Carlyn Zwarenstein

Carlyn Zwarenstein is the author of On Opium: Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance, her second book about drugs, pain and solidarity. As a journalist, she writes about science, literature, social movements and health. She's on Twitter at @CarlynZwaren, and Live More Lives is her dreamy weekly newsletter about fiction and experience.

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Numbers game: Is math the language of nature or just a human construct? Carlyn Zwarenstein

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How naturally-produced opioids help plumb the depths of animal minds Carlyn Zwarenstein

Big Bang, conceptual image

Shortly after the Big Bang, conditions were perfect for life. Did aliens emerge long before us? Carlyn Zwarenstein

Gaza Doctor Rafah

Why warzones are the perfect place for antibiotic resistance and what that means for Palestine Carlyn Zwarenstein

A girl standing in the midst of the stars at night

Sure, we're all made of stardust. But what does that really mean? Carlyn Zwarenstein

Multiverse, bubbles, concept

If the multiverse theory is real, how soon can I ditch this sucky timeline? Carlyn Zwarenstein

Silverback Gorilla

What a gorilla named Lia taught scientists about human facial expressions Carlyn Zwarenstein

Two chimpanzees meeting with each other apparently having a discussion using hand gestures

Study finds vocal flexibility in young chimpanzees, a parallel perhaps denoting language's origins Carlyn Zwarenstein

Senior man doing a jigsaw puzzle

What are the biomarkers of Alzheimer's really telling us? Carlyn Zwarenstein

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Navigating new Alzheimer's drugs can be confusing and expensive. So do they really help patients? Carlyn Zwarenstein

Cabinet of replica human fosil skulls. From a college dept of Anthropology.

A new model for human origins in Africa upends commonly held beliefs about our evolution Carlyn Zwarenstein

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