Brooke Gladstone

On the 25th anniversary of the Hubble telescope’s launch, its vivid images of cosmic formations color our imaginings of space.

Ten doctors sent a critical letter to Dr. Oz's boss at Columbia medical school, but it may do more harm than good in exposing the pseudoscience of The Dr. Oz Show.

Brooke discusses the seventh and eighth episodes of House of Cards with Michael Waldman and John Dean.

The Hugo Awards, science fiction writing's highest honor, have become an ideological battleground. 

How will reporters cover 2016 candidates who probably won't win? Likely, a lot. David Leonhardt of the New York Times cautions against giving them too much attention.

New York Magazine's Jaime Fuller on the media's habit of assigning each presidential candidate a simple descriptor.

Brooke discusses the ninth episode of House of Cards with Michael Kelly, who plays Doug Stamper.

Brooke discusses the sixth episode of House of Cards with Nina Khrushcheva and Dan Savage.

Brooke discusses the seventh and eighth episodes of House of Cards with Michael Waldman and John Dean.

Brooke discusses the fifth episode of House of Cards with Fred Kaplan and Patti Solis-Doyle.

In 2014, a family launched a media campaign to pressure a drug company to provide a life-saving medicine for their son. We hear how they eventually got the drug.

Brooke explores Hollywood depictions of cancer and examines how film reflects as well as distorts our perceptions of the disease.  

In the 1990s, Julia Sweeney was a comedian known for her SNL character, Pat. Then her brother got cancer. She discusses performing cancer, and why cancer is inherently hilarious.

Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies, discusses the convergence of cancer, media, and celebrity.

Brooke discusses the sixth episode of House of Cards with Nina Khrushcheva and Dan Savage.

Brooke discusses the fourth episode of the season with two veteran political reporters.

Brooke discusses the fifth episode of House of Cards with Fred Kaplan and Patti Solis-Doyle.

Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies, charts cancer’s 2,500 year history.

The latest cancer cures, fundraising campaigns, and miraculous survival stories are ubiquitous in the news— but cancer coverage rarely reflects real-world cancer incidence rates. 

Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be like entering a foreign land where you don't speak the language.