Why Do We Sleep? Dear A Moment of Science, Why do we sleep? I know this question has been debated by scientists and philosophers for centuries, but are there any hard and fast answers? Good question! First, its true that scientists have long pondered...
The Smell Of Anxiety Our sense of smell can have a large impact on how we think and feel. But did you know that mood can affect how we smell? When Neutral Odors Turn Bad According to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin Madison, feel...
Another Good Reason To Go For Thai Food Have you ever wondered why some cuisines, like Indian and Thai, are so spicy and others, like English, are so bland? India and Thailand are very hot countries, while England is cold and damp. Perhaps the answer...
Saving the World from Asteroids Okay, so theres an asteroid heading toward the Earth. What do we do? Does our future really rest in the hands of Hollywood, Bruce Willis and a ragtag team of miners like in the movie Armageddon? Early Warning Sure, we...
Humpty Dumpty Wasnt A Cat Humpty Dumpty may have sat on a wall and had a great fall, but Humpty Dumpty wasnt a cat. How do we know this? Because, unlike an egg, a cat can survive a great fall in one piece. Cats can fall from great heights and survive...
The Moving Thumb Philosophers spend a lot of time pointing out that we dont really see the world and that what we really see is what our brains make of the world. Too much of this kind of thing can make you want change your major to Business Administ...
Why We Cant Walk Through Walls Shadowcat! Shes one of the X-Men, and she can walk through walls! Unfortunately, however, Shadowcat cant be real. This is because she violates a basic law of physics that says two things cant share the same space. But a...
Working Overtime In American culture, working hard is almost always stressed as an unmitigated good. Is it possible to work too hard, though? Of course the answer is yes. But the actual mental and physical consequences of working too much are less we...
The Dangers Of Vitamin Supplements Do you take your vitamins everyday? Be careful. Just as vitamin deficiency can make you sick, so can vitamin toxicity. Indeed, vitamins can be very dangerous if you take them in high quantities. What A And D Have In...
The Cost Of Smoking People give all kinds of reasons for why they started smoking, but none of them are good not even supposedly altruistic ones. While some claim that youre actually saving our overburdened healthcare system money in the long run by...