Science of Us

science of us 11/16/2018
I’m Going to Meditate This Weekend If It Kills Me This is going to change everything.
By Katie Heaney

science of us 11/16/2018
Does Your Apartment Have Friendly Microbes? On the difference between ground-floor microbes and the ones found higher up.
By Edith Zimmerman

science of us 11/15/2018
We’ll All Be Eating This Snack in 2019 Water lily seeds and other wellness predictions for next year.
By Edith Zimmerman

science of us 11/15/2018
Beware Autumnal Gonorrhea The STI (and many other infectious diseases) fluctuate with the seasons.
By Jessica Boddy
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11/15/2018
What It’s Like to Detest the Sound of People Eating Chewing, lip smacking, and even loud breathing can trigger deep anxiety and rage in people with misophonia.
By Samantha Lee and Emma Taubner

science of us 11/15/2018
Would Life Be Better If I Cried More? People feel more connected to people who are crying. I want in.
By Katie Heaney

science of us 11/15/2018
I Cherish My Period Tracker The apps may not all be perfect, but I love this one.
By Edith Zimmerman

science of us 11/14/2018
Why Are All Stories About Millennials and Sex Like This? Old people love having sex — in fact, they used to have it uphill, both ways, in the snow.
By Edith Zimmerman

science of us 11/13/2018
Diets Only Work If You Believe They Will Vox’s Julia Belluz on her night in a metabolism chamber.
By Edith Zimmerman

science of us 11/13/2018
Lie About Yourself Enough and Even You’ll Believe It Our “memories” are more malleable than we think.
By Katie Heaney
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