Author: Mapping the Darkness, Oct 2023 @HachetteBooks. Contributing editor, Discover. Bylines in Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Aeon, etc. Harmonica & keyboards.
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ICYMI: Samantha Harvey's stunning review of "Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep" in @nytimes: "A propulsive, utterly engrossing history.... None of it is simple and all of it is captivating." nytimes.com/2023/10/02/books…
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My latest for @medshadow_org—probing the hype around an ultra-trendy supplement, whose potentially valuable uses may have little to do with what influencers claim.
medshadow.org/integrative-he…
My latest for @medshadow_org—probing the hype around an ultra-trendy supplement, whose potentially valuable uses may have little to do with what influencers claim.
medshadow.org/integrative-he…
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Yo—check out my deep dive into the science of smell in @DiscoverMag ! The piece explores a raft of new research revealing the importance of olfaction to human health, and offering hope for folks with dysfunctional sniffers.
The whole issue is fab (discovermagazine.com/magazin…), and worth the price of a subscription to get behind the paywall. Or pick up a copy wherever fine magazines are sold.
Honored to be presenting keynote lecture tomorrow on the history of sleep science for @AASMorg 's 18th annual Sleep Medicine CME course. Thanks to @UCLASleepMD for inviting me! medicalcme.org
ICYMI: My latest, on the big risks of a wildly popular dietary supplement.
#redyeastrice
#supplements
#nutraceuticals
medshadow.org/integrative-he…
My latest, on the big risks of a wildly popular nutritional supplement.
#redyeastrice
#supplements
#nutraceuticals
medshadow.org/integrative-he…
Hey all—I'm writing an article on red yeast rice supplements as an alternative to statins, and I'm looking for patient stories, good or bad. Have you tried these products? If you'd be willing to be interviewed, please DM me!
Hey, sleep peeps! Tune in to my webinar for Bard College's Lifetime Learning Institute on Jan. 28, 11 AM ET. The title is "Why Do We Sleep? How Can We Sleep Better? The History of Sleep Science—And Why It Matters." Link:
llibard.zoom.us/j/8577603441…
Meeting ID: 857 7603 4412
Book rec: "Tripping on Utopia," @ResObscura's new history of psychedelic science—how a Cold War alliance between idealistic anthropologists and CIA mind-control experts led to the '60s acid revolution. Mind-blowing! amazon.com/Tripping-Utopia-M…
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My latest, on the #insomnia treatment that studies show to be safest and most effective—but that doctors vastly under-prescribe.
medshadow.org/best-treatment… via @Med_Shadow
My latest, on the #insomnia treatment that studies show to be safest and most effective—but that doctors vastly under-prescribe.
medshadow.org/best-treatment… via @Med_Shadow
My latest, for all you restless sleepers. medshadow.org/best-treatment… via @Med_Shadow
Very cool study showing how sleep regulates not just muscle building (as per headline) but also metabolic health, fat production, bone strength, and other important stuff via growth hormone release. Nicely summarized here! newatlas.com/sleep/muscle-bu…
Book rec! "Winter's End," by Lewis Cohen—essential reading on the end-of-life issues raised by a dementia diagnosis, focusing on one man's choice to exit on his own terms. Whatever you think of its ending, Dan Winter's life makes for a compelling tale.👍
ICYMI: check out this long-form essay on #insomnia by the great (and massively sleep-challenged) @JenSeniorNY. Chock-full of insights, actionable info, and terrific writing.
A feature I wrote for my fellow insomniacs, one that (I hope) is neither reproachful nor plump with myths and misunderstandings: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
Just finished "90 Seconds to Midnight," by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs—inspiring new bio of Nobel Peace Prize winner Setsuko Thurlow, who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a girl and became one of the world's leading advocates for nuclear disarmament. Highly recommended!
Third & final interview on Mapping the Darkness with host Mark Lynch—probing the links between #sleep deprivation and catastrophes (from Chernobyl to the Challenger explosion), plus Mary Carskadon's campaign to liberate teens from early school start times! wicn.org/podcast/kenneth-mil…
Just read @PatchenBarss's bio of Roger Penrose—and wowza! Besides the science stuff (probing the nature of reality at the quantum level), what's riveting is the portrait of Penrose, whose mix of strengths and flaws is worthy of a Greek tragic hero. amazon.com/Impossible-Man-Ro…
As if you needed anything else to keep you up at night... theguardian.com/environment/…
