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 Josh, Los Angeles, CA...
We recently received a press release for a supplement claiming to be an all-natural alternative to Viagra. When listing the benefits, the press release mentioned something called “alcohol penis impairment syndrome.” Over Slack, we concluded that this must be the clinical definition of whiskey dick, though we...
Binge eating: It starts badly; it ends badly. Whether it’s because you’re drunk or you just ordered way too much of something that’s destined to never experience becoming leftovers, sometimes we just like to stuff ourselves. You can blame those devious food scientists who deliberately design junk...
You go to the grocery store with ambition. This week, you tell yourself, you will stick to the plan: You will eat healthily, or cheaply, or whatever your goal is right now. You will not waste a leaf, a drop, a scrap of food. This week, you...
When you’re hungry, you’re hungry, and sometimes that means tearing off the patch of green mold growing on a slice of bread in order to make yourself a sandwich. But is this really getting rid of the mold, or should you consider the entire slice a goner...
The Latest Smartphone App Will Count Your Sperm For You If anyone’s ever walked in on you with your phone in one hand and your, well, you-know-what in the other, now you’ve finally got a good excuse. This gadget—which was developed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...
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 Mick, Ilford, England Age:...
We live in an age where just about any science-related question can be answered (mostly accurately) by the internet, and yet many of us still believe a bunch of old wives’ tales about our health: The number of people who still believe that cold weather causes sickness...
When we’re in a pinch, expiration dates oftentimes become recommendations, rather than rules. After all, what’s the worst that could happen? We asked nutritionist Carolyn Dean, who has extensive experience treating irritable bowel syndrome and other bowel diseases, to find out what happens when you eat that...
Coming from a family of alcoholics probably wasn’t great for your childhood, nor is it great for your likelihood of turning into one yourself. After all, the children of heavy drinkers are four times as likely to develop a drinking problem. But that’s not the only thing...
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 Jason, Los Angeles, California...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover how caffeine directly affects the chemicals in your brain; find out what it is about a strong cup of coffee that might send you...