What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Drinking Alcohol
AdultsBiologyHealthHuman...Drinking alcohol is one of the most popular things to do across the globe. Some people spend their entire weekends sitting at the bar, but consuming alcohol on a daily or weekly basis can have extremely negative effects on the body.
Dear Smokers
AdultsEducationEnvironmentMedia...Let's talk about cigarette butts and why they are a major problem.
What are the Effects of Tablets and Smartphones on Babies’ Brains?
AdultsAddictionHealthTechnology...Often we concentrate on showing the negative effective of new technologies on the development of babies, but could tablets, smartphones and other touchscreen devices help improve their motor skills?
This Is How Social Media Is Made To Be Addicting
AdultsAddictionSocial MediaCould constantly being on sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram be considered a real addiction?
The Problem With Our Phones
AdultsAddictionTechnologyMental Health...They are hugely useful of course but in many ways, we buy the advantages our phones give us at a subtly high price we don't entirely recognise. Some reflections on how to live well around phones.
Why We Are All Addicts
AdultsAddictionMental HealthPsychologyWe tend to imagine that we can only become addicted to a few sorts of things. But real addiction is about using something, anything, to keep our real emotions, fears and hopes at bay. There are many more addicts among us than we think.
How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim
AdultsAddictionFoodHealth...Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That's equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even if we haven't had enough sleep - but it can also raise our blood pressure and make us feel anxious. So how does it keep us awake? Hanan Qasim shares the science behind the world's most widely used drug.
Why do cats act so weird?
AdultsAddictionPetsAnimals...They're cute, they're lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats are very entertaining. But their strange feline behaviors, both amusing and baffling, leave many of us asking: Why do cats do that?
A simple way to break a bad habit | Judson Brewer
AdultsLifePsychologyAddiction...Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction - from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they're bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving.