Picture this scenario: It’s a hot night. You’re tossing and turning, the stifling temperatures making it impossible to fall asleep. Despite the heat, however, there’s one thing you can’t part with: your blanket. Even though it’s ninety degrees in your room, you just can’t go to sleep without a blanket. Many of us have been...
Biohacking is all the rage right now, from ketogenic diets and intermittent fasting to ice-cold plunges and brain-stimulating supplements. People are eager to optimize performance, resilience, and health. And why shouldn’t they be? Our ingenuity as human beings is what has propelled us throughout history! If we can figure out how to do it better,...
Chances are you or someone you know is affected by allergies. You can be allergic to just about anything – ragweed, grass, pollen, peanuts… you can even be allergic to the cold. But did you know that you can be allergic to water? That’s right – water.Tessa Hansen-Smith is a 21-year-old college student in California,...
It turns out in order to create the building material of the future, we have to look to the past. Newly invented transparent wood is the new material that could change the game for buildings and energy conservation. Transparent Wood: The Material of the Future For thousands of years, wood has been used to build...
Your skin is the largest organ in (or rather on) your body [1]. This, coupled with the fact that it is outside your body and therefore easy to see, makes it a great indicator of health. If you notice a change in your skin, it likely means there is a change happening inside your body...
Did you know you could boil water by anything other than heating it? Neither did I, until now: Stanford scientists have created a sound that boils water due to its sheer volume. The Sound That Boils Water Researchers at Stanford University’s SLAC National Accelerator Lab have produced the loudest possible underwater sound. Known as the...
A team of researchers in Australia, have potentially found an effective way to treat certain types of breast cancer: honeybee venom. While most of us associate a bee sting with pain and discomfort, it seems as though the chemicals in the insect’s venom may actually be the solution doctors have been searching for. Breast Cancer...
Psychologists have known for years that childhood trauma can have a lasting impact on a person’s mental health. People who live through violent or tragic life circumstances at an early age have a greater risk for developing psychiatric disorders later in life. New research has shown, however, that this impact may be deeper than psychologists...
One night while returning home from work, a young man refuses to give up his seat to a pregnant woman on the bus. He posted his story on the popular Reddit forum Am I the Asshole to get the internet’s opinion. (1) Young Man Refuses to Give Up His Seat on the Bus for a...
If you’ve been in the workforce for any length of time, you may have had dreams of handing in our resignation and giving your supervisor the big F-you. Well, an employee in the UK found a way to do just that and go viral at the same time. According to a Gallup State of the...
America’s truly got talent! Teenager Colin O’Leary impressed and amused people all over the world when a hilarious video of him went viral. The video was also his ticket to becoming an internet sensation. The talented teen could be seen lip-synching to over twenty Broadway songs in his mom’s car, donning a totally goofy costume...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of our lives. It has changed the way we do run-of-the-mill errands like picking up groceries. It has changed the way our kids go to school. It has changed the way we work, the way we socialize, and the way we celebrate special occasions like birthdays. Perhaps one...
