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Peter Brugger: Animation and incarnation

When I think about voluntary amputations, I can hardly remember how I felt fifteen years ago.

MatterApr 16, 20134 min read

Erich Kasten: Doctors don’t understand Body Integrity Identity Disorder

What do doctors typically say when confronted with someone who wishes to amputate a perfectly healthy limb?

MatterApr 11, 20133 min read

BIID: Not just for amputee-wannabees

I first became aware of voluntary amputation in 1998, when I got a telephone call from a producer at the BBC.

michael firstApr 10, 20134 min read

Anna Sedda: We don’t know enough about our bodies — or our brains

When I first told my grandmother that I had started studying people who want to amputate their arms or legs, she was disgusted.

MatterApr 10, 20134 min read

Photostory: Losing a limb, becoming whole

In September of last year, I asked photographer Brian Lee to visit a man with an unusual past.

MatterApr 9, 20134 min read

Why would somebody want to remove a healthy limb?

Do No Harm: winner of the Association of British Science Writers award for investigative journalism.

Anil AnanthaswamyApr 8, 201330 min read