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Erika Hayasaki

Science

End Pain Forever

Imagine you felt like your skin was always on fire. Imagine you couldn’t even feel a bone break. The genetic link between those two extremes could hold the key to ending physical suffering.

Erika Hayasaki Wired Apr 2017 20min Permalink

Science

The Strange Case of the Woman Who Can’t Remember Her Past—Or Imagine Her Future

Susie Mc­Kinnon cannot hold a grudge. She is unfamiliar with the feeling of regret and oblivious to aging. She has no core memories. And yet she knows who she is.

Erika Hayasaki Wired Apr 2016 Permalink

Crime Science

A Criminal Mind

Dr. Joel Dreyer was a respected psychiatrist. Then he took a sudden turn to a life of drug dealing. Medicine might be able to explain why.

Erika Hayasaki California Sunday Sep 2015 20min Permalink

Science

This Doctor Knows Exactly How You Feel

On mirror-touch synethesia, the power (or curse) of knowing exactly how others feel.

Erika Hayasaki Pacific Standard Jul 2015 15min Permalink

Science

How Many of Your Memories Are Fake?

How our memories become contaminated by inaccuracies.

Erika Hayasaki The Atlantic Nov 2013 10min Permalink