Being Human

Frozen dead guys

Is cryonics an ambulance into the future or the latest twist on our ancient fantasy of rebirth?

One week, no food

Intrigued by the buzz around medical fasting, I tried it. A rollercoaster of boredom and energy ensued

My mom

I love her and it’s a secret. I love her so much it kills me, and you bet I’d sooner die than tell her

There’s an app for that

What to eat, when to meditate and whether to call your parents: can self-monitoring tools make a difference?

The end of sleep?

New technologies are emerging that could radically reduce our need to sleep - if we can bear to use them

The outsider

While one person dabbles in drugs with few ill-effects, another will become a chronic addict. What's the difference?

Love machines

From Pygmalion to Bladerunner, we keep falling for our robot creations. But then, what else is AI good for?

An instant cure

The latest edition of the psychiatrists’ manual has decided that my personality disorder is not so bad after all

The face she makes

Sadness, anger, disappointment: for once, I saw the perfect storm behind her mask of adolescent indifference