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Molly Crockett
Digital media+Discourse
Outrage overload?
Published Sept 25, 2019
Yale psychologist Molly Crockett shares insights from her work suggesting social media—and its encouragement of moral outrage in particular—may be changing our brains
Zeid Ra'd Al Hussein
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, guardian of human rights
Published Fall 2019
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, a Hopkins alum and the former U.N. high commissioner for human rights, has spent decades speaking on behalf of victims of the world's most vile atrocities / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a man trapped in a pill rolling downhill
A bioethicist discovers the pain of opioid withdrawal
Published Fall 2019
In his new book, bioethicist Travis Rieder blends a personal account of drug dependence with a broad exploration of America's byzantine opioid problem / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a reading woman
VOICES
True crime on her mind
Published Fall 2019
Rachel Monroe's new book explores women's infatuation with murder stories through the lens of her own obsessions / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A man in a pigeon coop
Photography
Photographing America's back row
Published Fall 2019
In his book 'Dignity,' photographer Chris Arnade reckons with the decades of racism and economic forces that shaped the U.S. and its communities / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Narges Bajoghli
Interview
Talking with Narges Bajoghli
Published Fall 2019
The anthropologist, filmmaker, and writer discusses her debut book, an inside look on being pro-regime in Iran / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Robert Finkel
Risk/Reward
From corporate finance to botanical brewing
Published Fall 2019
A fixation on the original taste of root beer led alum Robert Finkel to plunge into a self-styled take on craft brewing / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a man and dog at the vet's office
Life's dog days
Published Fall 2019
For alum Claudia Flisi, the passage of time is marked by ailments in her dog and her husband. But that doesn't mean they don't all enjoy a good stroll. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Ketamine nasal spray, Spravato
Mental health
Psychiatrist: Ketamine isn't an opioid and treats depression in a unique way
Published Aug 2, 2019
In scientific journal letter, Hopkins psychiatrist Adam Kaplin disputes a study claiming ketamine is an opioid
Baltimore rowhouses and skyline
Commentary
'We are proud and privileged to call Baltimore home'
Published July 29, 2019
JHU President Ronald J. Daniels, nine other city leaders co-author op-ed in which they 'reject the recent unfair and ungenerous characterizations of our great city and its region'