TorpidLife Team
Do brain-sensing headphones and EEG headbands actually improve focus?
A new class of gadget wants to sit on your head while you work. Headphones with EEG sensors in the ear pads promise a live “focus…
Are seed oils bad for you? What the evidence actually shows
“Seed oils” is the label used online for oils such as sunflower, soybean, corn and rapeseed. The case against them usually runs as a chain. These…
Does Using AI Make You Worse at Thinking?
Fifty-four people, one EEG study, and a headline that ran everywhere. What that study can and cannot show, and the retraction that reshaped the counter-evidence.
Does using AI at work make colleagues think less of you?
Most advice about AI at work assumes the only question is whether the tool helps you. There is a second question that gets less attention: what…
Do e-ink monitors reduce eye strain? What controlled studies actually show
E-ink monitors occupy an odd corner of the desk-gadget market: expensive, greyscale, sluggish, and bought almost entirely on one promise, that they are kinder to your…
Can Changing What You Eat Actually Help Depression?
A striking result from a small trial, delivered alongside existing treatment, and a published challenge asking whether recruitment explains the effect size.
Can a chatbot change your mind? What the AI persuasion studies found
Most worry about AI and belief has focused on sycophancy (the model agreeing with you) and over-trust (you agreeing with the model without checking). A third…
Split and ergonomic keyboards: prevention or placebo for RSI?
Split and tented keyboards do one thing reliably: they put the wrists and forearms closer to a neutral posture, and that has been measured with goniometers…
Is There Really a Correct Way to Sit?
The posture advice everyone receives rests on a causal claim one review could find no support for. Who funded that review is part of the story.
Does a four-day work week actually reduce burnout?
The four-day week has moved from a campaign slogan to something with trial data behind it. The headline results are strikingly positive, and they come almost…
Ashwagandha for stress: what the trials show
Ashwagandha probably lowers cortisol a little and may lower stress scores a little over eight to twelve weeks, on the strength of small randomised trials, many…
Does Eating Late Actually Matter?
Identical food, different body. The physiology is now specific rather than suggestive, and what follows for a healthy person is still a separate question.
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