The Stone Age Mind

Graduate school is energetically taxing, and sleep often takes a backseat. But how important is sleep for graduate students, and how can it be improved?

Parenting

Why Are Girls Getting Their Periods So Young?

Rebecca Searles on February 24, 2012

Girls are hitting puberty earlier than ever. The national average age for a girl to get her first period is 12, and girls can start as early as age 8. Why so young?

Girls are hitting puberty earlier than ever. The national average age for a girl to get her first period is 12, and girls can start as early as age 8. Why so young?

Scent

Three Reasons "the Pill" may Be Hurting Your Relationship

Rebecca Searles on February 24, 2012

Three things every girlfriend, boyfriend, and stripper should know about "The Pill."

Three things every girlfriend, boyfriend, and stripper should know about "The Pill."

Stress

The Science of the College Flash Mob Rave

Rebecca Searles on February 24, 2012

The flash mob rave phenomenon has spread to colleges across the country. Watch what happens when hundreds of UNC students come together for a brief stress-release during finals.

The flash mob rave phenomenon has spread to colleges across the country. Watch what happens when hundreds of UNC students come together for a brief stress-release during finals.

Relationships

Why Sir Mix-A-Lot Had It Right

Rebecca Searles on November 30, 2010

A wise man once said, "I like big butts, and I cannot lie." Who would have thought? A 90's rapper, notorious for his appreciation of women's curvy lower halves, provides some of the most poignant insight into today's damaged standards of beauty, and delivers an important message: that healthy is beautiful.

A wise man once said, "I like big butts, and I cannot lie." Who would have thought? A 90's rapper, notorious for his appreciation of women's curvy lower halves, provides some of the most poignant insight into today's damaged standards of beauty, and delivers an important message: that healthy is beautiful.