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Getty; The Atlantic The Experts Somehow Overlooked Authoritarians on the Left
Many psychologists wrongly assumed that coercive attitudes exist only among conservatives.
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Daniel Becerril / Reuters The Vaping Overreaction
Politicians who ban flavors should brace for a surge in cigarette smoking and the use of questionable bootleg vaping products.
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George Frey / Reuters The Truth About Painkiller Addiction
Amid an opioid crisis, authorities overestimated the danger of prescription painkillers—while doing too little to identify patients at risk of addiction.
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Retiring the Vietnam-Vet Stereotype
Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan today are as unlike those who returned from the war in Southeast Asia a generation ago as those soldiers were from the veterans of World War II.
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jayhem/flickr The Science of Choice in Addiction
Research has shown that beating addiction is ultimately about regarding addicts as people who can rationally choose.
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Distinguishing Brain From Mind
In coming years, neuroscience will answer questions we don't even yet know to ask. Sometimes, though, focus on the brain is misleading.
