Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Suffering Souls

A Reporter at Large
Suffering Souls
The search for the roots of psychopathy.
by John Seabrook

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/10/081110fa_fact_seabrook

Dr. Kent Kiehl uses MRI technology to scan prison inmates for signs of pyschopathy in the hope of discovering a treatment.

The General’s Report

Annals of National Security
The General’s Report
How Antonio Taguba, who investigated the Abu Ghraib scandal, became one of its casualties.
by Seymour M. Hersh

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/06/25/070625fa_fact_hersh

Taguba knew his report would make him unpopular: “If I lie, I lose. And, if I tell the truth, I lose.”

Duped

A Reporter at Large
Duped
Can brain scans uncover lies?
by Margaret Talbot

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/07/02/070702fa_fact_talbot

The Pediatric Gap

Annals of Medicine
The Pediatric Gap
Why have most medications never been properly tested on kids?
by Jerome Groopman

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/01/10/050110fa_fact

Friday, February 6, 2009