Everyone has had a cold. Your nose is runny, ears are blocked, and your head feels like it’s filled with cotton balls. Hot soup and tea become the elixir of life, and health is more important than work stress or any diet you’ve been trying to keep. But then something interesting happens; after a few [...]
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Nov
20
Nipping a problem in the bud: Why do guys have nipples?
Throughout history it has oft been thought that women are some faulty image of men. The male scientists of the middle ages thought that the vagina was an inverse of a penis, while other cultures have historically deemed women to be “half of a man”. But what did these geniuses think of boobs? Women have [...]
Oct
14
Stretching the facts: Should you stretch before playing sport?
It’s often thought that stretching before exercise is a great way to prevent sports injury, and reduce muscle soreness. Some textbooks even suggest that stretching before exercise can improve physical performance. But the science isn’t so sure. In fact, a whole bunch of recent reviews on the topic suggest that stretching right before exercise does [...]
Oct
5
Will you need glasses after sitting too close to the Computer?
You’ve been looking at the computer all day. You have a slight headache and your eyes are blurring. You look around and have trouble focusing the book shelf, which is only three metres away. Sounds familiar? You start thinking: This can’t be good for my health, before I know it my 20:20, naturally perfect, vision [...]
Jul
4
There’s (still) a hole in the Ozone: Dear Eliza.
The story of the ozone layer is above all things, a story of hope. The international community realised that having a hole in the ozone layer could spell disaster for its inhabitants so they joined forces to solve the problem. This is a story of a world that pulled its finger out of its arse [...]