Scott Douglas

Scott Douglas is the editor of Runner’s World Newswire. He has also written for Slate, Outside, and The Washington Post.

Study: It's Harder to Tune Out Cell Phone Talkers Than Regular Human Conversations

Study: It's Harder to Tune Out Cell Phone Talkers Than Regular Human Conversations

Because our brains try to fill in the gaps? When trying to concentrate on a test, students found that overhearing someone talking on the phone was more intrusive than a two-sided conversation. More »

The Life and Work of a Chocolate Health Researcher

The Life and Work of a Chocolate Health Researcher

What experts are learning about chocolate and health, and what it takes to be one of their test subjects. More »

Choose Performance-Enhancing Hugs: The Health Fundamentals of Doping

Choose Performance-Enhancing Hugs: The Health Fundamentals of Doping

Half of elite athletes said, in surveys, that they would take an undetectable drug if doing so meant they would win an Olympic gold medal, even if it would kill them within five years. More »

How Forks Gave Us Overbites and Pots Saved the Toothless

How Forks Gave Us Overbites and Pots Saved the Toothless

Historical changes in the ways we cook and eat have dramatically altered public health. More »

Study: Performing Music Gets Us High

Study: Performing Music Gets Us High

Rock stars are prone to substance abuse when the spotlight wears off, and the neurophysiology actually makes sense. More »

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