BY: SINEAD MULHERN Anyone who has a child knows that their work is cut out for them taking care of the little guys. 80-year-old Omkali Singh is going through just that right now. Her son, Amritwana, is six. This Indian…
Body Vs Mind
If this is how you text, you’re seriously messing up your spine
BY: DANIEL KORN Our modern lives revolve almost entirely around our phones and we’re still trying to figure out the effects of this new, connected, mobile existence. Researchers have been looking into how our frequent cell phone use affects our…
Why people who sleep in are actually smarter than early risers
BY: TED BARNABY Believe it or not, researchers have actually determined that people who stay up late and sleep in all morning are typically more intelligent than those early to bed and early to rise. The original hypothesis was formed,…
Why you should be doing naked yoga. (Photos)
BY: SINEAD MULHERN If you’re new to yoga, it can be hard to get the gear right. Yoga pants or close-fit shorts? What kind of mat and what is the difference between a yoga bra and a regular sports bra?…
People are snorting bumps of chocolate to get a buzz
BY: DANIEL KORN I probably eat chocolate every day. Not a whole bar – that’s a recipe for fitness disaster – but certainly a couple squares after dinner. Enough to get the taste in my mouth, but not enough for…
Some of these sex positions you have never heard of are just plain dangerous (PHOTOS)
Whether she is getting eaten out upside down, or getting penetrated while he stands on his head, these sex positions are sure to get your blood rushing. Some of these sex positions are weird, fun, and down right dangerous. They…
This man has 2 working penises (NSFW)
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA Yes, there is actually a man in America who has two functional penises. Approximately 1 in every 5.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diphallus (not that a doctors diagnosis is at all necessary in determining whether…
Toddlers in Tiaras are wearing padded bras and developing anorexia
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS A small town has made a big decision that has even bigger implications: the municipal council of Chivilcoy, a city with a population of 60,000 located in the Buenos Aires area, has decided to ban beauty pageants,…
Fact-Checking Dr. Oz
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS The doctor is out: a new study shows that the majority of products that the popular Dr. Oz recommends on TV have no scientific backing. Oprah branded him “America’s doctor” in 2004 and now three University of…
Sorry Urban Outfitters, depression is not a fashion statement
BY: LAURA ROJAS As a teenager, I experienced episodes of depression I can only describe as being frequent. At that age, hormonal levels are fluctuating; life experiences are suddenly becoming a bit more real. The sadness and uncertainty I felt…
NASA will pay you $18,000 to stay in bed for 70 straight days
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Usually at some point in the day (and for some of us, multiple points) many of us find ourselves wishing we could abandon our responsibilities to return back to our beds to live out the rest of…
Why Idealism Isn’t Dead
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS There’s a scene in the documentary Artifact where Thirty Seconds to Mars is deciding whether or not to take a deal their record label had offered. When Jared Leto and his two band mates tried to end…
Why this health-conscious woman switched to a diet of dog food
BY: DEXTER BROWN The paleo diet is all the rage these days, but the pricey meat, eggs and vegetables it requires can easily put a strain on tight budgets. After being on it for a year, writer Anne Kadet was starting…
This woman remembers every day of her life in perfect detail: superpower or burden?
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS In 2000, a woman named Jill Price sent the following note to a neuroscientist at the University of California at Irvine: “I am 34 years old and since I was 11, I have had this unbelievable ability…
The seven incredible health benefits of doing a headstand
BY: TED BARNABY The headstand is a popular pose amongst Yoga enthusiasts, and with good reason. The inverted pose isn’t just done for fun, or because it looks cool. Headstands generate a surprising number of health benefits, both physical and…
How having a family member with AIDS changed my childhood
BY: QUEENSXXI I was about to turn 18 when I first got the news that my uncle tested positive for HIV/AIDS. It was after my grandma got a phone call from one of my uncle’s friends and started getting suspicious…
Science proves it could actually be your city that is making you depressed
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS A paper co-authored by academics at the University of British Columbia and Harvard has discovered the happiest and least happy cities in the United States. Joshua Gottlieb and his co-authors Edward Glaeser and Oren Ziv also discovered…
Anti-alcoholic pill: A new medication literally takes the fun out of drinking
BY: TED BARNABY Imagine your drinking partner is a sober and disapproving elderly nun, and you’ve still only come close to the dissatisfaction of taking the recently released drug in the U.K. prescribed to take all the fun out of…
This guy can speak nine languages better than you can speak one (video)
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Matthew Youlden, a language sponge from Manchester England can speak so many languages with a perfect accent that the man has been coined the “language chameleon”. This sociolinguist who studied translation and interpretation speaks nine languages and…
Dating outside binaries: OkCupid adds over 70 new gender and sexuality options
BY: AL DONATO Finding love on the Internet is hard. And for anyone hooking up often means to lying your ass off. All mainstream dating sites are notorious for ignoring LGBTQ individuals’ diverse identities. For gender, choosing between just male…