Why Growth Most Often Occurs When We Fall Apart
I find this theory to be a very elegant explanation of human potential and the process of growth and change.
Michael Aaron
· 6 min read
Health
A collection of 220 posts
Medicine Must Not Forget the Psychosocial
The real beauty of the biopsychosocial approach is that it has application to the individual (both in terms of causal explanation and of treatment offered), to the wider population, and to research.
Tim Rogers
· 8 min read
Why Are Rates of Mental Illness Soaring Among Young Women?
The world is theirs for the taking — only a significant proportion are, it seems, too anxious, depressed and traumatised to take advantage.
Joanna Williams
· 5 min read
Risky Business: Public Health and the Culture of Crisis
The goal of public health is ostensibly primary prevention: this means a focus on anticipating, (rather than treating), disease, disorder, and injury.
Jaime Anne Earnest
· 8 min read
News in Brief: Cancer Vaccine, the Blockchain in Central Banks & Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance
It has been found to induce anti-tumour immune responses in mice and three human patients with advanced melanoma.
Quillette
· 3 min read
The White Death
The cynical attitude that anyone in fear of losing their job as a result of mass immigration must be a hopeless loser is endemic to upper middle-class culture.
Andrew Sabisky
· 5 min read
Why Some Humans Developed a Taste for Milk and Some Didn't
The ability to digest dairy products as adults is likely to be adaptive owing to its increased nutritional benefits (sugars, as well as fat, protein and calcium) and milk’s role as an important drinking source in arid regions.
Giles Yeo
· 4 min read
Unscrambling the Second Law of Thermodynamics
All these specific conditions (loud volume, correct support, a vowel that works) must be met in order to sing a high note.
Brendon Brewer
· 15 min read
GI Diets Don't Work – Gut Bacteria and Dark Chocolate Are a Better Bet for Losing Weight
The GI theory goes that there are many different types of carbs and they can be graded into how rapidly the body converts them into glucose.
Tim Spector
· 5 min read
The Longevity of the Traumatized
My grandfather is also a Holocaust survivor. At his age, he is one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors. His story is unsurprisingly a harrowing and sad one.
Gregory Gorelik
· 8 min read