Georges St-Pierre might have retired from UFC but he is still in peak physical condition. He posted a photo looking absolutely shredded at the start of the year (so much so, in fact, that people began to speculate that he might be planning a return to the octagon) and he regularly demonstrates his core strength […]
Apps against sexual violence have been tried before. They don’t work
Yesterday, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller suggested technology should be part of the solution to growing concerns around sexual assault. He encouraged serious discussion about using a digital app to record positive sexual consent. In our research, we have studied a wide range of mobile applications and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots used in […]
10% of teenagers have tried hard drugs by age 17
Almost a third of 17-year-olds have tried cannabis and one in 10 have tried harder drugs, such as cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine, with similar rates of experimentation regardless of parents’ education level, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The research, published today in a briefing paper by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the […]
This Guy Tried 8 Popular Hangover ‘Cures’ to See What Works Best
No one — and I do mean no one — enjoys having a hangover, but if you’re indulged a bit too much over a weekend, is there a way to shorten the mind-numbingly awful experience? YouTuber Will Tennyson wanted to find out. He tested eight hangover cures recommended by his followers to discover which one […]