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6 Senses You Might Not Know You Had
We’ve all heard that we have five senses — sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. That idea goes back to the Greek philosopher Aristotle. However, it’s wrong.
Seafood Tapas: Small Plates, Big Flavors
“A little, often” — traditional Spanish saying regarding the ideal way to eat.
Next time you have a party — standing up, sitting down, or a bit of both — consider impressing your guests with a spread of tapas, the small plates of varied, tempting bites featured in bars across Spain.
5 Fascinating Facts (And Myths) About Sleep
Everything you didn't know about sleep.
Can Biotechnology Take the Allergies Out of Cats?
From a special food to a vaccine and gene editing, new technologies may offer solutions for cat lovers with allergies.
Eat Like a Medieval
Eating and cooking in medieval England and Europe looked a bit like the recommendations you’ll read in 2022 health blogs. Those “whole, unprocessed foods” we now celebrate are, in fact, the preindustrial diet.
Lost your job? Put down the bottle
If you are crushed by job loss, don’t drink. If you know people who are crushed by job loss, stay with them if they are drinking.
Fish in Art: Symbolic, Surreal, Sublime
Life began in water, an idea we seem to have understood long before science explained evolution.
Why else did fish symbolize fertility in so many ancient cultures, from Egypt to the Celts, Indians, Mesopotamians, Burmese, Persians and Slavs?
The Doomsday Show
Review of thriller about assasination climate change criminals
Why We Love the Beach
The line between comedy and philosophy is thin, and Jerry Seinfeld understands human nature in a deep way. One of his insights has to do with “the human fascination with water.”
“We’re constantly going to beaches, pools, lakes, rivers,” he says. “We can’t get enough water unless it rains. And then we’re, ‘Oh, look, I’m soaked.'” For some reason we have a “huge problem with small flying water… I felt a drop. We’re going to get caught in it! Everybody cover your water bottles, run!”
He’s right....
Why Epicurean ideas suit the challenges of modern secular life
‘The pursuit of Happiness’ is a famous phrase in a famous document, the United States Declaration of Independence (1776). But few know that its author was inspired by an ancient Greek philosopher, Epicurus.
How Trump Can Help Millions Hear
Op-ed asking for regulation to cut the price of hearing aids
Does sleep hold the key to a tinnitus cure?
Listening to white noise or music at bedtime linked to deeper sleep for people with tinnitus