Interviews

David Tuller Untangles the Research History of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Julie Rehmeyer

Daniel Engber Dissects the Ubiquitous Laboratory Mouse

Siri Carpenter

Deborah Blum Traces a Poisonous History

Jyoti Madhusoodanan

How Rebecca Skloot Built The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

David Dobbs

Lauren Gravitz Relates Nobel Laureate Steinman’s Poignant Story

Siri Carpenter

Erik Vance Scrutinizes a Battle over Dolphin Rights

Jeanne Erdmann

John McPhee on Characters, Structure, Titles, and Facing the ‘Low Dread’ of Writing

Michelle Nijhuis

Adam Rogers Shadows a Fungus Detective

Ed Yong

Amy Harmon Follows a Young Autistic Man into the World

David Dobbs

Holly Tucker Animates a Centuries-Old Science Story

Cynthia Graber

Michelle Nijhuis Tracks Hopeful Signs Amid a Bat Plague

Siri Carpenter

Maryn McKenna Describes Life as “Scary-Disease Girl”

Jeanne Erdmann

Susan Dominus Delves into the Lives and Minds of a Remarkable Pair of Conjoined Twins

Siri Carpenter

Meredith Wadman Probes the Aftermath of a Shooting

Jeanne Erdmann

Adam Rutherford Eulogizes the Space Shuttle

Alexandra Witze

David Dobbs Deconstructs “My Mother’s Lover”

Siri Carpenter and Jeanne Erdmann

Steve Silberman Finds the Placebo Effect Is … Pretty Sweet

Siri Carpenter

William Saletan Explores the Malleability of Memory

Christie Aschwanden