Health & Wellbeing
Medical topics, mental health, neuroscience, ADHD, neurodivergence, and wellness
#5010: Why Vegetables Beat Fruit and Supplements
Vegetables do things fruit and supplements can't — from gut microbiome diversity to triggering your body's own antioxidant systems.
#5009: How the Brussels Sprout Got a Makeover
The vegetable your grandmother served isn't the same one on your plate today. Here's why.
#5008: Why "Superfoods" Are Marketing, Not Science
The $200 billion superfood industry has no scientific definition. Here's what antioxidants actually do.
#4981: The Void That Doesn't Heal
Why the grief of not having supportive parents feels different — and what neuroscience reveals about it.
#4961: Can You Learn to Be Good at Small Talk?
Why "just be curious" fails anxious people — and what actually works for better conversations.
#4914: Why Aviation's Fatigue Rules Work
How aviation built a system that treats exhaustion as a design problem — and what other industries can learn from it.
#4901: The Loneliness of Power: How Politics Kills Friendship
Can a president have real friends? The structural barriers that make genuine connection nearly impossible for public figures.
#4900: Why You Rebel Against Your Own Budget
The psychology behind overspending when you can't afford it—and what actually works.
#4899: Budgeting for Word People, Not Spreadsheets
What if your brain processes words better than numbers? Here's how to budget without the spreadsheet dread.
#4897: Traveling with a Toddler: The Bag Weight Problem
Daniel's broken luggage scale, the physics of airport fatigue, and how to stop fighting your own luggage.
#4896: 72-Hour Survival Kit: The Water Math
Nine liters per person. Nine kilograms. The water weight most survival kits don't mention.
#4895: The Tuna Aisle Dilemma: Hypervigilant Prosociality Explained
Why staying with in-laws you like can still feel exhausting—and what to do about it.
#4886: Why Airplane Cabins Are Drier Than the Sahara
Why planes are drier than deserts, how HEPA filters miss pathogens, and whether crew really build immunity.
#4885: Cold Sanctuaries: A Radical AC Policy for Heat Survival
What if every neighborhood had a free, permanent air-conditioned refuge? One man's radical idea for surviving extreme heat.
#4884: Cooling Your Brain When Heat Melts Executive Function
Why overheating destroys focus and what actually works for emergency cooling.
#4883: Can We Cool Buildings Without Making People Miserable?
Why broken AC at Athens airport reveals a policy knot between sustainability and human suffering.
#4877: Hunting the Year-Round Swamp Climate
Where on Earth is it always hot, humid, and buggy? And what does the body do when sweat stops working?
#4873: Screaming Toddler on a Beach: Parenting in Public Without a Net
What happens when you're stranded on a layover with a melting-down toddler and no family to help?
#4869: The ADHD Stimulant Family Tree and What's Next
Why Vyvanse dominates ADHD treatment and what could finally challenge it.
#4868: Why Cannabis Is Easier to Get Than ADHD Meds
Schedule II drugs require pill counting and paper scripts. Schedule I? Delivery to your door. Here's why.