The Columbia Alumni Association has asked college alumni: "Whatever your feelings on recent events and the issues surrounding them, I would ask you to put them aside for a moment, and join me on Tuesday morning at the Baker Athletics Complex to celebrate the Class of 2024 and…

A must-read by @katrosenfield: A 1920s doctor with a phony insanity cure was hailed as a hero. It’s a cautionary tale for today. A combination of self-delusion and self-righteousness is a sure-fire way for experts to lose our trust. "And just last month, a comprehensive review…

How MDMA Helped a Veteran Conquer His Demons In his captivating new book Trippy, a New York Times reporter, @londonoe, meets an army veteran who was treated with psychedelics—by the government. Chris Conlogue arrived 30 minutes early for his appointment at the Veterans Affairs…

Question: Is Jonathan Haidt right that smartphones are at the root of young people's mental health crisis? Kindly defend your position, many thanks.

30-year US study links ultra-processed food to higher risk of early death Not all ultra-processed foods should be universally restricted, but findings support limiting certain types for long term health www.eurekalert.org/n…