Alice Robb Author Archive

11/2/2017 at 6:00 a.m.

Too Many Doctors Still Believe Dangerous Racial Stereotypes

The online outrage over a medical textbook barely begins to address a widespread problem.

10/24/2017 at 8:00 a.m.

The Enduring Influence of Your Middle-School Best Friend

A slew of recent books focus on a woman’s lifelong link to her first real friend.

7/12/2017 at 11:40 a.m.

How to Get Fresh Perspective on a Project You’re Sick Of

What is the creative equivalent of sniffing coffee beans at a perfume shop?

2/26/2017 at 10:34 p.m.

How Depression Has — and Hasn’t — Become Normalized

Stigma is softening, at least a little.

2/2/2017 at 8:00 a.m.

Cat Marnell’s Memoir Provides a Window Into 2000s-Era Doctor Shopping

Researchers believe the practice was a major factor in the painkiller abuse we see today.

12/29/2016 at 8:00 a.m.

The Vegetarian and the Puzzling Link Between Diet and Mood

“If you’re going to be a vegetarian, you have to be more thoughtful about what you eat.”

12/8/2016 at 8:08 a.m.

Humans and Cats Have a Strange, Complicated History

How we got the house cat.

10/11/2016 at 3:50 p.m.

Why Dreams Are So Essential to ISIS Sympathizers

Dreams can be the deciding factor in decisions to join the terrorist group or carry out an attack.

9/22/2016 at 8:00 a.m.

A New Book Says You Should Talk to Strangers. Counterpoint: No.

A nice idea with some big gaps in logic.

8/24/2016 at 8:00 a.m.

I Tried to Get High on Chocolate With Help From a New Age Shaman

Seekers — of spiritual enlightenment, and of more ordinary highs — are finding some creative uses for the ancient bean.

1/19/2016 at 9:23 a.m.

How Would the Ordeal in Room Affect a Kid in Real Life?

It turns out kids are more adaptable than one might think.

4/20/2015 at 8:40 a.m.

Why It Feels So Good to Cry in the Shower

Tobias Fünke was on to something.

12/19/2014 at 12:20 p.m.

Stephen Colbert Made Conservatives More Conservative

The faux-blowhard icon had some surprising effects on his viewers, not all of whom were in on the joke.

12/3/2014 at 8:30 a.m.

It’s Now More Socially Acceptable for Men to Diet Than Women

A big-time cultural shift.

11/21/2014 at 8:00 a.m.

Why YouTube Videos Go Viral

Physical arousal is key.

11/12/2014 at 11:20 a.m.

Lying to Your Kids — Even for Good Reasons — Will Turn Them Into Liars

The road to dishonest kids is paved with good intentions.

10/22/2014 at 8:00 a.m.

Ebola Fears Could Make People More Likely to Vote Conservative

The biological/psychological roots of conservatism.

10/16/2014 at 9:00 a.m.

Here’s What Happens When Hasidic Jews Join the Secular World

“I was afraid some punishment by God might be imminent.”

10/10/2014 at 8:00 a.m.

What Near-Death Experiences Can Teach Us About Consciousness

New research might alter our understanding of death.

10/2/2014 at 9:54 a.m.

People Use ‘I’ and ‘Me’ Less As They Get Older, Says a New Facebook Study

But why?