Snuggling Your Pet and 15 Other Coping Mechanisms People Turn to When They’re Feeling Overwhelmed
Life is stressful, no matter what year it is. If you’re struggling to manage anxiety and stress, or if you’re just feeling overwhelmed, there’s no better time than the present to learn some healthy coping strategies. Implementing these 16 coping mechanisms, like snuggling your pet, can be helpful to anyone who just needs a few...
People Discuss if Nuclear Energy Is the Best Option for the Good of the Environment
Whenever the word “nuclear” is mentioned, some people seem to get a little bit nervous because of the negative connotation it has. But maybe nuclear energy is the ideal component we need moving forward when it comes to concerns about the environment? I really don’t know much of anything about this subject, so I’m gonna...
Have You Ever Wondered Why Humans Don’t Have a “Mating Season?”
The Reddit forum r/NoStupidQuestions is the place to go when you have a query you’re too ashamed to ask your friends…or because you’ve already exhausted your friends asking this particular questions. This one should really get those brain-wheels greased – if humans are mammals just like all the rest (or close enough), why isn’t there...
Scientists Are Using Human Cells to Enhance Monkey Brains. Is It a Good Idea?
In today’s edition of More Scientists Need To Watch Movies, some people have thought it’s a good idea to try to increase the size of a monkey’s brain. Now, I have a problem with this for a couple of reasons, but the main one is that monkeys are gross, disgusting little disease vectors, and the...
Advertisement
A Bit About Castoreum, a Flavoring Made From Beaver Secretions
Mmm, don’t you just love to hear the word “secretion” along with “flavoring?” No? Well, here’s your fair warning – if you’re someone who likes to blissfully enjoy their food without knowing exactly what’s in it or where it came from, you should stop reading now. If you’re the morbidly curious type, you’re my people....
This Nuclear Thermal Engine Could Make It to Mars in 3 Months
If you’re a space geek – or if you’ve seen the movie The Martian (or read the book) – you realize that one of the bigger issues with colonizing a planet like Mars is how long it takes to get there and back. And, you know, how long it would take help to get there and back if...
We Will Likely Burn Iron Powder for Fuel in the Future
It sounds crazy, right? Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true – there are already places in the world using iron as a renewable fuel source. In the Netherlands, a brewery called Royal Swinkels Family Brewers is making history by using a cycle of renewable iron as fuel for its furnace. They’re working...
What Myth Is Still Widely Circulated as Truth? Here’s What People Had to Say.
Have you ever tried to have a debate (or even a polite conversation) with someone who just can’t be reached because they won’t listen to reason about a certain topic? That can be frustrating. And it can be REALLY frustrating when that belief isn’t true and has been disproven over and over again. But that’s...