Month: June 2020

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A papyrus reveals how the Great Pyramid was built

Fernando Kaskais

A newly discovered papyrus contains an eye-witness account of the gathering of materials for the Great Pyramid. by ROBBY BERMAN The Great Pyramid in Egypt is the last of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. The tomb for Pharaoh Khufu — “Cheops” in Greek — sits on the Giza plateau about 3 kilometers southwest of Egypt’s capitol Cairo, and it’s huge: nearly 147 meters high and 230.4 meters on each side (it’s now slightly smaller due to erosion). Built of roughly 2.3 million limestone and rose granite stones from hundreds of kilometers away, it’s long posed a couple of vexing and fascinating mysteries: How did … Continue reading A papyrus reveals how the Great Pyramid was built

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Moderate drinking may improve cognitive health for older adults, study says

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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN)If you enjoy a daily cocktail or some wine with dinner, you’ll want to raise your glass to this: A new study found low to moderate drinking may improve cognitive function for White middle-aged or older adults.Low to moderate drinking was defined as less than eight drinks per week for women and less than 15 drinks per week for men.The findings support prior research which found that, generally, one standard drink a day for women and two a day for men — which is the US guidance — appears to offer some cognitive benefits.A standard alcoholic … Continue reading Moderate drinking may improve cognitive health for older adults, study says

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Beware of lateral thinking

Fernando Kaskais

De Bono’s popular theory is textbook pseudoscience: unsound, untested and derivative of real (unacknowledged) researc Antonio Melechi is an honorary research fellow in the department of sociology at the University of York. He is the author of Fugitive Minds (2003) and Servants of the Supernatural (2008).Listen here Edited by Pam Weintraub At the very end of the 19th century, Hugo Münsterberg, a psychologist at Harvard University, warned the American public not to expect too much from his laboratory colleagues in the way of life lessons. The message fell on deaf ears. From lessons in personality types to new strategies for effective thinking, the promise implicit … Continue reading Beware of lateral thinking

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New Study Draws Attention to The Devastating Effects of Breast Implant Illness

Fernando Kaskais

 by Soren Dreier Breast augmentation is one of the most popular surgical procedures in the United States, and yet it’s hardly a trivial affair. Not only do these implants require lifelong maintenance and surveillance, some types have also been linked to a constellation of worrying systemic side effects, known collectively as breast implant illness (BII). The good news? This syndrome appears easily reversible, at least from initial studies. Following the removal of either a silicone or saline implant, new research has shown a significant and sustained improvement in nearly a dozen of the most common BII symptoms. Today, BII is poorly defined and … Continue reading New Study Draws Attention to The Devastating Effects of Breast Implant Illness

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15 Hookup Stories From People Who’ve Had Sex With A Micropenis

Fernando Kaskais

Hey, penises come in all shapes and sizes. by Spencer Althouse We asked the BuzzFeed Community to open up about their sexual experiences with someone who has a micropenis. Here are the results. In case you’re wondering, the average erect penis is 5 inches long, while a micropenis is at least 2.5 standard deviations smaller (so, smaller than 7 centimeters or 2.75 inches). Also, about .6% of the male population has a micropenis. Before we dive into the stories, we spoke to Dr. Kate Balestrieri, a licensed psychologist and certified sex addiction therapist, to get a better understanding of how a micropenis might impact sex. Here’s what she … Continue reading 15 Hookup Stories From People Who’ve Had Sex With A Micropenis

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Study offers new psychological explanation for men’s tendency to overestimate women’s romantic interest

Fernando Kaskais

BY BETH ELLWOOD New research suggests that men’s tendency to overestimate women’s sexual interest is more than just an evolutionary adaptation. The study found that differences in sociosexual orientation and the tendency to project one’s interest onto others completely explained sex differences in the misperception of partner’s interest. The study was published in Psychological Science. Previous research has consistently found that when it comes to gauging a partner’s sexual interest, men and women display different biases. Men tend to overestimate women’s sexual interest, while women underestimate men’s sexual interest. Some researchers have speculated that these differences have evolved to serve the mating … Continue reading Study offers new psychological explanation for men’s tendency to overestimate women’s romantic interest

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‘AS ABOVE, SO BELOW’ – ARE COSMIC FORCES AT WORK ON EARTH?

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Gary Lachman, New Dawn Waking Times When we think of wars, revolutions, populist uprisings, outbreaks of mass hysteria and other sudden social and political eruptions – even a popstar’s popularity or the latest fashion trend – we usually believe that at bottom there is some logical, rational explanation for them, even if we do not yet possess it. We are confident that we can understand these things through economics, psychology, race relations, religion, or as a reaction to ‘modernity’ or to some other factor that we can reason about, analyse, come to decisions on and take steps to alter and improve. … Continue reading ‘AS ABOVE, SO BELOW’ – ARE COSMIC FORCES AT WORK ON EARTH?

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This Is What Anxiety Does to Your Poop

Fernando Kaskais

by Gina Escandon Your brain plays a role in how well, (or not) you poop. If you’ve ever lived through a nerve-wracking or mortifying experience, you might know the feeling of bolting to the bathroom, cheeks fully clenched, to do an emergency number two. It’s an unseemly subject, I hear ya. But the fact is that people get diarrhea when they’re nervous, and for those who live with anxiety as a mental health condition, gastrointestinal issues are a pretty common physical symptom. (Cue soapbox moment of me calling for the normalization of anxiety poops!) If your digestive system goes off the rails at the first sign of … Continue reading This Is What Anxiety Does to Your Poop

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Apocalypse Porn Shows Why People Are Horny for the End of the World

Fernando Kaskais

Apocalypse porn and world-ending sex fantasies have a decades-long history that illuminates how we cope with desire in crisis. By Samantha Cole In the middle of a months-long global pandemic, economic collapse, climate calamity, and civil unrest unlike anything we’ve seen in a lifetime, the world—or at least the world as we knew it—feels a little like it’s coming to an end.  And people say they’re horny for it. Like giggling at a funeral, getting boned up during the apocalypse feels taboo but ultimately, uncontrollable. Much has been written about how the COVID-19 lockdown has fucked with our sex lives: under forced … Continue reading Apocalypse Porn Shows Why People Are Horny for the End of the World

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Pretty Ugly: New book explores the science behind our personal tastes

Fernando Kaskais

As a species, humans have developed the ability to quickly recognize what we’re encountering, whether that’s a log floating in the river or a crocodile, says psychologist Daphne Maurer, explaining how we learn to appreciate patterns. by KATE TAYLOR Imagine that you are an early human walking through the jungle and a tiger is lurking nearby. To survive, you would need an ear that could distinguish the sound waves released by the tiger’s footfall from all the other noises around you. Or an eye that could catch sight of the slightest spot of orange among the many green leaves. You … Continue reading Pretty Ugly: New book explores the science behind our personal tastes