Here’s a polite reminder that you can’t “catch up” on sleep. That is, if you didn’t sleep well several nights this week — because you were out late partying; had some long nights at the office; tried to get a full night’s sleep, but tossed and turned instead; or...
Men not asking for directions is a cliche as old as stand-up. And yet, it’s one that seems to have a basis in history — ancient history, in fact. A report in Current Biology details the efforts of researchers to figure out why, of the 98 existing specimens of...
With nowhere to be the next day but at home, stuffing your face, Blackout Wednesday is the unofficial start of Thanksgiving Weekend: A night comprised of celebrating with friends, reunions and drinking until your brain is annihilated—so annihilated, in fact, that you don’t remember annihilating it. The...
Eating two large meals back-to-back is a tradition we’ve been practicing in the U.S. pretty much since in-laws and the first nationally proclaimed day of Thanksgiving were combined back in 1789. Ever since, each year on the fourth Thursday of November, millions of Americans eat successive 2,500-calorie...
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...
Alcohol is outrageously expensive, especially when drinking to get drunk at a bar (which is how many of us drink). Fortunately, we all know there’s a simple way to cut down on that cost: Stick with the well specials! Why wouldn’t you? You’re drinking to get drunk,...
As if the afterlife weren’t mysterious enough, it just got even more mystifying: The largest study of its kind claims we’re all aware we’re dead in the first few moments, because our consciousness continues to function even after we’ve flatlined. Theoretically, this means you could hear yourself...
Jerks are everywhere. Every day we see them, cutting into lines, starting pointless arguments, making service workers’ careers a living nightmare. Occasionally, regrettably, we’re the jerk. And yet, for a mode of being that’s so commonly witnessed, it’s a surprisingly tricky one to define. So for a deeper exploration...
People in the 1950s: “By the 21st century, we’ll have the technology to heal any wound in seconds!” People in 2017: “I just stepped on another gross, wet Band-Aid at the pool.” Sadly, the Star Trek-style medical technology we’ve all wished for any time we’ve cut ourselves...
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...
In college, I had a friend named Randy who insisted that his pleated khakis, pastel button-down and oxblood loafers could cure any and all feelings of dread, particularly those experienced during a hangover. Now, Randy was notorious for losing his wallet, breaking his phone and vomiting on...
As material girls living in this material world, it’s hard not to wake up, immediately look at your phone, transition to your computer all day at work, then back to your phone on the commute home, then to your TV, then back to your phone before bed....
