Conventional wisdom — and that weird librarian from middle school — say reading books is the best way to become smarter. But new research shows that pumping iron can also bring about significant cognitive gains, and the more you exercise, the smarter you become. While neurologists are...
This is how I tell someone that their fly is unzipped: “Hey man, are you afraid of heights? No? Well, your fly is.” It’s childish and dumb, but it’s my way of treating the otherwise awkward exchange between myself and another man (it’s usually, if not always,...
It starts as an emergency move: You’re trying to wash your hands, and the soap dispenser is giving you nothing but air, so to help that last half inch of soap reach the frustratingly short plastic tube, you add some water, give it a shake, and hey...
Phones and computers are the ultimate companions: They connect us with our friends and family; they provide endless streams of entertainment; they supply… well, you know, when you’re feeling a little lonely. But despite their limitless devotion to our every need and want, we treat them like...
Anyone who’s ever ridden in an elevator, carpooled, or stayed over at a new partner’s house for the night has tried to hold in a fart. This is a fact. Sometimes, it works: Other times, the pressure builds too much and your butt lets forth with a...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? Sick of condescending fashion articles telling you why you need to buy $200 T-shirts? Just want to know how to look, well, good? We feel you. Welcome to...
Congratulations, cog! You’ve just been ostensibly gifted with every corporate minnow’s dream: You get to work from home and decide which hours you want to work and which hours you don’t. You’re your own boss now! Lol, just kidding, everything is terrible, including this seemingly pleasant new...
In the vast and ever-expanding catalogue of “serious talks” you might have with your significant other, letting them know that they reek is probably at the top of the “where do I even start” list. For example, there’s one redditor who complains that her significant other is unaware...
There’s an old wives’ tale that eating cheese right before bed will give you weird dreams — or in some versions, outright nightmares. Most studies, of course, have found this to be BS. Although one of those studies was conducted by the (pun-built-in) British Cheese Board, which...
I have always struggled with numbers. I must have been sick the day they taught us how to tell time in elementary school because I still mess that up; I have no idea what the mathematical difference between a permutation and a combination is; metric conversions are...
For many of us, lunch is followed by a single thought: Is there a way I can take nap breaks at work? But what exactly is it about our midday meal that sends us straight to dreamland? Liz Weinandy, resident dietitian at The Ohio State University Wexner...
Hardbody? Heck yes! Calluses that inevitably result from lifting weights in an attempt to become said hardbody? That’s a nope. But alas, hard pads of skin and lifting weights tend to go hand in callused hand, with calluses most often appearing at the base of the fingers....
