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Which foods will help you get a good night's sleep? Apr 20, 2024

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Here at Do You Really Know, we’ve talked over and over again about the importance of getting good quality sleep. So of course, you don’t want your evening meal to disrupt it, and that’s a cause of uncertainty for many people.

Bear in mind that to drift off to sleep, your body temperature needs to gradually drop. Given that digestion tends to raise our body temperature, that poses quite the conundrum. Now, the richer the meal or the heavier the food you eat, the longer it takes to be digested, which can lead to discomfort like reflux, heaviness, or bloating.

I’ve often heard that a light dinner is best - is that a good starting point? So what kind of foods should we be aiming for then? What about drinks then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Could the five-minute coffee check-in save your relationship?

What is quiet hiring?

What are the three types of female orgasm?

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Could the five-minute coffee check-in save your relationship? Apr 19, 2024

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Feeling disconnected from a partner is a common problem in romantic relationships. According to a survey by McCain Foods in 2018, it affects 60% of all people in a relationship. Even worse, 15% of respondents admitted to spending more time interacting with celebrities on social media than with their partner.

This sense of disconnection often stems from a lack of communication within the relationship. So today we’re going to tell you about a technique that may just help in that respect: the “five-minute coffee check-in”. Indeed Aston Simmonds, the Australian relationship coach who created it, credited it with saving her from divorce.

What exactly does the "coffee check-in" entail? How often should my partner and I be having coffee check-ins then? Does the coffee check-in really work then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is quiet hiring?

What are the three types of female orgasm?

Could Highlander syndrome help humans become immortal?

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What is quiet hiring? Apr 18, 2024

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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 "quiet hiring" first appeared in the report "9 Future of Work Trends for 2023" published at the end of 2022 by Emily McRae, a philosophy professor in New Mexico, USA.

She explains that this phenomenon follows on from the quiet quitting craze that emerged in 2021 after the Covid-19 pandemic which saw a huge wave of resignations sweep the country with nearly 4 million people quitting their jobs every month during this period. Quiet quitters complain that their workload was too heavy for their salary and that Managers were unclear about their tasks or workload, rewarding best performance and thus pushing them to work more.

Where does it come from? But what does this have to do with quiet hiring? But doesn't that open up more opportunities? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How does eldest daughter syndrome affect some women?

What is a kakistocracy, in the world of work ?

What does vaping do to the body?

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What are the three types of female orgasm? Apr 17, 2024

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While it remains a complex phenomenon, the female orgasm is becoming a focus of more and more medical studies. Back in 2016, French sociomedical researcher Odile Fillod created the first ever 3D model of a clitoris, changing the way we think about female pleasure. And since then, we've learned a fair amount more about the different possible types of orgasm that a woman can have.

We often talk about clitoral and vaginal orgasms! Is that really an accurate distinction? So are we saying there's only one type of orgasm then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How can you use Tinder safely?

Why do some people talk during their sleep?

What are 3 tips for developing positive thinking?

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Could Highlander syndrome help humans become immortal? Apr 17, 2024

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Humans have long been intrigued by the idea of achieving eternal life, and wondered whether it could ever become possible thanks to medical and technological advances. But in the case of some individuals it seems that it may even be randomly bestowed upon them. Let’s take South Korean man Shin Hyo Myung for example.

Ever since he appeared on eNews24 in 2013, he’s been used to being the centre of attention. In 2015 he then appeared in a documentary, and was widely described as a 26-year old with the appearance of a 12-year old boy. These days he’s a social media influencer, but even pictures from 2023 show him still looking like a teenager.

How do doctors explain his condition? What are the causes? So can the Highlander syndrome truly make someone immortal? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How can you use Tinder safely?

Why do some people talk during their sleep?

What are 3 tips for developing positive thinking?

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How can you use Tinder safely? Apr 16, 2024

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Salim Berrada, also known as "the Tinder rapist", has been on trial in France since 18 March 2024. He is accused of raping or sexually assaulting 17 women, after meeting them on the Internet via dating applications. According to victims his MO was always the same: he would invite them to his home for a photo shoot, offer them a drink that they felt compelled to take and which would result in them feeling extremely intoxicated.

Although the defendant has denied the charges investigators were able to find traces of drugs, including antihistamines in several of the women. The women then described a sudden change in Salim’s attitude towards them and said he then forced himself on them despite their objections and refusal. The only thing that unites all these women is that they were approached over the Internet

Is it an isolated case? So how do you ensure a safe date on Tinder? Has the app put anything in place to prevent this kind of abuse?

In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How does eldest daughter syndrome affect some women?

What is a kakistocracy, in the world of work ?

What does vaping do to the body?

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Why do some people talk during their sleep? Apr 15, 2024

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Imagine yourself tucked snugly under the covers in your bed, anticipating a blissfully restful night's sleep when all of a sudden, you're jolted awake by your partner! And as it turns out, they’ve done that because you were chattering away in your sleep, disturbing their peace and quiet.

Now, being rudely awakened in the dead of night is bad enough, but adding the embarrassment of talking in your sleep just compounds the situation. After all, who knows what you've been rambling about? Fear not though, this phenomenon is actually really common and happens to almost everyone—it's called somniloquy. According to a study published in Sleep Medicine in 2010, nearly two-thirds of people talk in their sleep at some point in their lives.

What are the causes behind sleep talking? What exactly do people say when they’re asleep? How can I put a stop to my nighttime chatter? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How does eldest daughter syndrome affect some women?

What is a kakistocracy, in the world of work ?

What does vaping do to the body?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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What are the health benefits of using sex toys? Apr 13, 2024

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We've long known that masturbation can help relieve stress and even alleviate menstrual pain in women, thanks to the release of hormones like endorphins acting as a natural painkiller. It’s also well established that sexual activity is beneficial for the cardiovascular system, as it increases our heart rate and may even contribute to lower blood pressure.

But as it turns out, using sex toys can also have some surprisingly positive effects on our health. And of course toys like butt plugs, dildos and vibrators, sex toys can be used with a partner too.Their popularity has been steadily growing year after year, and sex toys are no longer as taboo as they once were. Of course, the extended periods of isolation brought on by Covid-19 lockdowns only sped up the normalisation of sex toy use.

Are those health benefits physical or psychological? There are so many types of sex toys out there - how am I supposed to choose among them all? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is a kakistocracy, in the world of work ?

What does vaping do to the body?

How can you spot a cloned website?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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How does eldest daughter syndrome affect some women? Apr 12, 2024

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Female listeners; if you're the oldest of multiple siblings, you probably know the drill. Being the big sister often means being thrust into a parental role from a young age and sometimes having to sacrifice your own personal growth as a result.

And discussions of this phenomenon have been increasing in the last year or so. The term "eldest daughter syndrome" has emerged and started trending on Tiktok from 2023 onwards. At the time of recording, the #eldestdaughtersyndrome hashtag had accrued over 1000 posts and nearly 50M views.

What exactly does eldest daughter syndrome entail then? Where does all this stem from? Why don't we hear about this with boys? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is a kakistocracy, in the world of work ?

What does vaping do to the body?

How can you spot a cloned website?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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What is a kakistocracy, in the world of work ? Apr 11, 2024

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We spend a good deal of our time at work, 35 hours a week or more. It's an integral part of our lives, so if you can it's always best to surround yourself with good colleagues. They make work not only more enjoyable but stimulating.

Their support and collaboration also helps to create a positive environment where teamwork leads to tackling problems and finding solutions. However, when we don't get along with our co-workers, time moves slowly, worse still is when you find yourself compensating for their shoddy work or having to work around them. But by far the worst situation is when the problem of incompetence comes from above. This situation has a name: the working environment becomes a kakistocracy.

What does it mean? How do incompetent people get to positions of power in the first place? Is it possible to overthrow a kakistocracy? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How to choose the best detergent?

What threat does the Year 2038 problem pose to our computers?

What is 'Tomato Girl summer'?

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