Author Archive
James Hamblin
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Ideas
20 Seconds to Optimize Hand Wellness
One of the world’s most crucial and selfless acts is still simply washing your hands.
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
7 Biohacks to Master Before Worrying About Other Biohacks
Stay focused.
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
The Perfect Email
An etiquette update: Brevity is the highest virtue.
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
Ebola Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective
Two experimental trials bode well for gaining control of the hemorrhagic viral disease.
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
Why Is Google Making Human Skin?
A dive into one of Google Life Sciences' latest initiatives.
- By James Hamblin and Katherine Wells, The Atlantic
Digital Government
Email Is Ruining Us: A Brilliant Solution
What was designed to make us work more efficiently, now takes up all of our time.
- By James Hamblin, Katherine Wells and Paul Rosenfeld, The Atlantic
Digital Government
The Recovering Americans and the 'Top Secret' Ebola Treatment
Two U.S. doctors with Ebola have improved after receiving an experimental antibody.
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
How to Perform a Head Transplant
Just because you shouldn't do something doesn't mean you can't.
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
Deep Brain Stimulation for the Soul
See the effect of the "mind control" surgery, when patients turn their electrodes off.
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
Who Should Take Antidepressants?
A brain scan could help objectively identify who will benefit, and who won't.
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
Disconcerting Robot Detects Depression
Augmenting psychiatric diagnosis with data
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Featured eBooks
Digital Government
What's Tylenol Doing to Our Minds?
The same pathways that help with physical pain seem to moderate existential distress.
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
If Symptoms Persist, Text Your Doctor
Ninety percent of Americans have never emailed or texted with their doctor. Should they?
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Digital Government
Video: A bionic hand for every occasion
The latest 14-grip prosthesis
- By James Hamblin, The Atlantic