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What Is Money, Really?
I once stood holding my life savings as they became worthless in a matter of weeks — first…
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What’s Really in Your Teabag? On Plastic, Bleach and Hot Water
Translucent, white or brown — and what does boiling water do to it? An honest look at what…
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Glutamine: Your Gut’s Favourite Food — and Why “More” Is Not Always “Better”
One voice says: take this supplement. The next says: just eat meat. And another swears by raw cabbage.…
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A Mother Kisses Her Baby in an MRI — What Do We Really See, and What Don’t We?
A legendary MRI image of mother and baby has circulated for years with a caption that is not…
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What Really Happens During a Hangover
A hangover is more than dehydration. What really happens in your body the morning after — from the…
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Why Sleeping In Gives You a Headache
You looked forward to a morning without an alarm — and woke with a throbbing head. How can…
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The Quiet Brain and the Loud Brain
At a party, one person charges up while the other quietly drains away. What does science really say…
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Your Brain Is Not an Honest Witness
Two famous experiments — on the optimism bias and our discomfort with silence — reveal how easily the…
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From homo erectus to gamer: the real science behind the panic about screens and children
Maybe you know the scene: you call out “dinner’s ready,” and off they go again with their plate,…
