🔥 Modern Neanderthals 🐈 Cat parasite 🤝 Meeting hack

🔥 Modern Neanderthals 🐈 Cat parasite 🤝 Meeting hack

You know how Ben Franklin was obsessed with the "early to bed, early to rise" thing? Turns out, that was just Ben's Neanderthal DNA talking. (Kidding...maybe). A study published this week in Genom...
💊 Bad decongestants 😳 Laxative boom ⏰ "Bad day" hack

💊 Bad decongestants 😳 Laxative boom ⏰ "Bad day" hack

I've consumed $50 of decongestants every time I got a cold since I was licking sidewalks as a small child. Benadryl, Mucinex, Nyquil - all were welcome in my household. Nay, all were CELEBRATED.
👃 Sleep smelling 🍺 Booze newz 🛑 H.A.L.T. method

👃 Sleep smelling 🍺 Booze newz 🛑 H.A.L.T. method

Ya know how you sometimes smell something and are transported to a powerful memory? Like cotton candy and that time you uncontrollably sobbed when your friends left you at the town fair?! Well, a n...
🥤 Diet Coke drama ❤️ Tinder study 🤖 Dumb AI?

🥤 Diet Coke drama ❤️ Tinder study 🤖 Dumb AI?

Over six million Americans live with Alzheimer's. It's the seventh leading cause of death and one-in-nine people suffer from it past the age of 65. The good news is that, after 20 years of no brea...
🐳 Orca war ☕ Coffee 2.0 💤 Sleep hack

🐳 Orca war ☕ Coffee 2.0 💤 Sleep hack

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🍭 Artificial not-so-sweetener 👵 Pain cure? 💤 Boredom hack

🍭 Artificial not-so-sweetener 👵 Pain cure? 💤 Boredom hack

In February, new research generated widespread concern over the zero-sugar sweetener erythritol. This week, the equally popular sweetener sucralose is in the hot seat. (Note: you won't find either ...
👶 3-parent babies ☀️ Super sunscreen 🔒 Privacy hack

👶 3-parent babies ☀️ Super sunscreen 🔒 Privacy hack

For the first time in history, a group of babies was born with three sets of DNA each. It happened in the U.K., which in 2015 became the first country to allow scientists to genetically modify eggs...
⚖️ Weight loss drug boom 🛌 No-mo nightmares ☕ Coffee hack

⚖️ Weight loss drug boom 🛌 No-mo nightmares ☕ Coffee hack

By now, you've almost certainly heard of Ozempic and/or Wegovy - two weight loss drugs that have taken America by storm. Both are trademarks for the same compound - semaglutide - which decreases ap...
👵🏻 Why hair turns gray 🛌 Sleeping pill discovery 🗣️ Argument hack

👵🏻 Why hair turns gray 🛌 Sleeping pill discovery 🗣️ Argument hack

Gray hair is an I'm-sure-scientists-know-why-this-happens-but-I'll-never-look-it-up topic. Well, turns out scientists DIDN'T know...until today. At a high level, we did know that a reduction in ou...
🧠 Memory illusions 🤖 A.I. love 🤥 Spotting a liar

🧠 Memory illusions 🤖 A.I. love 🤥 Spotting a liar

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👵 Oldest person ever 🌵 Screaming plants 🥞 Pancake hack

👵 Oldest person ever 🌵 Screaming plants 🥞 Pancake hack

Human life expectancy has been rising for decades in most countries, yet the record for the longest-lived person hasn't budged in 26 years. Jeanne Calment passed away at 122 in the south of France ...
🤖 English majors win? ☕ Caffeine = weight loss? 👽 Alien people

🤖 English majors win? ☕ Caffeine = weight loss? 👽 Alien people

You know that kid who annoyingly crushed every test? Well, ChatGPT creator OpenAI just unveiled its most advanced AI model yet - GPT4 - and it puts that kid to shame. ...with one exception: English...
💰 Money DOES = happiness? 🤡 Clown study 🗣️ Convo hack

💰 Money DOES = happiness? 🤡 Clown study 🗣️ Convo hack

In 2010, psychologist Daniel Kahneman published what became a hugely famous study on the link between money and happiness. Beyond $75K/year, incremental earnings yielded zero meaningful happiness b...
🍭 Sweetener scandal 🕒 Time travel achieved 🍍 Pineapple hack

🍭 Sweetener scandal 🕒 Time travel achieved 🍍 Pineapple hack

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💼 4-day work week 👴🏻 Wrinkles discovery 🏥 HIV cure

💼 4-day work week 👴🏻 Wrinkles discovery 🏥 HIV cure

The best news, hacks, & facts from the past week! February 24, 2023 Sign Up | Shop This T...
🔊 Hearing loss fix 🦉 Zombie birds 🤝🏽 Hacking hangouts

🔊 Hearing loss fix 🦉 Zombie birds 🤝🏽 Hacking hangouts

I've thought a lot about ears in my life. For one, I had big, goofy ears as a child (I looked like Alfalfa from The Little Rascals). Then, as a teenager, I started experiencing tinnitus - ringing i...
😮‍💨 "Lung gel" 🚘 Missing commutes 😃 Feel-good hack

😮‍💨 "Lung gel" 🚘 Missing commutes 😃 Feel-good hack

Scientists at North Carolina State have created a powder that, when inhaled, coats the airways with a protective gel that prevents respiratory infections in mice and monkeys. We are not mice. We al...
🌡️ Body temp trend 👵 Super agers 💊 Medicine hack

🌡️ Body temp trend 👵 Super agers 💊 Medicine hack

98.6°F (37°C) is generally accepted as a "normal" body temperature, but I've always run a bit cooler than than. Turns out, I'm super on-trend...
🍺 War on booze 😐 Fake faces win 🔥 Oven hack

🍺 War on booze 😐 Fake faces win 🔥 Oven hack

Before you duck out early for dollar-oysters and a round of IPAs, consider this: Canada just released new health guidelines for alcohol that assert "no amount" is healthy. Canadian health officials...
🤖 Conscious robots 🚶🏽 Walk or die 🔥 Gas stove ban

🤖 Conscious robots 🚶🏽 Walk or die 🔥 Gas stove ban

Everyone who was freaking out about Bitcoin last year is now freaking out about artificial intelligence (and ChatGPT in particular). It's hard to deny how cool the functionality is...
💧 Hydrate or else! 🕵️‍♀️ Idaho killings solved 💰 Immortal billionaires

💧 Hydrate or else! 🕵️‍♀️ Idaho killings solved 💰 Immortal billionaires

If your New Year's resolution is to live longer, listen up. If not, listen up anyway so you can sound smart at bingo this weekend. A new research study found that staying hydrated likely helps you ...
❄️ Winter sickness discovery 🏋️ Weight loss $$$ ✍️ Writing hack

❄️ Winter sickness discovery 🏋️ Weight loss $$$ ✍️ Writing hack

Everyone knows you're more likely to get sick during the winter. Yet, why that's the case has largely been a mystery...until now!
🧠 Teen brain crisis 🤖 Killer robots ☕ Caffeine hack

🧠 Teen brain crisis 🤖 Killer robots ☕ Caffeine hack

Obvious statement: the pandemic was stressful for everyone. Less obvious: what did chronic stress over multiple years do to our brains? For teenagers, it looks like it substantially aged them.
🥩 "Lab meat" milestone 🤰 Baby brain discovery 👕 Laundry hack

🥩 "Lab meat" milestone 🤰 Baby brain discovery 👕 Laundry hack

Last Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deemed a meat product derived from animal cells - a.k.a. "lab-grown meat" - to be safe for consumption.
👶 Baby crisis ♿ Paralysis breakthrough ✂️ Nifty nail hack

👶 Baby crisis ♿ Paralysis breakthrough ✂️ Nifty nail hack

In 2018, scientists started sounding the alarm on a troubling trend: sperm count (SC) in men was steadily declining. According to a recent study, the decline is now accelerating and the implication...
🕵️‍♀️ Boss spying 🧠 "Night owl" brains 👨‍🍳 Grill hack

🕵️‍♀️ Boss spying 🧠 "Night owl" brains 👨‍🍳 Grill hack

This Monday, the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (Uncle Sam's top worker lawyer) urged regulators to disallow companies' use of productivity software in ways that might stifl...
🏥 "Tridemic" troubles 🍵 Tea discovery 🚦 Elevator hack

🏥 "Tridemic" troubles 🍵 Tea discovery 🚦 Elevator hack

Just when you thought things were back to normal, signs of a "tridemic" are emerging. The New York Times reported this week that children's hospitals around the country are completely overwhelmed w...
🎮 Game your brain 🚭 Smoking bombshell 🏖️ Eating sand

🎮 Game your brain 🚭 Smoking bombshell 🏖️ Eating sand

Remember when you were a kid and your mom told you your brain would melt if you played too much Nintendo? Was that just my mom?
🏥 Cancer vaccine 🤖 A.I. cheating 📱 Charging hack

🏥 Cancer vaccine 🤖 A.I. cheating 📱 Charging hack

The world could be just a few years away from a cancer vaccine, according to BioNTech's husband-and-wife founders. Reminder: These are the folks behind the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine that's now ...
😎 Metaverse = meta-worse 🍼 Plastic breast milk 🍹 Chill hack

😎 Metaverse = meta-worse 🍼 Plastic breast milk 🍹 Chill hack

This week, Meta (Facebook) unveiled its latest virtual reality headset called Meta Quest Pro. It has a beefy $1,500 price tag and a not-beefy battery life of 1-2 hours.
🐦 Elon v. Twitter 🥜 "Healthy" redefined 🎤 Crowd hack

🐦 Elon v. Twitter 🥜 "Healthy" redefined 🎤 Crowd hack

Elon Musk changed his mind about Twitter again, declaring earlier this week he wants to buy the "bird app" for a cool $44 billion (his original offer price).
🍫 Food drama + 🚀 Avoiding Armageddon + 🔋 Battery hack

🍫 Food drama + 🚀 Avoiding Armageddon + 🔋 Battery hack

“Out of sight, out of mind” is a great way to forget your ex, but a terrible shortcoming for nutrition labels. At least Joe Biden thinks so...
⚔️ Tech fight 🐜 Ant world 🍝 Microwave hack

⚔️ Tech fight 🐜 Ant world 🍝 Microwave hack

It’s game-on between the US and China, and we aren't talking about the 2024 Olympic trampoline event (should we be?).
👶🏼 Crybaby cure 🍭 Sweetener scare ✈️ Flight hack

👶🏼 Crybaby cure 🍭 Sweetener scare ✈️ Flight hack

If you're pro crying babies, skip this story (and maybe do some soul searching). If you're ANTI crying babies, listen up - scientists just found the single most effective way to lull a bawling bab...
🏥 Shocking cancer data 📜 Ancient surgery 🐤 Bird hack

🏥 Shocking cancer data 📜 Ancient surgery 🐤 Bird hack

A new, first-of-its-kind global study found that almost half (44.4% to be exact) of all cancer deaths are caused by preventable risk factors.
🌌 Galaxy gazing 😴 Day-long daydream 🍝 Pasta hack

🌌 Galaxy gazing 😴 Day-long daydream 🍝 Pasta hack

The universe just got even more heady... On Monday, NASA scientists unveiled a stunning new photo (see above!) taken by the James Webb Telescope of M74, a galaxy 32 million light-years away compos...
🍄 Shrooms soon? 🤦‍♂️ Bitcoin bungle 👍 Thumb hack

🍄 Shrooms soon? 🤦‍♂️ Bitcoin bungle 👍 Thumb hack

Tripping is apparently fantastic for your mental health. And when I say "tripping" I don't mean catching the 6am Spirit Airlines flight to Vegas. I mean eating magic mushrooms.
🦕 Extinction stinks 🔋 Paper battery 🛑 Sales repellent

🦕 Extinction stinks 🔋 Paper battery 🛑 Sales repellent

A recent climate study reinforced what we largely already knew: Earth is in trouble.
🧬 23andMurder?! ☠️ Polio's back 🤧 Sneeze hack

🧬 23andMurder?! ☠️ Polio's back 🤧 Sneeze hack

That spit sample you sent to 23andMe last week could be used to develop biological weapons against you. At least that's what Colorado congressman and House Intelligence Committee member Jason Crow...
🌎 8 billion peeps 🐻 Bear strength 💦 Water hack

🌎 8 billion peeps 🐻 Bear strength 💦 Water hack

Ready to feel small? A recent report from the United Nations projects Earth's population will reach eight billion people by mid-November, and reach a peak of 10.4 billion about 60 years from now.
😡 Hanger is real 🏡 Chill gardening 🍌 Banana hack

😡 Hanger is real 🏡 Chill gardening 🍌 Banana hack

Ever snapped at a co-worker in a meeting that cuts into lunch? Or considered violently flipping your table while you wait for caesar salad at a restaurant? Us too...
✂️ Gene scissors 🅾️ "O" skills 🍏 Fruit fly hack

✂️ Gene scissors 🅾️ "O" skills 🍏 Fruit fly hack

CRISPR (pronounced "crisper") might sound like a fast food menu item, but it's actually a revolutionary gene-editing technology.
👃🏻 Stinky soulmates 🚬 Cig struggle 🐶 Dog device

👃🏻 Stinky soulmates 🚬 Cig struggle 🐶 Dog device

Ever met someone you immediately knew you'd be friends with? Was it their smile? A joke they told? Their sweet Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon tee?
💺 Quitting sitting ✒️ A stink about ink 🐈 Cat control

💺 Quitting sitting ✒️ A stink about ink 🐈 Cat control

You may want to sit down for this one. On second thought, maybe stand. New research has confirmed just how bad sitting for multiple hours at a time can be (an activity as common as breathing in to...
🤖 Un-artificial intelligence 🌿 Weed ≠ greed 📱 Phone finders

🤖 Un-artificial intelligence 🌿 Weed ≠ greed 📱 Phone finders

Artificial intelligence has evolved so much in recent years that it now resembles...wait for it...un-artificial intelligence (a.k.a. human intelligence).
☕ Coffee science + 🐵 Monkeypox + 👯 "Body doubling"

☕ Coffee science + 🐵 Monkeypox + 👯 "Body doubling"

Good news, coffee lovers: your daily java addiction habit may help you live longer. Researchers from Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China looked at data on coffee habits and health outc...
📢 Loud Zoom guy + 🌊 Protein seaweed + ✈️ Airplane AC

📢 Loud Zoom guy + 🌊 Protein seaweed + ✈️ Airplane AC

Anyone who’s used Zoom (read: everyone) has experienced the token "loud person" on video calls. Some of you reading this are that person. Yeah, you. Now, scientists have discovered what causes you ...
🏭 Dirty air + 👨‍🔬 "Shill" Nye + 🦟 Mutant mosquitos

🏭 Dirty air + 👨‍🔬 "Shill" Nye + 🦟 Mutant mosquitos

Scientists have sounded alarm bells on air quality in cities like Delhi and Beijing for a long time. However, a World Health Organization report released last week revealed the issue to be universa...