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Date Title & Description Contributors
2025-01-17

  Is news bad for me? Science has an answer.

Trump, pandemic, war... more Trump. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the news (or feeling burned out) โ€” you may be consuming it wrong.
  DW author
2025-01-09

  The end of social media fact checking?

Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X โ€” across platforms, fact checkers are being fired and replaced with... well, promises that regular people can do the job instead. They can't.
  DW author
2025-01-05

  Bird flu 2025 - Spread, symptoms, risk

The words 'next pandemic' are being thrown around by more and more experts watching the spread of avian influenza in North America. Why?
  DW author
2024-12-19

  Crime & punishment in a "dangerous" world

Just how dangerous do you think the world is? Because that changes how you'd punish a violent criminal (if you're a woman). Also, if you're frustrated with your democratically elected government... what alternatives are you open to?
  DW author
2024-12-13

  What is FOMO? (And how do I get rid of it?)

You know that stab of anxious envy when you see people having a good time (without you)? You can get rid of that. Also, Gabe and Conor are back โ€” with an unfortunate story about a random act of violence.
  DW author
2024-12-06

  Science unscripted: Is another pandemic brewing? The current bird flu situation

Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines amid the spread of the virus among livestock in the US. At least two children in North America have contracted the disease from unknown sources. How serious is the situation?
  DW author
2024-11-29

  How your brain understands other people (sometimes WRONG!)

Some people seem very good at guessing what you're thinking. And some of us might find that we think very deeply about what people are thinking or feeling. The reason appears linked to special connections between some the youngest parts of the brain, e...
  DW author
2024-11-22

  A poo test for discrimination?

Being discriminated against โ€” due to your ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, age or anything else โ€” is harmful and wrong. A new study shows it also... changes the bacteria in your stool?
  DW author
2024-11-07

  A gossiper's friend & how to think about drinking

Women drink less... if you ask them to visualize alcohol? Also, the yucky trick gossipers use to make you think they're kind โ€” and why iron in red meat may be causing cancer (in your bottom).
  DW author
2024-10-31

  Why are people getting skinnier?

Data from the US suggests we may have passed the point of 'peak obesity.' Have we? Also, spray testosterone in men's noses... and they'll emotionally dehumanize certain women.
  DW author