on Filed Under & cross societies and in different languages, the same drinking tip is passed on from one drunkard to another. Whether it’s in German (Wein auf Bier, das rat ich Dir — Bier auf Wein, das lass sein), French (Bière sur vin est venin, vinsur bière est belle manière), or even English (Beer before wine and you’ll feel fine; wine before beer and you’ll feel queer), the same truth remains — each one is terrible advice. Ensuing hangovers likely served as fact-checks before, but a new study officially disproves these bits of folk wisdom with science.In a published Thursday in the...…on Filed Under & cross societies and in different languages, the same drinking tip is passed on from one drunkard to another. Whether it’s in German (Wein auf Bier, das rat ich Dir — Bier auf Wein, das lass sein), French (Bière sur vin est venin, vinsur bière est belle manière), or even English (Beer before wine and you’ll feel fine; wine before beer and you’ll feel queer), the same truth remains — each one is terrible advice. Ensuing hangovers likely served as fact-checks before, but a new study officially disproves these bits of folk wisdom with science.In a published Thursday in the...WW…

Mind and BodyFeb. 8, 2019The reputation of the synthetic drug has changed dramatically since it was outlawed . Right now, it’s of a Food and Drug Administration-approved Phase III clinical trial on its ability to the damage caused by post-traumatic stress disorder when used alongside therapy. While those trials are underway, scientists are seeking to understand the long-term impacts of MDMA, preparing for a future where it’s widely used to treat illness.A released Tuesday in the Journal of Psychopharmacology suggests there’s no reason to be concerned. Long-term MDMA users, it shows, have...…Mind and BodyFeb. 8, 2019The reputation of the synthetic drug has changed dramatically since it was outlawed . Right now, it’s of a Food and Drug Administration-approved Phase III clinical trial on its ability to the damage caused by post-traumatic stress disorder when used alongside therapy. While those trials are underway, scientists are seeking to understand the long-term impacts of MDMA, preparing for a future where it’s widely used to treat illness.A released Tuesday in the Journal of Psychopharmacology suggests there’s no reason to be concerned. Long-term MDMA users, it shows, have...WW…

Feb. 11, 2019It’s not hard to see how President differs from previous presidents. He has never held political office or served as a military general, he’s a former reality TV star, and he’s declared bankruptcy . When the 2016 election began, his seemingly different speaking style, confident and simple, also stood out. Psychologists point out, however, that beneath the and rhetoric, President Trump is not so unlike the presidents who came before him.Instead, the published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explains, Trump is the culmination of a...…Feb. 11, 2019It’s not hard to see how President differs from previous presidents. He has never held political office or served as a military general, he’s a former reality TV star, and he’s declared bankruptcy . When the 2016 election began, his seemingly different speaking style, confident and simple, also stood out. Psychologists point out, however, that beneath the and rhetoric, President Trump is not so unlike the presidents who came before him.Instead, the published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explains, Trump is the culmination of a...WW…

ScienceFeb. 15, 2019The 9-to-5 workday originated with in the 1800s, and today, the eight-hour workday is the norm. But however normalized the schedule, it is directly opposed to something more powerful: biology.In , scientists report that people whose internal body clocks tell them to go to bed late, but are then forced to wake up early, have a lower resting brain connectivity in the regions of the brain linked to consciousness.Scientists shared their findings Friday in the journal , with the article, “Circadian phenotype impacts the brain’s resting state functional connectivity,...…ScienceFeb. 15, 2019The 9-to-5 workday originated with in the 1800s, and today, the eight-hour workday is the norm. But however normalized the schedule, it is directly opposed to something more powerful: biology.In , scientists report that people whose internal body clocks tell them to go to bed late, but are then forced to wake up early, have a lower resting brain connectivity in the regions of the brain linked to consciousness.Scientists shared their findings Friday in the journal , with the article, “Circadian phenotype impacts the brain’s resting state functional connectivity,...WW…

March 26, 2020In 2018, a team led by paleoanthropologist announced a discovery that fundamentally changed what we thought we knew about : They .The finding was the first evidence to suggest Neanderthals were capable of symbolic thinking — an ability previously thought to be the preserve of our own species, . Now, Zilhão and an international team announce another Neanderthal discovery that flips the script on their cognitive abilities. An excavation of Cueva de Figueira Brava, a rock shelter site on the western coast of Portugal, reveals Neanderthals lived there between 86,000 and 106,000...…March 26, 2020In 2018, a team led by paleoanthropologist announced a discovery that fundamentally changed what we thought we knew about : They .The finding was the first evidence to suggest Neanderthals were capable of symbolic thinking — an ability previously thought to be the preserve of our own species, . Now, Zilhão and an international team announce another Neanderthal discovery that flips the script on their cognitive abilities. An excavation of Cueva de Figueira Brava, a rock shelter site on the western coast of Portugal, reveals Neanderthals lived there between 86,000 and 106,000...WW…