It may seem hard to believe, but as late as 1942, male patients in some mental hospitals were castrated to quiet them. This extreme treatment did have some scientific basis, since testosterone, the...
One of my favourite Seinfeld episodes is 鈥淭he Bro.鈥� On discovering that George鈥檚 father, Frank, has 鈥渕an-boobs,鈥� Kramer concocts a male version of a bra, that he calls 鈥淭he Bro.鈥� Frank, who prefers...
鈥淟ot of times, we鈥檙e drinking or we鈥檙e high, you know, and I say stupid shit.鈥� Coming from a teenager, this statement may invoke memories of your own adolescence. But carried by the voice of then...
For animals wanting to find the healthiest mate, cortisol (stress hormone) levels in their mates could have big implications. Luckily, it appears that animals detect cortisol levels through its...
Sir Winston Churchill said Alan Turing鈥檚 breaking of German codes for secret messages shortened the Second World War by two years. Computer scientists credit Turing with formulating the...
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