why did you become a journalist?

To seek truth and inform people.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes, I worked as the Editor-in-Chief of the East Side. Very proud of my work and time there.
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