"It isn't gonna be awesome if she gets diabetes." With that one comment about pop phenomenon Lizzo, celebrity personal trainer
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Bullying won’t be curbed until we figure out what fuels it
In October 2019, a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old were charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Devan Bracci-Selvey,
Continue reading »Do we tend to centre our Instagram selfies on our left eye?
Do we tend to centre our Instagram selfies on our left eye? A new study suggests that it may not
Continue reading »Culture shapes how we learn to reason?
If you made any plans for next week, congratulations! You’ve demonstrated a key feature of being human: being able to
Continue reading »Locking up kids damages their mental health and leads to more disadvantage. Is this what we want?
Reports this week of an Indigenous boy with a disability held naked for days in a Brisbane police cell have
Continue reading »Why can’t we tickle ourselves?
Why can’t we tickle ourselves? – Florence, aged 12, Cambridgeshire, UK. Thanks for the question, Florence. The short answer is,
Continue reading »Marathon des Sables: How we rapidly acclimatised five runners for the gruelling race
There’s no shortage of sporting competitions and activities that require acclimatisation to hot weather. The Marathon des Sables in the
Continue reading »We examine the Kombucha craze sweeping the nation
Can sipping fermented tea REALLY be as good for you as all its fans claim? We examine the Kombucha craze
Continue reading »What do we mean by meaning? Science can help with that
Most of us want our lives to have meaning. But what do we mean by meaning? What is meaning? These
Continue reading »Do Medical Miracles Actually Happen? We Asked an Expert How This 11-Year-Old Girl's Brain Tumor Disappeared
A real-life Christmas miracle is making headlines this week. In June, 11-year-old Roxli Doss was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor
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