In a process centuries in the making, cutting down on sleep in an effort to be more productive became a goal for many people.
The tide is turning however.
Are you getting impatient for a new phone? If you are due an upgrade or just want the latest model there are a few features you could be buying into without knowing it…
Disclaimers, warnings, notices, are everywhere we look. Food has traffic light information, cigarettes have big warning signs… will mobile phones join them?
British Summer Time was one hundred years old on Sunday and many people will have felt about that old having to get by on an hour less sleep. But why? Why did we all rise from our beds on Sunday morning groggy and grumpy?
Male infertility is one of the biggest questions that medicine and science is trying to solve. And their attempts are getting ever more ingenious, wide ranging and out the box. Have a look at some of these tests, studies and possible cures.
Curious about the dangers of sleep deprivation but need that information in 75 second chunks or you can’t keep your mind on it long enough? Want to get some science understanding but can’t stand to read big chunks of text and really need someone to just tell it to you? Feel your attention wandering if there aren’t colourful pictures?
Sperm counts are dropping worldwide. In only the last 30 years sperm counts have fallen by a third. It is a global issue and one that attracts a lot of attention but efforts to pull back from the brink of male infertility have been unsuccessful.
A comprehensive American study showed big drops in sperm count and quality for men using mobile phones for more than four hours a day.
Experts commenting on the latest research into cell phone and fertility describe the effect as “cooking” sperm.
Light is so fundamental to life that it has worked its way into the language. Do you know the origins of these common sayings to do with light, daytime and the night?
