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Health & Science
Viewpoint: Are Doctors to Blame for Prescription-Drug Abuse?
Conscientious and well-trained physicians have contributed to the crisis of opioid-pain-medication addiction
How to End Blackouts Forever
There is a way to make our grid more resilient and blackouts a thing of the past. Here’s how:
Nuclear Power and Superstorms Don’t Mix
Now is the time to assess future risks to our dependence on nuclear energy
Why Kids Under 14 Should Not Play Tackle Football
The more we learn about the dangers to children, the more it makes sense to wait
When Trees Become Lethal
Hurricane Sandy has shown us it’s not just old and dying trees that we should worry about
Will We Be Seeing More Superstorms?
As humans push the edges of urban viability, disastrous storms could become the norm
When Will Men Say Something?
Men’s silence around sexual assault is striking and bizarre
What Your Dog Is Thinking
Dogs can count, use touchscreen computers and understand hundreds of words. Soon we might find out what they really think of us
Why Banning Conversion Therapy May Do More Harm Than Good
Therapies promising to “cure” homosexuality are potentially harmful, but so are laws to ban them
Valium Invalidation: What if Mother (and Father) Really Did Need A Little Help?
Anxiety wasn’t “created” by modern meds — and it hasn’t been cured by them either. Denying its reality won’t bring sufferers relief
The Argument You Don’t Hear About Birth Control In Schools
Plan B given out by the nurse seems extreme, but school-based services are designed precisely for kids who don’t have alternatives at home
Why Is It So Difficult to Talk About Female Sexual Pleasure?
The author of “Vagina: A New Biography” analyzes some responses to her new controversial book