Derek Lartaud

Derek Lartaud came to the Bay Area after nearly five years of researching schizophrenia and diabetes at Yale University. Determined to tell visual stories, he’s worked for the BBC, Al Jazeera America, TIME, PBS, and the Center for Investigative Reporting. He has a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and a master’s degree in journalism. When not holding a camera or editing a story, he’s trying to rebuild his 1969 Honda CL350.

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Is Lab-Grown Meat The Answer To Our Meat Eating Problems?

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How Can the Social Model of Disability Change How Society Views Autism?

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How Should Schools Educate Teens About Drugs?

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Why Do We Still Work 40 Hours a Week?

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What Happens If You Take ADHD Drugs (But You Don’t Have ADHD?)

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What Can Billionaires In Space Do For The Rest Of Us?

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Why Gen Z Is the Loneliest Generation…Ever?

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Can Performative Activism Actually Make a Difference?

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Who Gets Imposter Syndrome, And How Do You Deal With It?