The word nomophobia means a fear of being without our smartphone, and it’s affecting more and more people with each passing year.
Back in 2021, a phone addiction study by researchers from King’s College London found that 38.9% of young people qualified as smartphone addicts. Many admitted being unable to control their usage and that it got in the way of ot ... Show More
Today
Why do we hook up with our exes so often?
You thought they were the one. You could already see yourselves growing old together… and then it just fell apart. A few arguments, one or two mistakes, and that was that.
Except that between love, resentment, nostalgia and shared memories, sometimes the urge to ‘go back for se ... Show More
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Today
Why does smiling increase life expectancy?
An often cited estimate suggests that children smile an average of 400 times per day, while when we reach adulthood that figure drops to just 50 times, even for the happiest of us. For most adults, it’s more like 20 times.
Now of course most of the time we smile involuntarily in ... Show More
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Yesterday
Why do men often wake up with an erection?
A lot of people think that morning erections are triggered by erotic dreams, or a need to pee, but in fact they're a physiological reflex linked to sleep. That’s right - they’re not dependent on sexual arousal at all.
And in a somewhat similar way, women actually also experienc ... Show More
5m 17s
Jan 2025
Quelle est l’origine du brunch ?
Vous vous êtes déjà retrouvé un dimanche matin (enfin, plutôt midi) devant un petit-déj' qui ressemble à un buffet d'hôtel 5 étoiles avec des croissants, des chocola…euh, des pains au chocolat, des œufs brouillés, du bacon, des pancakes, une salade, une coupe de champagne, bref, ... Show More
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