After He Almost Lost His Mom, This Teen Invented a Bra That Can Detect Breast Cancer Early
I have a strong feeling that we’re going to be hearing from this young man for years to come. After Julián Ríos Cantú watched his mother endure two bouts with breast cancer, the 18-year-old from Mexico decided he wanted to help out other women who might not have access to affordable healthcare. Cantú’s mother ended...
Parents, Praise Your Kids for Working Hard – Not for Intelligence
Studies show praising children for their hard work is better than praising them for being smart. For parents, though, it’s natural to get excited when your child makes the honor roll or gets all As on a report card. You want to let everyone know how brilliant your kids are. But it seems you’re actually...
Thanks to Lab-Created Embryos, the Nearly Extinct Northern White Rhino Might Live On
For all the destruction and mayhem that humans have caused around the planet, sometimes we actually do some good things, too. Things like preventing (hopefully) the complete extinction of the northern white rhino. An international team of researchers & conservationists drew on IVF procedures to create two embryos of the near-extinct northern white rhino in...
Women Are Having Surgery to Get Rid of Resting Bitch Face
As if self-impressions couldn’t get worse, take this story about a girl and her “resting bitch face.” Resting bitch face, or RBF, has become a widely used term in the last few decades. It describes a person who’s “facial expression unintentionally appears as…angry, annoyed, irritated, or contemptuous, particularly when the individual is relaxed, resting or...
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15 Psychologists Share the Moment They Realized They Were Treating a Psychopath
There are no shortage of interesting jobs in the world, but I think being a psychologist would be exceptionally so. You have unique access to the human mind, and at least some of what makes us tick, and that certainly has the possibility to be endlessly fascinating. And, if you realize the person sitting across...
The Sad Truth — Your Plastic Recycling Is Probably Not Getting Recycled
Many of us spend time meticulously washing out plastic containers, squinting at symbols, picking off labels and smugly popping them into one of several containers to lug out to the curb on recycling day. Job well done. We deserve a (plastic) yogurt cup for our saintly efforts. But there is something you need to know:...
The Psoas Is the Vital Muscle Where Your Body Stores Your Deepest Trauma
Trauma affects people in different ways—physically and psychologically. But did you know your body may be storing your trauma in a muscle you’ve probably never heard of? It’s that pesky psoas (SO-az) . Your body is built to react to traumatic experiences physically. Think of it as a basis for survival. Have you ever heard...
