AltWeeklies Wire
Hearing Voicesnew
Marty hears things that aren't there. Doctors say she's schizophrenic. A new movement says she's just human.
Boston Phoenix |
S.I. Rosenbaum |
10-24-2011 |
Science
Tags: mental health, schizophrenia
How Cheap, Mass-Produced Food Is Killing Our Environment, Our Economy — and Usnew
The food we eat today is making us fat. It's making us sick. And the vast, government-subsidized system of agribusiness and mechanized corporate food production is inefficient and unsustainable, slowly ruining our environment, our economy, and our culture.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
06-24-2009 |
Science
Time Traveler Sets His Sights on 1955new
Being black wasn't the only complicating factor UConn theoretical physics professor Ronald Mallett faced on the road to tenure. The other was his secret goal to build a time machine.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-16-2008 |
Science
Global Warming Means Sweating it Out This Summernew
"Going green" may be an annoying trendy catch phrase, but there's something to be said for turning down the global thermostat before we all drown in a pool of our own sweat.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
06-12-2008 |
Science
Biolab Folliesnew
When work began on Boston University's laboratory for Level 4 deadly-disease research, the project seemed unstoppable, but a string of legal, diplomatic, and political setbacks have changed all that. What went wrong?
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
04-03-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Health-Care Guinea Pigsnew
The nation's health-care future rests on the tattooed shoulders of Massachusetts's young adults.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Insure This!new
Massachusetts law requires every citizen to carry health insurance by year's end, but some people aren't buying.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
You and Your Tech-Chicnew
2006 was the year we proved that new media isn't just for geeks any more.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
12-21-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Gift of Gadgetsnew
An illustrated guide to new tech gifts we'd like to see.
Boston Phoenix |
Brain McFadden |
12-08-2006 |
Science
Tags: 2006gift
Useful Friendsnew
It's a toy! It's a flash drive! It's two cool things at once! A Massachusetts company juxtaposes form and function.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
12-08-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Med School Drug Pushersnew
Medical research is selling out its good name to big pharma.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
04-13-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Suicide 2.0new
Suicide Web sites offer comfort for some, and raise questions for others.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
04-07-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Politics of Painnew
When it comes to the legalization of medical marijuana in Rhode Island, the question has generally been when -- not if -- it would happen.
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Donnis |
01-05-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Grass in Massnew
The Bay State inches toward legalizing medical marijuana.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
09-19-2005 |
Science
Jurassic Arknew
One of the world’s richest women is spending her millions to stockpile the genes of Colonial-era livestock in case of catastrophe.
Boston Phoenix |
Brian C. Jones |
09-01-2005 |
Science
