Eating more during the holidays? Don’t mistake Oreo calories for olive calories.
As America grows fatter, scientists continue to debate the causes of the obesity crisis, while the founder of Children’s Hospital’s weight clinic says the predominant “cut calories” approach may have the problem backward.
Alvin Powell •
harvard
Dec. 9, 2022 • ~10 min
Dec. 9, 2022 • ~10 min
N.Y. plan to involuntarily treat mentally ill homeless? Not entirely outrageous
Katherine Koh, a street psychiatrist at Mass. General Hospital, explains the complicating factors behind New York City’s proposal to involuntarily treat mentally ill homeless people.
Christina Pazzanese •
harvard
Dec. 8, 2022 • ~12 min
Dec. 8, 2022 • ~12 min
Why elephants have bigger bones and other mysteries of biophysics
During a virtual Harvard Science Book Talk, Raghuveer Parthasarathy examines the mysteries covered in his new book, “So Simple a Beginning: How Four Physical Principles Shape Our Living World.”
Caitlin McDermott-Murphy •
harvard
Dec. 2, 2022 • ~6 min
Dec. 2, 2022 • ~6 min
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