Whatever Happened to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
The Atlantic, October 31, 2023
During the late 1980s through the 1990s, feverish media reports detailed a crisis of repetitive strain injury among white-collar workers, with carpal tunnel syndrome becoming a stand-in for all RSIs. Then, during the early 2000s, the media went silent on this issue. Today, it is clear that this boom-and-bust cycle was never quite what it seemed.
The Atlantic, October 31, 2023
During the late 1980s through the 1990s, feverish media reports detailed a crisis of repetitive strain injury among white-collar workers, with carpal tunnel syndrome becoming a stand-in for all RSIs. Then, during the early 2000s, the media went silent on this issue. Today, it is clear that this boom-and-bust cycle was never quite what it seemed.
It Really Might ‘Get Better’ for LGBT Teens.
The Atlantic, February 2015
A new study lends support to the idea that bullying and depression decrease over time.
In Sept. 2010—spurred by a slew of media reports about LGBT young people committing suicide—sex columnist Dan Savage posted a YouTube video with his husband, Terry Miller, directly addressing LGBT teens struggling with bullying. “It gets better,” the couple promised, pointing to their own lives as inspiration.
The Atlantic, February 2015
A new study lends support to the idea that bullying and depression decrease over time.
In Sept. 2010—spurred by a slew of media reports about LGBT young people committing suicide—sex columnist Dan Savage posted a YouTube video with his husband, Terry Miller, directly addressing LGBT teens struggling with bullying. “It gets better,” the couple promised, pointing to their own lives as inspiration.