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Did you spend and unhealthy amount of your adolescence slaying orcs in Azeroth? Us too, and even though it’s left us fat and doughy, we’re pretty good at speaking English. According to a study published in ReCall, youths who spent time on video games received a boost to their English … Read More
Eat a lot of red meat? Don’t skip the potatoes. A new study published in Cancer Prevention Research has found that starch can act like fibre in the gut and possibly help prevent certain types of colorectal cancers. Researchers had volunteers eat either a red meat diet (consisting of 300 … Read More
What’s good about being ‘self-deceived’—that is, an overconfident person with an exaggerated view of self-talent? Well, people like that are really good at convincing other people that they’re just as good as they believe themselves to be. A study published in PLOS One has found that people who are self-deceived … Read More
Male college students spend nearly eight hours a day on their phone. Granted, you’re not in college, but this is probably relevant to you because a) the technology is the same for everyone, and b) you have real work to do, and some of that work is on a phone. … Read More
We like to think that we’re independent-minded, but the truth is the people around us can influence the clothes we wear, the music we listen to, and the opinions we hold. However, according to a new study, the effect only lasts for three days. The study, published in Psychological Science, … Read More
