Read Selected Articles > Harvard Magazine
Click on the titles below to download articles. This is a selection of Cara's work; more of her writing can be found at each publication's individual website.
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The Science of Fake Medicine
(366K)How come fake medicine has real effects? One scientist looks at the power of nothing. -
The Mindfulness Chronicles
(395K)Harvard Professor Ellen Langer believes that our mindless decisions--our beliefs about aging, our deference to doctors, even the way we talk about our illnesses--can have drastic effects on how (and if) we live to see old age. -
The Mindful Diet
(67K)Can thinking about your diet make you thin? -
The Mediatrician
(733K)Dr. Michael Rich studies how media affect children, and how young brains adapt--or maladapt--to today's digital diet. -
Solar Sculptor
(393K)On the front lawn of the U.S. Vice President's house, less than 150 yards from the world's most precise clock, sits another type of time piece.