The Future of Medicine

What will wellness look like in the future? The articles in this series spotlight trends, ideas, and fresh directions.

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Empathy and Artificial Intelligence

The ability to program empathy into AI could reap wellness benefits for humans and even the robots themselves.

Thanatology focuses on life extension, but what role would religion play in our lives if we no...

The Body

When it comes to improving sleep, do measuring apps and biohacks help or hinder? The answer isn’t...

The Body

Reality is constantly in flux. Life is ever-changing. Remembering that illness isn't a solid...

The Body

“What is absent from medicine, and even from most spiritual communities, is the understanding of...

Living in the World

Does a nonspecific spirituality (aka spiritual but not religious) suffice to address existential...

“Meditation on the 16th century Isenheim Altarpiece was prescribed to the sick. ... Could art...

Lydia Dugdale, author of The Lost Art of Dying, on the art of dying and why we should instead face our finitude squarely—while we still can.

The Body

“Over time, feeding and caring for my being this way, along with nourishing other diverse aspects...

The Body

“We do not get to choose what feelings arise or how intensely we feel them. Our only choice is in...