Smegma: Even the word sounds gross, but is this stuff really as disgusting and dirty as it seems? For the uninitiated circumcised men out there, smegma is a substance with the texture of soft cheese that can form under a man’s foreskin. Surprisingly, the word itself actually means...
More men are marrying up, and more women are marrying down. That’s the grand takeaway from a recent study of U.S. Census data from 1990 to 2011 conducted by researchers from the University of Kansas and Texas A&M University. Women made substantial gains in higher education over...
Potty Talk is a one-panel comic about the funny thoughts, observations and fears men have in the bathroom. This week’s is from illustrator Burton Durand. Check out his Instagram here.
Looking at the news during the last few weeks alone, it’s no wonder that stress levels in America are higher than ever. So it seemed like a good time to check back in with our friend Dr. Kathleen Hall, founder and CEO of the Mindful Living Network...
Most of us use our smartphones excessively—even when not texting our friends, calling our parents, checking our email at all hours, listening to music, pulling up directions, thumbing through social media or playing games, we still seem to be weirdly glued to them most of the time....
The human body: An inspiring biological work of art? Or a meaty sack of germs and fluids? Either way, there’s still a lot we don’t know about what goes on in there — and scientists are constantly attempting to find out more. Here are the most interesting things they’ve...
We’ve written before about how the color of your pee can indicate the presence of life-threatening ailments—or in less serious cases, it can remind you what you ate for dinner last night. But its scent is just as telling: Below, you’ll find every cause of weird-smelling pee,...
Most of us work more than we live, which is to say we spend considerably more time at the office and with our coworkers than we do with the human beings we actually want in our lives. It also means that the stressors and anxieties of work...
Remember the last time someone you barely knew came up to you and asked: “So, are you and your partner enjoying unprotected sex on a regular basis?” Wait, you don’t? It happens to me all the time. Because when you’re a parent, it’s amazing how many people — at...
For the first three decades of my life, I ate whatever I wanted without ramifications. It was like having a superpower. So I devoured all sorts of crap en masse: Candies; chip; onion rings; and tons of chicken nuggets (with the Ranch Dressing) foremost among it. Recently, however,...
You’re probably quite fond of your sperm, that innocent-looking yet powerful reproductive seed that glistens softly against the night sky. Bad news, though: Turns out it can be a disease-ridden cesspool. Worryingly, we’re not even talking about the fact that there are carcinogens in your semen (by...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, learn why we associate insects with everything bad in life; find out why empathy (or lack of it) plays such a big part in our...
