This post explores how combining behavioral science with innovative technology can offer new hope in preventing youth suicide. It highlights why traditional approaches fall short, the complex causes behind rising self-harm rates, and how emerging digital tools, like adaptive smartphone interventions, can deliver timely, personalized support to at-risk youth. The article also emphasizes the need for ethical, equitable solutions that reach the most vulnerable, urging collaboration across families, schools, and tech platforms.

A data-driven deep dive into Yuja Wang’s “Rachmaninoff marathon” at Carnegie Hall. Using wrist-sensor heart-rate data from pianist, conductor, orchestra, and audience, I convert curves into BPM and HRV metrics to reveal how shared physiological rhythms mirror the music’s drama, and how a single performance can literally make hearts beat as one.

Alzheimer’s is becoming more treatable, but the story starts earlier than you think. When I presented research on biological aging at ADPD 2025, I didn’t expect to see it connect so directly to drug breakthroughs hitting the market. But it did, and it showed me how fundamental science is finally meeting patient care at the right time.

AI is getting smarter, but without emotional intelligence, it can be dangerously out of touch. When my Instagram fed me an ad for jewelry insurance just hours after a break-in at my home, it became clear, AI isn’t just efficient; it can also be exploitative.