People usually talk about eating right, getting exercise, and staying away from bad habits when it comes to living longer. That makes sense, but now scientists are saying there’s more to it. They believe personality traits and life expectancy are tied together in ways that might surprise you. The way someone acts or reacts to...
Dylan Jay Watts was living on the New South Wales South Coast when a violent chest infection overwhelmed him. According to Australian news reports, he died only days before turning 29, with scans revealing many cavities in his lungs. His sister Caitlyn stated that, “He was severely ill with a bacterium in his lungs that...
A coroner has concluded that the death of 23-year-old Paloma Shemirani was “more than minimally” contributed to by the adverse influence of her mother, Kate Shemirani, a prominent online conspiracy theorist and former nurse. Paloma, a Cambridge graduate, died in July of last year after choosing to forgo conventional cancer treatment in favor of an...
Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, released in 2009, quickly became one of the most discussed controversial films of its time. The Danish production stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a couple who isolate themselves in a forest cabin after the death of their child. The movie combines psychological tension with disturbing imagery and strong sexual...
Long before the advent of Chat GPT and other AI technology began stirring fears of job obsolescence, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates proposed a radical idea that, in retrospect, makes sense: taxing robots. Back in 2017, he suggested taxing robots that replace human workers, just like governments tax human wages. At the time, artificial intelligence was...
Here’s something not a people know: about three-quarters of people wear underwear that doesn’t even fit right. Too small, too loose, too old. Many of us keep them until the elastic just gives up. What most people don’t realize is how closely underwear and health are tied together. Usually, we pick underwear by color or...
Most assume that turning off lights and electronics is enough to stop electricity use. Yet, even when a home appears to be resting, small energy streams flow through plugged-in devices. This unseen consumption is known as phantom energy, hidden electricity drain, or sometimes vampire power. It happens when electronics draw electricity while in standby mode,...
We’ve got discipline backwards. We imagine controlled people gritting their teeth through endless temptations, their knuckles white from the strain of saying no to that forbidden pizza slice. Sometimes we imagine them powered by superhuman willpower, fighting desires from dawn to dusk. But here’s what research actually shows. People with high self-control rarely feel like...
We’ve all met someone whose stories never quite add up. The details shift. Your memory doesn’t match theirs. Something feels wrong before you can name why. Research on pathological lying shows that between 8 and 13% of people identify themselves as pathological liars. That’s roughly 1 in 10 people you meet. Learning to recognize the...
There are many orange animals on Earth. Some are famous, like the Bengal tiger, and some are more obscure, like the recently discovered Myotis nimbaensis, a species of orange bats. However, most well-known animals are decidedly not that color, nor are any of their genetic variations. For a long time, people assumed snowy owls fall...
Across the United States, many cities are facing an unprecedented homelessness crisis. With America experiencing the highest levels of unemployment in decades and unaffordable housing costs, the economy seems to be collapsing. The homeless lose more than shelter; they lose human dignity, and without upward mobility, can fall into a life of substance abuse and...
The supplement aisle is booming, with billions spent annually on everything from basic multivitamins to specialized herbs. However, research shows that simply “popping a pill” without an informed strategy can render your supplements ineffective, lead to poor absorption, or even cause dangerous interactions. To ensure you’re not wasting money or risking your health, the following...
