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Does breathwork actually reduce stress? The trial evidence
Breathwork sits in an unusual position: it is a wellness trend with real randomised trials behind it, promoted with claims that run far ahead of what…
Apple Watch Health Age: can a watch tell you how old your body is?
Apple has joined WHOOP and Oura in turning your wearable data into a single “age”. Health Age, announced alongside Apple Watch Series 12, will tell you…
Do collagen supplements work for skin, hair and joints?
Collagen powder is one of the best-selling supplements in the world, promising firmer skin, stronger hair and less joint pain. It also has an unusual evidence…
Do website blockers and focus apps actually work?
Focus apps, site blockers and screen-time limits are a large industry built on an untested premise: that removing the option to get distracted will make you…
Lateral reading: the fact-checker habit that still works when fakes are perfect
Almost everything you were taught about judging online information assumes you can learn the truth by looking harder at the thing in front of you. Check…
Sleep divorce: does sleeping in separate beds actually improve sleep?
“Sleep divorce” is the internet’s name for couples sleeping in separate beds or rooms, and it has gone from something people hid to something they post…
How much protein do you actually need? The evidence for desk workers
Protein is having a decade. It is added to everything from coffee to crisps, the daily protein target on social media keeps climbing, and “protein-maxxing” is…
Voice-clone scams and the family safe word: which advice actually holds up
The call comes from an unknown number. It is your daughter, or your father, or your partner. They are crying. There has been an accident, or…
Laptop ergonomics: do laptop stands actually help?
A laptop stand is one of the few desk gadgets whose benefit can be measured with a protractor. Raise the screen and the angle of your…
Does AI actually make developers faster? What the METR trial found
Every AI coding tool ships with a productivity number. The trouble is that most of those numbers come from surveys, vendor telemetry, or contrived tasks. Two…
The $25 million video call: what the Arup deepfake fraud teaches every workplace
In January 2024, a finance worker in the Hong Kong office of Arup, the engineering firm behind the Sydney Opera House, joined a video call with…
Automation bias: do we trust AI too much?
Automation bias is older than large language models. It was named in cockpit research in the 1990s, documented in hospitals in the 2000s, and it describes…
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