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Robin Marantz Henig

Science

The Last Day of Her Life

A gender studies professor, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, decides to take control of her death.

Robin Marantz Henig New York Times Magazine May 2015 25min Permalink

Science

Did Grief Give Him Parkinson’s?

Identical twins in Pennsylvania have the same genes, the same upbringing, similar adult lives. And yet one crucial difference may have made one of them sick.

Robin Marantz Henig Nautilus Feb 2015 20min Permalink

Science

A Life-or-Death Situation

How a bioethicist’s field of study—suicide, euthanasia, a dignified death—”turned unbearably personal.”

Robin Marantz Henig New York Times Magazine Jul 2013 20min Permalink

What Is It About 20-Somethings?

A psychological theory emerges to explain why young Americans are taking a while to grow up.

Robin Marantz Henig New York Times Magazine Aug 2010 Permalink