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Book Excerpt from Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs
By Marc Lewis | May 1, 2012
In Chapter 12, “The Opium Fields,” author Marc Lewis recounts one night spent in the brain chemistry-bending grip of opium addiction.
Dopamine: Duality of Desire
By Marc Lewis | May 1, 2012
Being an ex-drug-addict turned neuroscientist brings a unique insight into the physiological and phenomenological realities of addiction.
Shopping Your Science
By Marc J. Kuchner | April 1, 2012
A dose of marketing training may help you win grants, woo collaborators, and land jobs.
Book Excerpt from Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times
By Marc J. Kuchner | April 1, 2012
In the introduction to the book, author Marc J. Kuchner tells the story of how one scientist used tricks of the marketing trade to save the Endangered Species Act from the political axe.
The Specter of Denialism
By Nicoli Nattrass | March 1, 2012
Conspiracy theories surrounding the global HIV/AIDS epidemic have cost thousands of lives. But science is fighting back.
Book Excerpt from The AIDS Conspiracy: Science Fights Back
By Nicoli Nattrass | March 1, 2012
In Chapter 8, “The Conspiratorial Move and the Struggle for Evidence-Based Medicine,” author Nicoli Natrass explores the Internet’s role in the rise of anti-science sentiment.
Killing with Kindness
By Barbara Oakley, Guruprasad Madhavan, Ariel Knafo, and David Sloan Wilson | February 1, 2012
Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.
Book Excerpt from Pathological Altruism
By Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath | February 1, 2012
In Chapter 1, editors Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath introduce the concept of well-intentioned behaviors that go awry.
Book Excerpt from Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love, and Language from the Insect World
By Marlene Zuk | January 3, 2012
In Chapter 8, “Pirates at the Picnic,” author Marlene Zuk considers the wisdom of describing the behavior of ants in human terms.
Anthropomorphism: A Peculiar Institution
By Marlene Zuk | January 1, 2012
Should we rethink the parallel drawn between “slave-making” ants and human slavery, and other such oversimplifications of animal behavior?
