Inoculation theory has everything to do with making a belief or attitude resistant to influence, and very little to do with vaccines. So, please, keep your tinfoil hats in the wardrobe. This social ...

Cautionary tales stretch back into antiquity. Their messages still resonate. For instance, remember the overconfident rabbit who loses a footrace to a plodding tortoise? Or the mischievous boy who ...

CEO Sam Altman called a strange graph in its GPT-5 presentation a ‘mega chart screwup.’ CEO Sam Altman called a strange graph in its GPT-5 presentation a ‘mega chart screwup.’ is a senior reporter ...

Despite growing opposition, conversion therapy remains legal in several U.S. states, highlighted in a new map that reveals where the controversial practice is still permitted. Also termed "reparative ...

NORMAL — Hope Therapy Dogs of Central Illinois, a volunteer group that uses dogs to comfort those in need, has been honored with Wish Bone Canine Rescue's 2024 Community Heroes Award. Hope Therapy ...

Disinformation and misunderstanding, skepticism of science, and distrust of government. Public health officials face disinformation, skepticism of science, and distrust in government as they begin ...

You can’t biohack resilience. Cold plunges and saunas won’t do it. Resilience is about adaptation, and adaptation requires repeated exposure to task-specific stress. Stress isn’t the enemy; it’s the ...

Leigh Weingus is a New York-based freelance writer and former senior editor at HuffPost, Elite Daily and Mindbodygreen. Her work has been featured in Well+Good, Glamour, Parade, Bustle, NBC News and ...

Farmland often harbors a multitude of pathogens which attack plants and reduce yields. A research team has now shown that inoculating the soil with mycorrhizal fungi can help maintain or even improve ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Andrew Wehrman provides opening remarks for his lecture on how inoculation became a sought-after medical procedure in the 18th century and ...

In music therapy, clients play and listen to music as treatment for stress, depression and anxiety. Here’s how it works. By Christina Caron The therapy session begins when Isobell, 17, picks up a ...

I remember the first time I read the words of the Frenchman Charles Arthaud: “Inoculation, which will surely surprise you, is known and practiced amongst the Negres in some parts of Africa.” By the ...