Health and Psychology
Human body and mind: medicine, mental health, neuroscience, ADHD, and everyday psychology.
#3253: Nicotine Receptors & Bupropion: How an Antidepressant Blocks Smoking
How bupropion hijacks nicotinic receptors to cut smoking reward and withdrawal — and why these receptors aren't really "nicotine" receptors.
#3248: Why Isn't Modafinil Used More for ADHD?
Modafinil boosts wakefulness and dopamine. So why does it lose to stimulants for ADHD?
#3242: Where to Put White Noise Machines for ADHD Focus
Desk placement is wrong. Here's where to put white noise machines for actual sound masking that works.
#3239: Why the Brain Doesn't Fight Back Against Vyvanse
How SSRIs and Vyvanse trick the brain’s homeostatic machinery into healing instead of resisting.
#3233: The Case for Identical Socks
How buying 30 identical pairs of socks can save 130 hours of your life and eliminate a neurological tax.
#3230: Why Your RGB Bulb Is Useless for Sleep Lighting
RGB bulbs go dim in red mode. Here's the physics, the fix, and what to actually buy.
#3221: Why Can't Your Partner Reach You? The Family Pager Problem
Smartphones have no reliable urgent notification channel for families. Here's why — and what might fix it.
#3204: The Expectation Cascade: How to Live Your Own Life
Bronnie Ware's deathbed research reveals the #1 regret: not living true to yourself. How to escape the expectation cascade.
#3197: Can You Prevent Sensory Processing Issues in Infants?
Genetic predisposition meets environmental intervention. What parents can do in the critical 6-18 month window.
#3196: What Your 11-Month-Old Actually Sees, Hears, and Feels
Why teething pain feels like "my whole head is wrong" — and what actually soothes a feverish baby.
#3195: How to Save Your Brain State Like Git Stash
A structural approach to deep work when parenting makes interruption inevitable.
#3190: Architects Are Actually Ergonomists
What architects actually do vs. what pop culture shows you — and why it matters for how spaces feel.
#3186: Walkable Cities Don't Have to Be Loud
Why walkable neighborhoods feel cramped and loud — and how to fix it without sacrificing density.
#3184: The Prank That Fooled Us All
How a sophisticated hoax exploited emotional vulnerability and what it reveals about deception in the AI age.
#3175: How Territorial Compression Triggers a Biological Chain Reaction in Gaza
Tracing the three specific mechanisms that turn territorial compression into disease outbreaks and rat infestations.
#3170: Pharmacokinetics vs Neural Nets: Two Meanings of "Model
Two things called "models" that work completely differently — and why the confusion matters for patient safety.
#3168: 30 BLE Tags for $60: DIY ADHD Object Tracking
Stop losing your stuff. Build a self-hosted BLE tracker system for 30 items at 1/8 the cost of commercial trackers.
#3166: The Split in Insomnia Treatment: SOI vs SMI
Sleep-onset and sleep-maintenance insomnia have different biology, different drugs, and different treatments.
#3164: The Million-Dollar Cost of Avoiding an Invoice
Why your brain treats charging for work like a social threat — and the neurological research that explains it.
#3163: How to Learn Life Skills Without the Shame
Why millions of adults can't do laundry without Google — and the emerging market for shame-free skill coaching.