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Correlation: Sitting Is Bad For Your Health And Exercise Won't Help

Advances in technology in recent decades have obviated the need and desire for humans to move....

It's About Calories, So Kimchi Is Not A Weight Loss Superfood - But You May Eat Less

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Beekeepers Are Wrong About Overwinter Hive Behavior

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Why Does Anyone Still Search For The Loch Ness Monster?

Hugh Gray was taking his usual post-church walk around Loch Ness in Scotland on a November Sunday...

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Survival Of The Fattest: You Don't Need To Turn Into A Model, Any Exercise Is Good

Jan 04 2015 | comment(s)

It's never too late to start balancing the calorie ledger. rangizzz

By Lee Hamilton, University of Stirling

Stoicism: Ancient Wisdom For The Modern World

Jan 02 2015 | comment(s)

Marcus Aurelius.

By Robert S. Colter, University of Wyoming

Symbolic Gestures: The Magical Thinking Of New Year's Resolutions

Jan 01 2015 | comment(s)

Have you made your 2015 New Year's Resolutions yet? Toni Blay

By Jayashri Kulkarni, Monash University

“I will definitely give up smoking – that’s my New Year’s resolution,” she stated emphatically as she thumped her fist on the table to underline her determination. “All very well”, I thought, as I sat opposite her in my medical consulting room in October.

What is it about New Year’s resolutions that we find so compelling?

Why We Give Up On New Year's Resolutions, Online Courses And Diets

Jan 01 2015 | comment(s)

By David Glance, University of Western Australia

One of the characteristic features of Massive Open Online Courses is the observation that no matter how many students enroll in a course, only between 5 to 10% of them will ever complete it.

Setting aside the argument of whether this actually means that MOOCs are considerably less “massive” than the name suggests, the interesting question is what is behind this high level of drop-outs and why does it seem so consistent?

Hangovers Are As Old As Alcohol And So Are Hangover Cures

Dec 31 2014 | comment(s)

They should have stuck to white wine.

By Laurence Totelin, Cardiff University

Slightly over-indulged in wine this festive season?

Suffering from throbbing headache, dry mouth, and nausea after the office Christmas party?

The hair of the dog somehow does not appeal? Are you looking for time-tested cures? Fear not: these Greek and Roman remedies to alleviate a hangover or prevent one will come in handy.