David Dobbs writes about the development of schizophrenia in the young brain. My read of the week: this piece is a masterclass in explaining difficult concepts clearly without shying away from them. Other science writers take note.

“This is about my dying: and how my life got here.” An incredible memoir of living with a brain tumour and its effects on speech and life.

“A British team is celebrating the launch of a paper aeroplane into space.” YEAH! Take that, NASA.

“Today I will donate an orgasm to science.” In which a scientist gets female volunteers to pleasure themselves in an fMRI scanner, bound by restraints. For knowledge!  SciCurious also chips in on female orgasm.

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