He joined the staff of the New York Evening Post (now the New York Post) in 1934, and in 1935 was hired by Current History as a book critic. He later ascended to the position of managing editor. He also befriended the staff … See more

Cousins did research on the biochemistry of human emotions, which he long believed were the key to human beings' success in fighting illness. It was a belief he maintained even … See more

Cousins died of heart failure on November 30, 1990, in Los Angeles, having survived years longer than his doctors predicted: 10 years after his first … See more

• Modern Man Is Obsolete (1945)
• Writing for Love or Money: Thirty-Five Essays Reprinted from The Saturday Review of Literature (1949)
• Who Speaks for Man? (1953) See more

Politically, Cousins was a tireless advocate of liberal causes, such as nuclear disarmament and world peace, which he promoted through … See more

Cousins was portrayed by actor Ed Asner in a 1984 television movie, Anatomy of an Illness, which was based on Cousins's 1979 book Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing. Cousins was not pleased with the commercial nature … See more

• List of peace activists
• White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007) See more