Articles we've written
A Skeptic’s take on Neuralink and other consumer neurotechnology
STAT News | April 7, 2021
The Trouble with Calling Health Care Workers "Heroes"
Boston Globe | April 10, 2020
Five ways to address the challenges of direct-to-consumer health products (with Steve Joffe)
STAT News | April 2, 2019
The new face of medical advice: the online pregnancy forum
Washington Post | July 10, 2018
Zapping their Brains at Home
The New York Times | July 22, 2016
Consumer Neurotechnology: New Products, More Regulatory Complexity
The Neuroethics Blog | June 14, 2016
At Tribeca, 'Vaxxed' Gets Axed and Science Wins, for Now
Undark | March 27, 2016
Dialing up Your Brainpower: How should we regulate those mind-zapping gadgets that promise to boost your memory?
Slate | December 18, 2015
STAT News | April 7, 2021
The Trouble with Calling Health Care Workers "Heroes"
Boston Globe | April 10, 2020
Five ways to address the challenges of direct-to-consumer health products (with Steve Joffe)
STAT News | April 2, 2019
The new face of medical advice: the online pregnancy forum
Washington Post | July 10, 2018
Zapping their Brains at Home
The New York Times | July 22, 2016
Consumer Neurotechnology: New Products, More Regulatory Complexity
The Neuroethics Blog | June 14, 2016
At Tribeca, 'Vaxxed' Gets Axed and Science Wins, for Now
Undark | March 27, 2016
Dialing up Your Brainpower: How should we regulate those mind-zapping gadgets that promise to boost your memory?
Slate | December 18, 2015
Articles about our research
Neuralink could bring people and machine together, sell private thoughts, disrupt smartphone industry—International Business Times, April 29, 2021
Neuralink’s monkey experiment raises questions from scientists and tech ethicist—Observer, April 13, 20201
Three visions of the future, inspired by neuroscience’s past and present—Science News, March 3, 2021
Can privacy co-exist with technology that reads and changes brain activity?—Science News, February 11, 2021
Showtime's 'Citizen Bio' takes a deep dive into the Wild West of biohackers' medical vigilantism—SyFy, November 2, 2020
Can zapping your brain really make you smarter?—JSTOR Daily, November 27, 2019
Are brain implants the future of thinking?—The Guardian, September 22, 2019
The flimsy promises of brain wearables—Axios, June 20, 2019
Do devices that monitor or zap the brain live up to their claims? – The Scientist, June 18, 2019
‘A cavalier approach’: Experts urge the companies behind brain wearables to rein in their claims—STAT, May 28, 2019
Direct-to-consumer neurotechnologies lack sufficient oversight, say researchers—The Ubyssey, March 29, 2019
Devices that monitor your brain and mental health might not actually work —Georgia Straight, January 25, 2019
Researchers call for oversight of burgeoning brain stimulation market —Philadelphia Inquirer, January 17, 2019
The Next Human: Brain and Body as Connected Devices—Massive Science, December 27, 2018
Women Fare Well in This Year's Round of NIH High-Risk Awards —Science, October 4, 2018
Meet the B.C. man who uses body-modifying technology to enhance physical capabilities —CBC, September 22, 2018
The Truth About Electrical Brain Stimulation —Lifehacker, January 18, 2018
No, Cherry Tomatoes Aren’t an Israeli Invention —Ha’aretz, December 5, 2017
The Strange Victorian Fashion of Self-Electrification —BBC, February 15, 2017
Do DIY Brain-Booster Devices Work? —Scientific American, January 10, 2017
Students Zap Their Brains for a Boost, for Better or for Worse —NPR All Tech Considered, January 7, 2017
Non-Surgical Brain Stimulation Shows Promise, but Unknowns Remain —US News and World Report, August 30, 2016
Regulation of Brain-stimulating Devices Unclear as Popularity Grows in US —Voice of America, August 29, 2016
Do-it-yourself Brain Stimulation has Hidden Risks —Reuters, July 22, 2016
The Contentious History of the Cherry Tomato —Smithsonian, June 20, 2016
Who Invented the Cherry Tomato? —The Atlantic, June 14, 2016
Brain Stimulation and You: How Does it Work and Can it Really Juice Up Your Thinking Cap? —Medical News Daily, April 8, 2016
“Stimulus Plan?” —MIT News, December 18, 2015
“Weird World of Brain Hacking” —Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2015
Neuralink’s monkey experiment raises questions from scientists and tech ethicist—Observer, April 13, 20201
Three visions of the future, inspired by neuroscience’s past and present—Science News, March 3, 2021
Can privacy co-exist with technology that reads and changes brain activity?—Science News, February 11, 2021
Showtime's 'Citizen Bio' takes a deep dive into the Wild West of biohackers' medical vigilantism—SyFy, November 2, 2020
Can zapping your brain really make you smarter?—JSTOR Daily, November 27, 2019
Are brain implants the future of thinking?—The Guardian, September 22, 2019
The flimsy promises of brain wearables—Axios, June 20, 2019
Do devices that monitor or zap the brain live up to their claims? – The Scientist, June 18, 2019
‘A cavalier approach’: Experts urge the companies behind brain wearables to rein in their claims—STAT, May 28, 2019
Direct-to-consumer neurotechnologies lack sufficient oversight, say researchers—The Ubyssey, March 29, 2019
Devices that monitor your brain and mental health might not actually work —Georgia Straight, January 25, 2019
Researchers call for oversight of burgeoning brain stimulation market —Philadelphia Inquirer, January 17, 2019
The Next Human: Brain and Body as Connected Devices—Massive Science, December 27, 2018
Women Fare Well in This Year's Round of NIH High-Risk Awards —Science, October 4, 2018
Meet the B.C. man who uses body-modifying technology to enhance physical capabilities —CBC, September 22, 2018
The Truth About Electrical Brain Stimulation —Lifehacker, January 18, 2018
No, Cherry Tomatoes Aren’t an Israeli Invention —Ha’aretz, December 5, 2017
The Strange Victorian Fashion of Self-Electrification —BBC, February 15, 2017
Do DIY Brain-Booster Devices Work? —Scientific American, January 10, 2017
Students Zap Their Brains for a Boost, for Better or for Worse —NPR All Tech Considered, January 7, 2017
Non-Surgical Brain Stimulation Shows Promise, but Unknowns Remain —US News and World Report, August 30, 2016
Regulation of Brain-stimulating Devices Unclear as Popularity Grows in US —Voice of America, August 29, 2016
Do-it-yourself Brain Stimulation has Hidden Risks —Reuters, July 22, 2016
The Contentious History of the Cherry Tomato —Smithsonian, June 20, 2016
Who Invented the Cherry Tomato? —The Atlantic, June 14, 2016
Brain Stimulation and You: How Does it Work and Can it Really Juice Up Your Thinking Cap? —Medical News Daily, April 8, 2016
“Stimulus Plan?” —MIT News, December 18, 2015
“Weird World of Brain Hacking” —Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2015
Radio/Podcasts
Neuroethics Today podcast: Direct-to-Consumer Neurotechnology (Season 2, Episode 3)—Neuroethics Today, May 1, 2020
BBC Five interview with Stephen Nolan—BBC 5 Live, August 5, 2019
Anna Wexler: Stimulate your Brain? —Brain Inspired, November 29, 2018
DIY Diagnosis —Big Picture Science, August 29, 2016
Caution, May Backfire: Neuroscientists’ Open Letter to DIY Brain Hackers —WBUR, July 11, 2016
Who Invented the Cherry Tomato? —Gastropod, June 2016
DIY tDCS Podcast: Regulating tDCS —DIYtDCS, March 13, 2016
Electrical Brain Stimulation Moves from Lab to Home, Experts Wary —The Current, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), October 13, 2015
BBC Five interview with Stephen Nolan—BBC 5 Live, August 5, 2019
Anna Wexler: Stimulate your Brain? —Brain Inspired, November 29, 2018
DIY Diagnosis —Big Picture Science, August 29, 2016
Caution, May Backfire: Neuroscientists’ Open Letter to DIY Brain Hackers —WBUR, July 11, 2016
Who Invented the Cherry Tomato? —Gastropod, June 2016
DIY tDCS Podcast: Regulating tDCS —DIYtDCS, March 13, 2016
Electrical Brain Stimulation Moves from Lab to Home, Experts Wary —The Current, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), October 13, 2015
Television
Health Care Workers and “Heroes”—KTVU Oakland, April 22, 2020
Zapping Your Brain Into Gear —ABC Local News, February 16, 2017
Zapping Your Brain Into Gear —ABC Local News, February 16, 2017