Zoe Cormier
Fighting Words
Polyamory Is More Common Than You Think, But It's Not for Everyone
"Being in a poly relationship doesn’t always make someone poly at heart."
Zoe Cormier
12.12.17
Sobriety Check
We Asked Straight Edge Adults What Kept Them Sober
People within the punk subculture swear off drugs and alcohol for life.
Zoe Cormier
8.16.17
Living With It
Being Constantly Aroused is a Living Hell
Complaints are invariably greeted with laughter, not compassion.
Zoe Cormier
6.15.17
Tonic
The Creepy, Insane, and Undeniably Romantic World of Cryonics
I went into it a skeptic—and I still don’t think it’ll work. And yet I’m sold.
Zoe Cormier
4.30.17
How Not to Die
The Creepy, Insane, and Undeniably Romantic World of Cryonics
I went into it a skeptic—and I still don’t think it’ll work. And yet I’m sold.
Zoe Cormier
4.26.17
Sex
Chemsex and the Case for Preventative HIV Drugs in the UK
PrEP is not yet available on the NHS, but some argue it should be.
Zoe Cormier
12.7.15
Drugs
A Clinical Trial Is Exploring How MDMA Could Help People With Autism
A pilot study is investigating how the drug could affect social anxiety in autistic adults.
Zoe Cormier
11.27.15
Features
The Search for a Women's Condom Alternative That Could Prevent HIV
Researchers are trying to crack the holy grail of sexual health with an anti-HIV microbicide ring.
Zoe Cormier
7.23.15
jacked in
A History of the Ice Pick Lobotomy
Lobotomy is a procedure that involves slicing tiny slivers through the frontal lobes of the brain, reached through holes bored in the top of the skull. It was an early way psychiatrists thought they could dramatically alleviate madness and suffering in pe
Zoe Cormier
6.12.15
Drugs
On the Anniversary of the First Acid Trip, What Do We Now Know About LSD?
Science busts some of the myths that spread around the drug in the 60s.
Zoe Cormier
4.19.15