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I quit my job due to an abusive boss, but how do I explain this to prospective employers?

After 6 years working for a vicious, abusive boss, I abruptly quit after one particularly vile incident. Now, I’m uncertain how to go about explaining my departure. Saying nothing bad about my past employer is not an option. Perhaps you still have some unfinished business — to report the vicious, abusive boss. Don’t you owe… Read More »

Placebo effect may explain reported benefits of psychedelic microdoses

Positive psychological effects associated with taking small doses of psychedelic drugs are likely the result of users’ expectations, suggests a study published today in eLife. The study — the largest placebo-controlled trial on psychedelics to date — used an innovative ‘self-blinding citizen science’ approach, where members of the public who were already microdosing implemented their… Read More »

Problems with alcohol? 29 gene variants may explain why

By Bill Hathaway A genome-wide analysis of more than 435,000 people has identified 29 genetic variants linked to problematic drinking, researchers at Yale University School of Medicine and colleagues report May 25 in the journal Nature Neuroscience. “The new data triple the number of known genetic risk loci associated with problematic alcohol use,” said Yale’s Joel… Read More »

Problems with alcohol? 29 gene variants may explain why

A genome-wide analysis of more than 435,000 people has identified 29 genetic variants linked to problematic drinking, researchers at Yale University School of Medicine and colleagues report May 25 in the journal Nature Neuroscience. “The new data triple the number of known genetic risk loci associated with problematic alcohol use,” said Yale’s Joel Gelernter, the… Read More »