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Could gamophobia be hurting your relationship? Jun 10, 2024

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Committing to a romantic relationship is by its very nature a significant transition in a person’s life. And that can often be a source of stress or conflict between two partners.

For example one partner might want to move in together, get married, or have a child, while the other simply won’t entertain the thought. For some people, fear of commitment is just a way to delay decisions. But for others, it’s a genuine, panic-inducing fear that’s known as gamophobia.

Where does gamophobia come from? Could you say that we're all a little gamophobic? How can people in a relationship get over their gamophobia? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Why should you be happy to see spiders in your home?

How do you build up your brain power?

Which flights are most likely to be hit by turbulence?

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What does general anesthesia do to the brain? Jun 08, 2024

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Research published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggested that there are nearly 3 million general anesthesia procedures in the UK each year.

You might already be aware that there are various different types of anesthesia: local, which numbs a small area of the body; regional, which numbs a larger part; and general, typically used for major or lengthy surgeries, where the patient is completely asleep. Today we’re going to be talking specifically about general anesthesia.

How exactly does it knock patients unconscious then? How does it affect the brain? Isn't it dangerous?In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Why should you be happy to see spiders in your home?

How do you build up your brain power?

Which flights are most likely to be hit by turbulence?

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Why should you be happy to see spiders in your home? Jun 07, 2024

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What's your relationship with spiders like? Some people are pretty terrified of them, and for many their first reaction is to grab something to squash them with.

Most likely, encountering spiders at home is a regular occurrence, and they're actually more beneficial than you might think.

Aren’t they dangerous though? What are the benefits of having spiders in my home then? Why do they come into my house? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How do you build up your brain power?

Which flights are most likely to be hit by turbulence?

Which clothes help us sleep best?

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How do you build up your brain power? Jun 06, 2024

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Our brain, much like our muscles, benefits from its own form of exercise. Through dedicated training and stimulation, we can enhance our cognitive abilities, a testament to the remarkable phenomenon known as ‘neural plasticity’.

Neural plasticity is the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt and reorganise itself. According to the Foundation for Brain Research, when we encounter a new concept, our brain responds by forging fresh neural connections. With consistent practice, these connections grow stronger and more efficient, leading to improved performance.

What is Neural Plasticity? Can Intelligence Be Enhanced? What role does a healthy lifestyle play? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Can you train your brain like a muscle?

How often should you wash your jeans?

Should I walk 10000 steps a day?

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Which clothes help us sleep best? Jun 05, 2024

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Slipping into sleepwear is an essential part of most people’s nighttime routine. We often do it when we’re winding down from a busy day, and it means it’s time to relax and get ready for sleep.

Whether you sleep in pyjamas, a nightgown, a t-shirt, or nothing at all, the goal is to avoid being too hot or too cold. You need to feel comfortable in loose-fitting clothes that don't constrict your body. That’s because sleepwear that is too tight can restrict blood circulation and cause numbness or tingling. Synthetic materials, wool, and lace can also cause itching and skin irritation.

So are you saying there’s no one best option when it comes to bedwear then? What about sleeping naked? What about socks? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Why do we startle when we fall asleep?

How long do people have sex for?

What are the secrets of a successful LAT couple?

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Which flights are most likely to be hit by turbulence? Jun 05, 2024

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If you’re a nervous flyer thinking ahead to your next flight, you may have wondered whether it's possible to predict whether you'll encounter any turbulence.

Air travel has come under the spotlight in recent weeks, with a number of high profile incidents of flights being hit by turbulence, including one which saw a 71 year old British man in his seventies tragically die from a heart attack.

What causes turbulence? Where are the most turbulence-prone areas? Could turbulence get worse in the future?In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Why do we startle when we fall asleep?

How long do people have sex for?

What are the secrets of a successful LAT couple?

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Why do we startle when we fall asleep? Jun 04, 2024

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You're peacefully drifting off to sleep when suddenly you feel as if you're falling into a void and you startle awake. This rather unpleasant sensation is known as a ‘hypnic jerk’ and is a common occurrence. It is an involuntary muscle spasm, a bit like a hiccup, also known as ‘myoclonus’. Sometimes, this sensation is accompanied by the feeling or the dream that you are falling.

These twitches are your body’s bedtime quirks, popping up in the twilight zone of sleep – that light stage between being awake and snoozing soundly in deep sleep. They’re like an accidental alarm that can, annoyingly, snap us back to reality. As we drift off, our muscles take a breather, but our brain does a quick systems check to ensure everything’s alright, triggering that startling reflex.

What’s happening when we experience these sudden spasms? Can anything amplify this startling sensation? Should we be worried about these nighttime jolts? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Can you train your brain like a muscle?

How often should you wash your jeans?

Should I walk 10000 steps a day?

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How long do people have sex for? Jun 03, 2024

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Popular fantasy might suggest that we need to have hours of sex in order to be satisfied, but is that actually true? A study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine in 2005 looked into intravaginal ejaculation latency time among 500 heterosexual couples from five different countries. Now intravaginal ejaculation latency time might sound like a complicated term, but basically it just means how long penetration lasts, so foreplay doesn’t count as sex under that definition.

Having gathered survey answers from all the couples involved, the researchers noted that sex duration varied significantly, lasting as little as 33 seconds in some cases or as long as 44 minutes. But they were able to work out that the average duration was 5.4 minutes. A lot less than some people might think!

Is 5.4 minutes really long enough to have satisfying sex though? How long does foreplay last then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Can you train your brain like a muscle?

How often should you wash your jeans?

Should I walk 10000 steps a day?

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What are the secrets of a successful LAT couple? Jun 01, 2024

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The idea might seem inconceivable to some, but these days more and more people are choosing to be in LAT relationships. The LAT part of the term stands for Living Alone Together, which means that LAT couples are in a committed romantic relationship, but each person maintains their own private life and space.

Back in 2011, a research team began a multi-method study looking into how prominent LAT couples were in the UK. They went on to publish their findings in a research briefing in 2013, showing that 9% of adults in the UK are in a LAT couple.

Just how common is that? What’s the appeal of a LAT arrangement? Are you saying people in LAT couples will automatically argue less? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Can you train your brain like a muscle?

How often should you wash your jeans?

Should I walk 10000 steps a day?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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Can you train your brain like a muscle? May 31, 2024

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The human brain isn’t actually a muscle, as a lot of people think. But nevertheless we still need to give it exercise to keep it healthy.

While you can go to the gym to work out the muscles in your body, the equivalent for the brain is training and stimulating something called "brain plasticity”. Verywellmind.com says that plasticity “refers to the brain's malleability or ability to change”. And it’s definitely worth working to improve it too, as it can give cognitive performance a real boost.

Are you saying improving brain plasticity makes you smarter? What kind of exercises can I do to improve those then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How often should you wash your jeans?

Should I walk 10000 steps a day?

Why are more and more men joining the no fap movement?

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