health
Stressed? Of course you are. That said, you can be a better friend to yourself by being a better friend to yourself. A study published in Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity, found that self-compassion may be helpful in lowering one’s stress. Researchers had forty-one participants rate their levels of self-compassion by … Read More
Sit at a desk all day, watching your beer belly grow, and wondering what it might be like to wear a fitted suit? Well, stop sitting there and get busy. According to a study presented at a congress devoted to cardiovascular health, the health benefits you gain by starting to … Read More
Nic Cage knows it. Jayson Werth sure as heck knows it. Most successful men throughout history know it. Beards are about more than just announcing to the world that you are a wise, virile and style-conscious man. They’re also the responsible choice for your overall health. A study published in … Read More
For over two weeks, Scientific American blogger Katie Worth has been transitioning to Martian time. Each day she’s pushed back her bedtime by 40 minutes to simulate Mars’ 24.65 hour rotation (Mars is smaller than Earth so it rotates more slowly). Her first entry reveals inspiration stems from NASA operation teams … Read More
It all makes sense now. Yup, just awful. It’s only a matter of time before anyone with access to an ethically suspect doctor can make 55,000 Yankee fans cry tears of awe. (H/T xkcd)
