Health & Wellbeing
Medical topics, mental health, neuroscience, ADHD, neurodivergence, and wellness
#4818: How Antiperspirant Labels Really Work
Why that 48-hour claim on your deodorant can doesn't match your real life — and what actually works.
#4816: Can Your Body Learn to Tolerate a Swamp?
Why 32°C in Tel Aviv feels worse than 35°C in Jerusalem — and how fast your body can adapt.
#4812: Does Gatorade Actually Hydrate Better Than Water?
The science, the lawsuit, and why it might actually work for a post-surgery gut.
#4811: Why Your ADHD Brain Needs a Belt Pouch System
How a 1.5-inch nylon belt and the right pouches can solve object permanence failure for DIYers with ADHD.
#4808: Why Vacuuming a Basement Is More Relaxing Than Sightseeing
Why physical work can be more regulating than forced leisure for ADHD brains — and how to explain it to family.
#4798: Why Knots and Baby Carriers Break Your Brain
Why you can build a PC but freeze up on a baby carrier — the cognitive science of mechanical reasoning.
#4767: What Future Generations Will Blame Us For
We examine today's miracle materials and practices that history may judge as our biggest mistakes.
#4766: Lead Paint: Why 34 Million Homes Still Have It
Why lead was in paint, how it actually becomes dangerous, and why we'll never remove it all.
#4763: Red Light, Real Science: Sleep Hacks That Actually Work
ADHD circadian disruption, red light products, and smart home integration — a practical deep dive.
#4749: Grey Rocking vs. Beige Rocking: The Safer Social Strategy
When hiding in plain sight makes you more conspicuous, it's time to refine the approach.
#4747: The Price of Keeping a Secret
Why some people are wired for silence, and the industries that pay a premium for it.
#4745: What It Takes to Handle Death Every Day
Who becomes a funeral director, how they cope, and what they know about religious burial rituals.
#4744: Lyme Disease: Facts, Myths, and Tick Safety
What Lyme actually is, why Storrs is ground zero, and how to stay safe outdoors without spiraling.
#4743: What Spiders Are Actually in That Basement?
Two medically significant spiders in CT. One doesn't even live here. A practical guide to basement cobwebs.
#4742: Asbestos vs Radon: What's Actually in Your Basement?
Visual guide to spotting asbestos in old basements, and how short-term exposure compares to radon.
#4728: Why Humans Love the Burn: Spicy Food and the Drive to Alter Consciousness
Why do humans love spicy food? The answer reveals something surprising about our relationship with altered states.
#4705: The Parasite Hiding in Your Salad
Cyclospora isn't a bacteria—it's a parasite that turns lettuce into an incubator. Here's why outbreaks keep happening.
#4674: Why Earth's Heat Has a Ceiling (And 57°C Is a Lie)
Why 40°C is routine but 57°C is impossible, and what that means for your body, your car's thermometer, and heatwave deaths.
#4646: A Single Slice of Turkey: Border Biosecurity Explained
Why a leftover sandwich triggered a full customs inspection — and the surprising science behind agricultural biosecurity.
#4624: Why Can't You Refill Vyvanse in Tokyo?
Why can't one card carry your prescriptions across borders? The data exists — but the systems don't talk.