What Near-Death Experiences Might Tell Us About the Brain
"It can generate a sense of detachment from the body and the self and, at higher doses, a full-blown dissociative experience."
Politicians Aren't Paying Enough Attention to the Student Debt Crisis
By fixating on national debt, policymakers are ignoring a much bigger problem.
The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the World's Only Hard Rock Theme Park
And what we can learn from it a decade later.
Cities Are Secretly Testing Predictive Policing Software
According to documents obtained by Motherboard, the use of the predictive policing software PredPol is far more widespread than previously reported.
Government Workers Are Still Waiting on Payouts from the 2013 Shutdown
As federal employees sue for damages from the longest government shutdown in history, the victims of the last shutdown are still waiting to get paid.
Weed Workers Are Unionizing and Reigniting the Labor Movement
In an industry with a long history of sexual harassment and other rough conditions, unions see an opportunity.
How Startups Are Selling Stressed-Out Millennials on the Promise of Sleep
Startup brands are trying to convince a generation of tired, anxious, financially unstable young people that they can buy a good night's sleep.
The Dangers of Marketing Addictive Drugs
New findings about the pressure to sell OxyContin reveal a lot about the opioid crisis.
These Artists Want Black People to Rest and Heal at Their Exhibition
We talked to niv Acosta and Fannie Sosa about their new show, "Black Power Naps."
New York's Outdated Abortion Laws Finally Got an Update
After 46 years, the state is giving women the abortion protections of Roe v. Wade.
When Women's Pain Isn't Taken Seriously
In the UK, hysteroscopies—a procedure by which doctors examine the inside of the uterus—are routinely performed without any form of pain relief. But for some women, the experience can be unbearably painful.