Maia Szalavitz writes about the intersection between mind, brain and society for publications like Time online, the New York Times, Elle and MSN Health. She is co-author, most recently of Lost Boy, the first memoir by a young man raised in Mormon fundamentalist polygamy, Brent Jeffs. She is Senior Fellow at Stats.org, a media watchdog organization.

How Empathy Can Save the Economy

How Empathy Can Save the Economy

It may be the Supreme Court's buzzword du jour, but empathy's emotional conclusion-trust-is the underpinning of our e...

Posted 11:24 PM | May 28, 2009
A Cult Childs Journey Through Hell

A Cult Child's Journey Through Hell

As the prophet's nephew on a radical polygamist compound, Brent Jeffs lived in a world of sexual terror, familial co...

Posted 8:38 AM | May 22, 2009
A Radical New Autism Theory

A Radical New Autism Theory

A groundbreaking study suggests people with autism-spectrum disorders such as Asperger's do not lack empathy-rather ...

Posted 6:01 AM | May 11, 2009