Why You Have a Terrible Memory

Stop me if you’re heard this: you’re in your twenties. You don’t have kids, you don’t have any major health problems, and you’ve never had any kind of neurological trouble. So why are you forgetting things? According to a study just published in PLOS One, even young adults can have … Read More

22 Cool Things We Learned This Year

1. People who played a video game as Joker were bigger jerks than those who played as Superman. 2. Knocking on wood helps. 3. Slacktivism encourages less giving. 4. White collar criminals are doing great in prison. 5. Bad bosses are the leading causes of workplace depression. 6. A glass … Read More

Cigars, Whiskey, and Suffering

The Cigar, Simply – Gear Patrol “I read that Bismark calmed an angry crowd in Paris by producing a cigar and asking a Frenchman for a light. Mark Twain enjoyed smoking the most noxious cigars he could find out on his front porch. Churchill dipped his in cognac and smoked … Read More

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