What We Get Wrong About Neurodivergent Children

Psychologist Emily W. King explains why behavior that looks like defiance or laziness may be a sign that a child needs a different kind of support

Nov 5 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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October 2026

Talking to Sherry Turkle about why machines can’t replace people

Advice for students and her plea for chatbots to ditch the first person

Oct 29 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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“You Can See Everything”: Who’s on First?

The autism overtones of Nathan Fielder’s Liz Holmes movie

Oct 20 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Talking about situations and grit with Angela Duckworth

Why willpower is overrated

Oct 15 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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They have the data. We don’t. My interview with Jeff Horwitz

Jeff Horwitz uncovered what Meta knew about political polarization and teen mental health. The same problem is about to get much bigger with AI.

Oct 8 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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September 2026

Welcome to the unicontext

Agnes Callard has an idea that explains identity, attention, negativity — and the decline of authority

Sep 24 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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A champion football coach can embrace his awkwardness. Why can’t everyone?

Awkwardness once counted against Curt Cignetti. Winning gave him permission to own it. It shouldn’t have to.

Sep 15 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Neil Shubin Isn’t Backing Down on Climate Science. So Why Is He Reviewing This Chapter?

The new leader of the National Academy of Sciences isn’t dodging the hard questions.

Sep 3 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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August 2026

Taking away the label doesn’t take away the problem

Uta Frith and Max Pemberton are asking who really deserves a diagnosis. They may be making the problem worse

Aug 27 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Uta Frith Would Have Diagnosed Me With Asperger’s. Now She’s Not So Sure.

Dispatch from her home in Harrow-on-the-Hill, London

Aug 21 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Science will always have policy implications

A compelling recent study showing the effects of zip code on brain scans proves the point

Aug 12 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Why LLMs give you Olive Garden when you want Carbone

Talking with James Evans of UChicago about AI's effect on science and the literature

Aug 6 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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