Weird/bad dreams make you feel weird/bad. So you act weird/bad, too. But now science has your back.
bad dreams
kiera wilmot
I set the science lab on fire when I was in 8th grade. Not on purpose.
chemicals
“Chemical free” is a term made up by some marketing person to scare you.
media
“Can You Smell Obesity?” “Obesity Has A Smell” “Is That Obesity Smell On Your Breath?” “Obesity Has A Scent” “Apparently You Can Smell Obesity”
kids
Are there times when being a parent totally sucks? I’m sure there are. But there are also times when it totally sucks to be a friend, a lover, a spouse, a partner, or anything else.
bad decisions
This is the sort of hard-hitting first-person journalism that Lena Dunham was parodying on "Girls," right?
contraception
Sorry, anti-choicers, but you’re gonna have to pony up for EC for those that want and need it.
food
We’ve already established that I will try almost any combo of edible material, so why not back up my choices with science?
healthy
According to a study from UC Berkeley, sleep deprivation can cause "stress" in relationships because it makes us unappreciative of our partners. Uh, DUH. When I don't sleep, I turn into a bridge troll who appears to be trying to to make a rage-nest out of her own gums.
language
While it’s cool to know that being bilingual has scads of smarty-pants benefits, the study overlooks many other things that are awesome about knowing more than one language. But don’t worry -- I’m here to help with five more!
food
I approached this how I always approach things -- drunkenly with science.
boyfriends
A new study out of France suggests that dudes tend to go for ladies who look like them, suggesting that all of my Danny Pudi fantasies are probably for naught.
Kate Conway in
Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love,
boyfriends,
creepin,
dumb bar stories,
edvard grieg,
gerard way,
joseph gordon-levitt is my ideal man,
science
Dec 10, 2012 at 2:30pm | 64 comments
women in science
What interests me about this “Nature” editorial isn’t just the acknowledgment of the journal’s issues accompanied by an analysis to determine why these issues are happening, but the commitment to a clear plan of action to address the situation.
plus sizes
In other words, I am personally helping reduce our cultural obsession with thinness by putting pictures of my fat self up on xoJane all the time. YAY ME.
science
Guess what! Your friends' attitudes about their bodies influence your own attitude about your body!
Marianne in
Healthy,
science,
things we already knew,
social influence,
circle of friends,
being a good friend,
peer pressure
Nov 8, 2012 at 10:30am | 113 comments
children
There are theories that early-onset puberty is caused by chemicals in food, or light from TVs and computers. I don't know why it's happening, and I don't know what we can do about it.
daily mail
A guy friend of mine once compared me to Myrtle from "The Great Gatsby" -- homely, but endearing. Better than the alternative, I guess.
breasts
Freud would be so proud.
books
Every time I start a new book, I feel a little twinge of sadness for all the other ones I didn't get to start.
dildo lasers
Scientists say worrying about being fat can actually make you fat. So I want to know if you can spend one day refusing to worry about being fat, or getting fat, or any other perceived imperfection of your body.
children
Having a week where I don’t have to put anyone to bed, or be the disciplinarian, or wait until after 9:00 p.m. to watch my recorded HBO shows is THE BEST.
brains
This has nothing to do with synthesizers or athleticism.
