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,...
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...
Welcome to our biweekly podcast, “I Learned A Thing In The Bathroom,” where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be looking at how music helped our early ancestors to survive; the relationship between music, food and...
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 never evolved the ability to hibernate; discover why the future of space exploration depends on successfully gassed mice; and hear about...
Welcome to our biweekly podcast, I Learned A Thing In The Bathroom, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be looking at how much time we have left before there are too many of us to...
The Queen of England Can Help You Remove That Annoying Earworm A British study has found that one of the best ways to get rid of a song that’s been stuck in your head all day is to sing the British national anthem, “God Save the Queen.”...
Male grooming varies wildly bathroom by bathroom. For every dude that manscapes himself within an inch of his life, there’s another dude that only showers once a week. And for every dude who settles for quickly running a hand through their hair on their way out the...
Welcome to our biweekly podcast, “I Learned A Thing In The Bathroom,” where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be looking at how cloud-seeding rockets prevented rain at the Olympic opening ceremony; how lasers can help...
As any man who’s ever been through puberty can tell you, there are few things more embarrassing than a wayward, unexpected erection. More than a few teenage boys have chosen to ride the bus a few extra stops rather than stand up in front of everyone with...
Welcome to our biweekly podcast, I Learned A Thing In The Bathroom, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be figuring out why spiders—who are mostly harmless—inspire such fear in humans; how likely you are to...
Christmas comes but once a year, but boy does it leave its mark. Whether you’re excited about the gifts, the food and the time with family or dreading the expense, the music and, well, the time with family, there’s something for everyone in our mixed bag of...
We’ve debated before about whether or not giving your feet a good scrub while showering is required, but this is the first time we’ve actually reached out to you guys to find out who’s skipping this step. Turns out, 28% of you don’t consider it necessary to...
