Overmatter

Science under siege

A new audio documentary from The Economist

Oct 29 • 

Natasha Loder

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From Print to Prompts

What the past tells us about the future of science journalism

Oct 26 • 

Natasha Loder

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September 2025

British psychiatrists quietly endorse ketamine therapy

But they bury the lede in their new report

Sep 19 • 

Natasha Loder

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August 2025

The $6 revolution. How generic weight loss drugs could save millions of lives.

The arrival of generic semaglutide is an unheard of opportunity for global public health

Aug 13 • 

Natasha Loder

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Peter Singer

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June 2025

A fond farewell to the queen of psychedelics

Amanda Fielding was a force of nature

Jun 6 • 

Natasha Loder

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May 2025

Boosted to win

What the First Enhanced Athletes Learned About Performance Enhancing Drugs

May 21 • 

Natasha Loder

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April 2025

Imagination as intervention

The game Dungeons & Dragons can be therapeutic for neurodivergent children

Apr 30 • 

Natasha Loder

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March 2025

Creating superhumans

Wealthy tech investors want to enhance humanity

Mar 20 • 

Natasha Loder

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January 2025

Nationalism in an age of pandemics

America wants to leave the WHO. This will make it, and rest of the world, less safe. All for a saving of $126m

Jan 27 • 

Natasha Loder

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June 2024

Dial M for malaria

New tools for tackling malaria are arriving, including an exciting new vaccine. But will the world pay for them?

Jun 11, 2024 • 

Natasha Loder

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March 2024

Mila's legacy

One mother’s battle to save her daughter's life may change the way that medicines are made in Britain, and the rest of the world

Mar 27, 2024 • 

Natasha Loder

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September 2023

Of microbes and mental health

Common childhood infections can sometimes cause psychiatric conditions

Sep 28, 2023 • 

Natasha Loder

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