Computers Turn an Ear on New York City
NYU’s “Sounds of New York City” project listens to the city—and then, with the help of citizen scientists, teaches machines to decode the soundscape. Jim Daley reports. ...
NYU’s “Sounds of New York City” project listens to the city—and then, with the help of citizen scientists, teaches machines to decode the soundscape. Jim Daley reports. ...
Should you tell your best friend? Your date? Your impatient boss? This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen walks you through this tough decision
Researchers are unraveling the psychological reasons why some people relentlessly self-diagnose themselves online for hours a day
Brief but intensive treatments are proving to be effective for many anxiety disorders
New research provides strong evidence for a low tech, relatively low cost solution—without medication
Tracking the location and mood of 15,000 people, researchers found that scenic beauty was linked to happiness—including near urban sights like bridges and buildings. Christopher Intagliata reports...
Propofol reduces the intensity of traumatic memories
Nasal spray related to the anesthetic/street drug ketamine targets treatment-resistant patients
Hundreds of thousands of people experience mania without ever getting depressed. Why does psychiatry insist on calling them bipolar?
Psychiatrist Randolph Nesse, one of the founders of evolutionary medicine, explains why natural selection did not rid our species of onerous psychiatric disorders
How can we do better?
Humans traveling to Mars will be required to operate with a degree of autonomy human astronauts have never had, due to communication delays. Christopher Intagliata reports.
After nearly a century of effort, psychiatry's best diagnoses leave much to be desired
How does our outlook on life, the world, and the future affect our health and well-being?
Psychological interventions can stave off about 50 percent of new episodes in people at high risk
Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American
Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American
I learned during my last year of medical training—the most difficult year of my life—that “going it alone” did not make me stronger
The care of people with dementia poses an agonizing philosophical dilemma
The evidence says it can go either way.
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