Featured Pieces

“My Post-Divorce Choice: OkCupid or Petfinder?”
December 7, 2022
Modern Love column, New York Times, November 4, 2022

‘Schizophrenia’ Still Carries A Stigma. Will Changing The Name Help? (New York Times, Science, December 21, 2021)
December 22, 2021
By Karen Brown Dec. 20, 2021 For decades, Linda Larson has been trying to distance herself from the diagnosis she was given as a teenager:

Something Bothering You? Tell It To Woebot (New York Times, Science Times Cover Story)
June 2, 2021
When your therapist is a bot, you can reach it at 2am. But will it understand you? (Featured as a ‘Great Read’)

“Questioning The Witness” – 3-Part Series on the Flaws in Eyewitness Testimony And How Science Can Fix it
February 18, 2021
Public radio series on flawed eyewitness testimony and using science to fix it

“Help, Not Handcuffs”: A New Way To Respond to the Opioid Crisis
February 15, 2020
“Help, Not Handcuffs” A New Way to Respond to the Opioid Crisis Aired on New England Public Radio, February 2020 As opioid abuse continues unabated,

How Much Does DNA Change Our Life Story? (New York Times)
May 17, 2019
Most of us have had moments when we’ve fantasized about having different parents, people we imagine are closer to our true nature. But few of us have a name for our fantasy parent.
My father did, though: Kale Binder.