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Luke Dittrich

Science Health

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.

Luke Dittrich New York Times Magazine May 2019 30min Permalink

Best Article Media

Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die

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

Music

Chuck Berry Goddamn!

The artist at 85.

Luke Dittrich Esquire Jan 2012 15min Permalink

Science Health

The Brain That Couldn't Remember

When the most famous amnesiac in history died, the battle for custody of his brain began.

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Excerpted from Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets

Luke Dittrich New York Times Magazine Aug 2016 25min Permalink

Best Article Sports

The Ruins of Joe Pa's Kingdom

The Penn State sex abuse scandal as told through a father, a son and “Victim 1.”

Luke Dittrich Esquire Jun 2012 30min Permalink

"Heavenly Father!" "I love you all!" "I love everyone!" "Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!" "I love all of you!"

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

World Travel

Walking the Border

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

Science

The Brain That Changed Everything

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