Burnout
Chronic work stress, exhaustion, and recovery.
Does Sugar Actually Give You an Energy Boost?
The finding is clear and the literature behind it was not. The paper’s own account of the studies it overturned explains why everyone believed the opposite.
Does Ashwagandha Actually Reduce Stress?
The most searched supplement of 2026 has more randomised trials than most, and the numbers they produce are part of the problem.
Do Digital Detoxes Actually Work?
Most detox research found nothing much, across randomised and non-randomised designs alike. One controlled trial found effects large enough to be worth interrogating.
Does Creatine Do Anything for Your Brain?
The headline says memory improves. The subgroup analysis says it improves for people over 65 and not for people in their twenties.
Why Are Video Calls So Tiring? What the EEG and Camera-Off Experiments Found
Video call fatigue has been tested with EEG in a lab and with a camera-on field experiment at work, and both found effects. The explanations for…
How Long Does It Take to Refocus After an Interruption?
The famous 23 minutes and 15 seconds does not appear in the paper it is credited to. What the interruption research actually measured is messier, and…
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