Merv Mandelbaum 
Always on call? Yeah, we get it. The thing is, all your texting, emailing, and general technological dicking around in the evening might be wrecking your time at work the next day. In a study published in Organizational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes, researchers found that workers who used their … Read More
Want to prevent brain loss—and anxiety, overeating, and a bunch of chronic diseases? Don’t skip a night of sleep. A new study (pdf warning) out of Sweden suggests that just one night of sleep deprivation might cause you some brain damage. Scientists had fifteen normal weight adults skip a night … Read More
Well, score one for the stereotypes: men really do forget more than women. Fortunately, not by much more. A study published in BMC Psychology found that men do forget things more often than women, but the effect isn’t enough to brag about. Researchers used data from HUNT3, which is one … Read More
When a prisoner requests (or declines) a last meal, does it matter if said prisoner maintains their innocence? It dos, according to a new study. Published in Laws, a study by Kevin Kniffin found that prisoners who maintained their innocence were more likely to deny a final meal; conversely, prisoners … Read More
There are no shortage of broken fisheries in this country—from the collapsed cod and Atlantic salmon fishery on the east coast to the slowly-recovering Great Lakes, there’s a lot of grief to go around if you happen to be a fisherman (or a casual angler ,or mere seafood fan). It … Read More
