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Elena Medo was charting a controversial path when she started the first commercial breast milk company in the United States in 1999. Then her product took off, and she was edged out. Now, she’s trying to get back in the game. - for The Washington Post Magazine
Seventy years ago, American researchers infected Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea, then left without treating them. Their families, some of whom I interviewed, are still waiting for help. These experiments were worse than Tuskegee, but most of us have never heard about them. - for Slate
Pink river dolphins in the Brazilian Amazon are critically endangered. The reasons have to do with international markets taking advantage of the resources of the region. As a result, mythologies surrounding the animal are changing. - for The Atlantic
The Bajau are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia known for their amazing swimming and diving abilities. In this story, I travel to meet a group of them in Indonesia along with some Swedish researchers to learn about what they could reveal about our evolutionary history. - for Hakai
We are out of touch. For centuries we’ve been on a trajectory toward a vision-centered culture at the expense of feeling. But scientific research shows that physical pleasure increases our connection to the self. This is an excerpt from my first book. - for Lithub
Is marriage a contract just like any other? Or is it mostly an emotional affair? These questions are at the heart of this feature on "alienation of affection, " a legal term used to describe the breakup of a marriage by a third party. - for Elle
More and more states are debating shared parenting laws, which would give parents more equal access to their children after divorce or separation. In this piece, I ask whether such policies are in the best interest of children. - for The Washington Post Magazine
Thanks to researchers, including Bill Wallauer, who have been following up on the chimps that Jane Goodall first to eloquently wrote about, we now have their details life stories. Here’s a piece about one of them, who unexpectedly rose to power in the group. - for Truly Adventurous
The Right to Beauty
Christian Parents Have a Blueprint for IVF
Modern-Type Depression in Japan
How Brazil Became the World’s Breast Milk Banking Leader
Baltimore Suffocates in the Heat
I Finally Got Over My Phobia Of Touch. Then, COVID-19 Hit.
Elaine Morgan and “The Descent of Woman”
Flirting, Haptically
I Watched My Friend Self-Destruct
