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What is the placebo effect and how does it work?
The placebo effect is a phenomenon in which a person's symptoms or well-being improve after receiving a fake treatment that has no specific or intrin…
4 months ago
Is swallowing chewing gum dangerous?
According to Retaildata.co.uk, us Brits are the second biggest consumers of gum in the world. On average, Brits use between 120 and 130 sticks each e…
4 months ago
How do eating disorders develop?
Eating disorders don’t appear overnight, they tend to build up over time, shaped by a mix of genetic, psychological and social factors. That’s why ea…
4 months ago
How is hygiene poverty affecting over 3 million Brits?
The ongoing cost-of-living crisis is forcing people to make a number of difficult choices. Heating the house or flat and putting food on the table ar…
4 months ago
Could AI ever be able to offer therapy?
Therapy can help people cope with stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, and other psychological issues but finding the right therapist is not always e…
4 months ago
Why are there calls for a halt to AI research?
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November last year, there’s been a wave of popular demand for AI technology. The chatbot reached 100 million users in …
4 months, 1 week ago
Why are most people right-handed?
Around the age of 4, children develop a preference for using one of their hands to complete certain tasks, like drawing for example. The same goes fo…
4 months, 1 week ago
What makes us ticklish?
Whether it’s as kids in the school playground, fooling around with our first partner as a teenager or with our own kids when we become parents, tickl…
4 months, 1 week ago
How is catch-up culture ruining our friendships?
Catching up on life updates over a drink or dinner, making vague plans to see one another again in the coming weeks and then not end up seeing the pe…
4 months, 1 week ago
What is Ulysses Syndrome?
You may remember hearing about ancient Greek hero Ulysses in school lessons. He’s the central character in Homer’s Odyssey. As legend goes, after fig…
4 months, 1 week ago