Music to Your Ears? Psychology Explains Why You Love Certain Songs
Mrs. S couldn’t talk but she sure could sing. I met her when I was an intern on the Neurology service. She had suffered a stroke that destroyed critical speech pathways on the left...
How Nervous Should We Be About AI-Augmented Therapy?
While I like to think of myself as a supportive and responsive doctor, a recently published study in JAMA makes me think again. According to the findings, ChatGPT was more informative and understanding than a real doctor when...
A Simple Trick to Replace Dread with Delight
“Any idiot can face a crisis; it’s this day-to-day living that wears you out.”
— Anton Chekhov
Do your days feel non-stop? Is your to-do list bottomless? The drudgery of everyday life is exhausting. Too often...
Here’s Why the Titanic Still Captivates Us
I must have refreshed my browser 1,000 times last week, hoping for an update and some positive news about the Titan submersible. Endless experts weighed in—engineers, explorers, and former passengers—offering insight and opinions about...
Worried About Moral Decline? It’s Just an Illusion
“The world is always ending…”
— Arthur Miller
“Remember when people used to be nice to each other?” I have heard some version of this on countless occasions and have voiced it myself. The perception that...
How Our Minds Shape Reality
“Ow… Ow… That hurts soooo much… Ow…” My patient was literally howling in pain. It was the middle of the night and I was the intern assigned to draw her blood for a procedure in...