In hindsight, almost any finding (or its opposite) can seem like plain old common sense—a phenomenon we know as hindsight bias (a.k.a. the I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon).…
Posts published in February 2019
On Thursday, February 28, 2019, NIMH hosted a Twitter chat on eating disorders in recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. This chat covered the…
NIMH Twitter Chat: Eating Disorders Source: NIH
Husseini K. Manji, MD, FRCPC presents “CNS Drug Discovery: Multiple Challenges, Multiple Opportunities” as part of the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. Source: NIH
Climate change has arrived. Greenhouse gases are accumulating. The planet and its oceans are warming. Glaciers and Arctic ice are retreating. The seas are rising.…
Democracy presumes civic wisdom. When voters grasp truth, when facts prevail over misinformation, prudence prevails. When the electorate understands what actually advances (and threatens) human…
Time and again I am struck by two robust social science findings. The first, to which social conservatives nod their appreciation, concerns the benefits…
Researchers have launched an ultra-large virtual docking library expected to grow to more than 1 billion molecules by next year. It will expand by 1000-fold…
Dr. Gordon discusses NIMH’s role in the HEAL (Helping End Addiction Long-term SM) Initiative — the National Institutes of Health(NIH)’s all-in, coordinated response to the…