Health

Masturbation as Medicine

Too hot for UCLA: Nicole Prause wants you to have more orgasms … so she can study them.

By Mallory Pickett

When Diet and Lifestyle Aren’t Enough

Supplements and the people who take them.

By Brian Bergstein

This is Your Brain on Weed

Pot is being packaged like fine wines and sold with bold claims about physical and psychological benefits. Does science back up the marketing pitch?

By Maria Finn

Take Two Placebos and Call Me in the Morning

Sham treatments that work even when you know they’re fakes.

By Anna Nowogrodzki

The Misguided Pessimism of “Homo Deus”

Yuval Noah Harari’s book is right that humans have developed God-like powers, but it’s wrong about the reasons — and it underestimates what will come.

By Juan Enriquez

Video: Decoding the Diver

Decoding the Diver

The Elusive Definition of Wellness

If you ask people around the world how healthy they think they are, you’ll get some surprising answers.

By Brian Bergstein

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