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...
When you’re a dad, parenting questions often come up that you struggle to find an answer to. Since other parents are the worst and the internet will send you down a rabbit hole of paralyzing, paranoid terror, we’re here to help by putting those questions to the experts....
Most of us, at one time or another, have drunkenly inhaled a few thousand calories before passing out fully clothed with the lights on. Which, of all the times you could eat three days’ worth of calories, is generally accepted to be pretty much the worst. Extreme...
Here’s a situation pretty much everyone can relate to: You’re sitting at the bar with your two best friends when one of them excuses himself to the bathroom. As he steps out of earshot, you turn to the other friend to roast the now-excused friend — perhaps his new...
We tend to think about personal finance as an exercise in discipline when it comes to reining in your spending. But often personal finance is just a matter of how much boredom you’re willing to endure. Case in point: If you really want to save money with...
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...
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...
One of my least attractive character traits is a penchant for correcting people’s grammar. It’s never well-received, likely because correcting grammar is rarely about grammar and usually about demonstrating intellectual or cultural superiority. At least that’s how it’s perceived. “Mind your subjunctive,” I once teased a date....
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 Matt, Edmonton, Alberta Age:...
Few things are more human than our collective yearning for absolutes. Which is why everyone loves antibacterial cleaning products that claim to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria. And it’s actually even better than that. According to Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona whose research...
Remember when physical cash was a thing? That green stuff that made the world go round? It’s quickly become a thing of the past, with most of us not bothering to carry any actual bills around with us anymore. Why would we? Between credit cards and phone...
Even in the wonderfully oversaturated world of diets and weight-loss plans, the last 10 to 15 pounds might as well be called the “fuggedaboutit” phase. Because it can often feel like, no matter how hard you train and how little you eat, that little kangaroo pouch is...
