Primal Fear: Can Monkeys Help Unlock the Secrets of Trauma?
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s “monkey island.” The surviving primates could help scientists learn about the psychological response to traumatizing events.
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s “monkey island.” The surviving primates could help scientists learn about the psychological response to traumatizing events.
Luke Dittrich New York Times Magazine May 2019 30min Permalink
Bill Conradt, a well-known prosecutor, never arrived at the house in Murphy, Texas, where police and a crew from NBC’s To Catch a Predator were waiting. So the crew, along with a SWAT team, went to Conradt.
Luke Dittrich Esquire Feb 2009 Permalink
The artist at 85.
Luke Dittrich Esquire Jan 2012 15min Permalink
When the most famous amnesiac in history died, the battle for custody of his brain began.
Luke Dittrich New York Times Magazine Aug 2016 25min Permalink
The Penn State sex abuse scandal as told through a father, a son and “Victim 1.”
Luke Dittrich Esquire Jun 2012 30min Permalink
The stories of two dozen strangers who survived the Joplin, Mo., tornado by hiding in a walk-in beer cooler.
Luke Dittrich Esquire Jan 2012 35min Permalink
Over the course of a year, Luke Dittrich will be walking the entire 1,933 miles of the Mexico-US border “from the beach to Gulf” with a stroller. The first in a series.
Luke Dittrich Esquire May 2011 35min Permalink
The brain of Henry Molaison gave science most of what it knows about memory. Dr. Jacopo Annese believes there’s even more to learn.
Luke Dittrich Esquire Oct 2010 Permalink