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You’ve heard about it, but do you really know it? In 3 minutes, we help you understand the true meaning behind the trends, concepts and acronyms that are making headlines. After listening, you will really know for sure.
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What is coffee badging in the workplace?
It doesn’t take a genius to realise that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the relationship many white-collar employees have with work. And that’s particu...
What is intuitive eating?
An IPSOS study from late 2020 found that 45% of people across the world were trying to lose weight at the time. In many cases, losing weight is benefi...
What is house hushing?
House hushing is a decluttering method that aims to create peaceful spaces in your home by reducing visual noise. Visual noise refers to anything exce...
How can I use the 80/20 method to save money?
If you’re like many people, you probably want to save more money but hate the idea of budgeting. Maybe you don’t like tracking every single expense or...
What causes lactose intolerance?
It's becoming a more common topic of discussion. According to BUPA.co.uk, “around one in every 10 older children and adults are thought to have lactos...
What is Ulysses Syndrome?
You may remember hearing about ancient Greek hero Ulysses in school lessons. He’s the central character in Homer’s Odyssey. As legend goes, after figh...
How can I beat my work addiction ?
Being a grafter or hustler is often portrayed in a positive light when it comes to the world of work. But there are a host of negative consequences th...
How can I free myself from negative thoughts?
According to American neuroscientist Daniel Amen, a specialist in brain imaging, we produce 60,000 thoughts per day, and a staggering 80% of these tho...
How can I stop snacking?
Snacking is a bad habit that can have a significant impact on your weight and health in the long term. It can be tricky to beat, so here are our top t...
Should I start my Christmas shopping in autumn?
You've probably noticed that as soon as the back-to-school season ends, stores start filling their shelves with chocolates, garlands, and Advent calen...
Why are most people right-handed?
Around the age of 4, children develop a preference for using one of their hands to complete certain tasks, like drawing for example. The same goes for...
How can I stop smoking?
We all know that the effects of tobacco on the human body are devastating. The World Health Organisation says that it kills more than 8 million people...
Is it really possible to disappear from the internet?
The internet knows everything about us. Even when we think we’re discreet, traces remain, bank accounts, emails, administrative forms, social media pr...
Does cold weather really make us sick?
"Wrap up warm, or you'll catch a cold!" No doubt you heard that advice a lot as a child, and you may well still hear it as an adult. For a long time,...
Why is black associated with grief?
A funeral is one of those rare occasions where you don’t really need to think too much about your choice of outfit. After all, everyone wears black to...
What is an endemic?
An infection becomes endemic in a population when it is constantly maintained at a baseline level. That happens when the circulation of the virus is t...
Does true crime help us fall asleep?
For some, true-crime stories have a strangely calming effect when they are tucked up in bed for the night. It’s a phenomenon that’s not gone unnoticed...
Could Turmeric help indigestion?
Turmeric is a plant that belongs to the ginger family. It has a bright yellow-orange color, and a bitter and peppery taste. The main active ingredient...
What happens to your online life after you die?
When you die, your physical body may be gone, but your digital legacy lives on. Your digital legacy is everything you leave behind online, such as you...
Why are Gen Z “revenge quitting” their jobs?
Have you ever been so fed up at work that you wanted to not only quit your job, but also make a statement while doing so?
Well, that’s a...
Am I in a situationship?
Sometimes there’s a very thin line between friendship and love. You spend time with someone, you’ve got things in common, you make each other laugh.Th...
What is chromophobia?
Chromophobia is a term with Greek origins, referring to the fear of colours. Initially, it was a concept used in biology to describe cells unresponsiv...
Why do you get a stitch in your side?
You know the feeling: you’re running, cycling, or doing some other physical activity, and suddenly you feel a sharp pain in your side, just below your...
Are you a time optimist?
A time optimist is someone who is overly optimistic about how much time they have to do something, and therefore often ends up being late or missing d...
Why does cooking benefit our mental health?
Cooking is a passion and hobby for a lot of people. They scour Pinterest for hours to pick the best recipe, dice their ingredients finely, let the foo...
What is a “performative man,” this trend that has taken over TikTok?
A matcha in hand… a tote bag slung over the shoulder… black nail polish neatly applied… a carefully styled mullet… and a copy of Sally Rooney peeking...
What should I do with expired medicines?
How many times have you come across expired pills in your medicine cabinet and wondered whether they we still safe to use? It’s pretty common, and of...
What are the health benefits of walking up stairs?
Have you ever heard ot the stairs test? Experts say it’s an excellent gauge of a person’s overall health. The idea is to run up as many flights of sta...
Is microwaving food bad for you?
It’s been labelled a “marvel of engineering” and a “miracle of convenience” by Harvard Health Publishing. Data published by Statista in July 2022 show...
What is quiet hiring?
After the emergence of ‘quiet quitting’, it's now the turn of quiet hiring. And although the term is relatively new, the practice is not. The term "qu...
Could you be micro-flirting without realising it ?
There are plenty of ways to get the attention of someone you're crushing on. It might come very naturally to some, but for others, flirting can be an...
Is intermittent fasting really effective?
Intermittent fasting has been making waves, especially on social media, where it's often hailed as a miracle fix for weight loss. While it's no silver...
Is using cotton buds bad for your ears?
Polish-American man Leo Gerstenzang is credited with inventing the humble cotton bud in the 1920s, an item which has since gone on to be used for many...
Is shaving too often bad for you?
There’s a lot of popular ideas out there about body hair removal. Shave too much and the hair becomes thicker. Wax, and it will gradually start thinni...
What are some of the most common phobias?
We’ve all got fears. For some, it’s the dark, for others, it’s spiders, heights, or maybe even something as ordinary as a phone call. But when those f...
Why are we afraid of the dark?
Fear of the dark is very common for children and usually starts between the ages of 5 and 10. At this age, children become more aware of the dangers a...
Why do we celebrate Halloween?
Halloween is here and if you’re anything like us, you’ll be frantically doing some last-minute pumpkin carving or stocking up on sweets for trick-or-t...
Why do we experience the unsettling "Uncanny Valley" effect?
In November 2023, a spooky makeup trend took TikTok by storm. Users posted images of themselves with full-coverage, pale foundation for a ghostly vibe...
Why do we enjoy being scared?
Ghost stories told around a camp fire, visiting a haunted house or watching a scary film are all common Halloween activities. We clearly enjoy scaring...
Why do I get an electric shock when I kiss someone?
It's not uncommon for sparks to fly in unexpected ways during intimate moments; sometimes literally! You’ve most likely gone in to kiss someone only t...