Science claims to have found the reason women are more “talkative” than men. Apparently, the female brain has higher levels of a protein called FOXP2, which is linked with verbal communication. (It’s so cute how they managed to work the word “fox” into this biological protein. Who says scientists have no sense of humor?) Anyway,… Continue reading why women talk more
It’s true. Scientists have determined that “eating a small dessert as part of a balanced breakfast can actually help you shed unwanted pounds.” Specifically. a small piece of chocolate or chocolate cake. “In this study, researchers split 193 clinically obese, non-diabetic adults into two groups. Men got 1,600 calories a day and women got 1,400.… Continue reading dessert for breakfast
Researchers hail recent “Scientific Advances on Contraceptive for Men,” though they’re still not quite sure they meet the “stringent safety and effectiveness criteria that female methods do.” Also, they’re still not sure men will actually use them. Hmm. Now why do you suppose that is? Let’s review. Women used to have relationship power. Back in… Continue reading update on male birth control
It’s been so long since there was a really good (and by good I mean silly) scientific study to chew on. And then there was a doozie. Science has discovered that women’s tears may send chemical signals that influence the behavior of men. As usual, they’re delighted to prove something that was obvious to the… Continue reading science discovers real reason for tears
Chocolate is good for you. “In a nine-year study, conducted among 31,823 Swedish women, researchers looked at the relationship between the amount of high-quality dark chocolate eaten and the risk of heart failure. The researchers found that women who ate an average of one to two servings of the high-quality chocolate per week had a… Continue reading important scientific breakthrough
People are starting to think the world is going crazy. Not the world of culture and people this time, but the physical world – the earth. Major earthquakes – newscasters with arched brow asking “Is Los Angeles due for a major quake!?” – and volcanic eruptions disrupting air traffic all across Europe. Some say the… Continue reading a privileged planet
As if the stress of not having any work to do wasn’t enough: science now shows that it is actually possible to die of boredom. But I’ll try not to think about that during endless hours trolling internet job sites ad nauseum… >yawn<
The good news: “Scientists have concluded that men who sleep around are likely to have lower IQs.” Hah! Another scientific study that proves something we think we already knew! “According to his theory, intelligent people are more likely to adopt what in evolutionary terms are new practices – to become ‘more evolved’. Therefore, in the… Continue reading good news/bad news
On Sunday I had the privilege of being part of an amazing experience, Lumen.131. With a tagline “Bringing questions to light,” the goal was to begin an open discussion about some topics that we as believers can often find difficult to discuss, and hopefully find ways to compassionately engage with them. Check out the link… Continue reading lumen learnings
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