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A UK rule aims to stop officials from prejudicing voters. The US should do...
These are trying times for voters in the US and the UK. Stateside, Americans must contend with the rise of Donald Trump. Across the pond, British citizens are preparing to vote on whether to leave the...
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Food scientists say they’ve found a way to make gluten-free bread taste...
Gwyneth Paltrow, Miley Cyrus and the clean-eating bloggers of Instagram have all helped propel gluten-free foods out of health-food stores and into the aisles of Whole Foods and Wal-Mart. But anyone...
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Meet the French neurosurgeon who accidentally invented the “brain pacemaker”
Most brain surgeons adhere strictly to precise methods and procedures. Luckily, French neurosurgeon Alim-Louis Benabid is willing to experiment. Nearly 30 years ago, Benabid, who also trained as a...
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A London without immigrants would not be London
Whenever I fly into London’s Heathrow airport, the trip back to my flat takes me across the same slow, snaking, cross-town journey on the Piccadilly line into northeast London. Though the blue line...
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Living with anxiety in the age of nonstop bad news
Like a lot of anxious people, I have a tendency to catastrophize. First, I think about all the things that could possibly go wrong. Then I leap straight to the most irrational, worst-case scenario of...
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Only voice memos can save us from the scourge of email
Humans are very good at inventing convenient new ways to communicate with one another—and very easily annoyed by digital communication’s shortcomings. Email is reviled for its inefficiency. Slack,...
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What it’s like to be a woman when the US election needs a 24/7 trigger warning
For many Americans, the 2016 presidential campaign has been a source of severe anxiety. One recent article recommended that stressed-out Twitter users get some breathing room by punctuating their feeds...
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Startups like Casper are using Silicon Valley flash to make us forget their...
Today’s startups are masters of pithy copy and appealing logo design. But if you look past the Silicon Valley flash and examine what they’re actually offering, it’s hard to ignore a simple reality. A...
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I’m a digital nomad—and my first order of business for 2017 is ditching...
Few people think banks are fun, exactly. But banking is often seen as an unavoidable part of modern life—preferable, at the very least, to burying money in your backyard. Still, as a dual-citizen...
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People are finally paying for online content—and music-streaming sites are...
Conventional wisdom holds that the internet is the land of the free: free music, free news, free podcasts and apps. But we may finally be entering an age when internet users are willing to pony up for...
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A design flaw in Slack and WhatsApp is creating a uniquely 21st-century...
Let me start by stating what should be obvious: I do not want to join your WhatsApp group. But the messaging app does not give me a choice. I do not get to opt into groups; a group administrator can...
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Not all “wellness” is bullshit
Nearly every female lifestyle journalist worth their Himalayan pink salt descended on the first-ever Goop conference earlier this month. The result was a litany of take-downs ranging from the snarky to...
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Using a fitness app taught me the scary truth about why privacy settings are...
As a lifelong runner, I’ve become adept at predicting the best times, routes, and strategies to jog in cities while avoiding street harassers. From circumventing stops at traffic lights to steadfastly...
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Is wellness culture creating a new kind of eating disorder?
If you’ve ever ordered a turmeric matcha latte, you probably know someone like Daniella Isaacs. The 20-something British actress and playwright was once entrenched in the world of wellness, with the...
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Silicon Valley’s fasting craze is proof that self-denial is the new...
Eating well has always been a marker of success. Our prehistoric ancestors received praise and renown based on the size of gazelle they hauled home, while the 1st century Roman gourmand and nobleman...
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A handy guide to the toxic language of diet culture
The holiday season, with its parties, buffets, and multi-course feasts, is coming to an end—which means that the season of abstinence, atonement, and New Year’s resolutions is upon us. At least, that’s...
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