Deadlines, deadlines: They’re scary enough as it is, but sometimes they can even be fatal. Working yourself to the bone is more of a thing than many of us may realize, in fact. In Japan it’s such a regular occurrence that there’s a word for it: “Karoshi”...
Genetic luck dictates that are three outcomes when it comes to sweating: You smell good, you smell bad, or you smell neutral. Existing research has found that unless you won the neutral sweat lottery (i.e., you’re among the 2 percent of Europeans or the majority of East...
Everyone who smokes, even occasionally, knows smoker logic by heart: It doesn’t really count if, say, you only smoke after sunset, or just at parties, or only when you drink. But a new study says that’s a load of nicotine-stained bullshit, and every cigarette counts a lot:...
If you look at the internet today, there are a few things that you can learn about humanity: 1. Our political systems have serious problems. 2. Communicating without using real faces or names can strip us of our empathy and turn us into cruelty machines. 3. We...
The idea that you need an average of eight hours of sleep each night is for most of us so ingrained that it might as well be embroidered on the insides of our eyelids. But it hasn’t always been this way. Most of our ancestors, in fact,...
We’re in the thick of winter, which means dry skin is at an all-time high. While applying moisturizer may be a quick solve, how much to apply can be tricky—too little, and your skin’s still dry as a bone; too much, and you’re so greasy your clothes...
As we head deeper into another frigid winter, you’re probably thinking about comfort food. Trouble with comfort food is, it’s not so comforting for your gut. That’s why we asked Drew Coleman, Executive Chef at Mohawk Bend in Los Angeles, to give us a healthier version of...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, find out why humans started making friends in the first place; discover some of the surprising health benefits of friendship; and why most so-called animal...
What if your Fitbit, or Apple Watch, or whatever other doodad you use to obsessively track how many steps you take each day didn’t just keep tabs on your body, but actually made you money in the process? That’s the premise of a new paper out of...
In modern Western society, having someone else shave your face is considered to be a luxury. But it wasn’t always this way: Many cultures throughout history valued their facial hair so much that having someone else forcibly chop it off was one of the worst punishments imaginable....
Don’t have three hours a day to spend at the gym? Not interested in bulging like a bodybuilder? Unmoved by promises of “fat-blasting, ab-chiseling monster workouts?” This is the column for you, fellow regular human with very little free time. … The Man Andrew, Los Angeles Age:...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? We feel you. Don’t fret: With some advice from LA-based stylist Rayne Parvis, we’re all going to learn how to dress a little better. In this edition, we’ll...
