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Is it really a safe alternative? While early patent records show the first e-cigarette came on the scene in the 1920s, it wasn’t until around 2010 that vaping became much more mainstream….

From analysis to intuition, here’s what you need to know Whether you call it instinct, intuition, ESP, or a sixth sense, relying purely on a ‘feeling’ for decision-making has gained a pretty…

Isn’t it just money minus the middleman? We’ve come a long way since the introduction of the American Express plastic charge card in 1958, and cold hard cash is no longer king….

How to find your optical perfect match Thankfully, those of us who wear glasses no longer have to put up with a pair that we loathe just to enjoy 20/20 vision. With…

From typos to formatting, here’s what you need to know First impressions count. Even more so when it involves an application for your dream job. In fact, according to this survey, nearly…

8 tips for warding off the dreaded itch ‘The seven-year itch’ gained notoriety from a 1955 movie of the same name (starring Marilyn Monroe) and has now become part of our everyday…

So you can live a life more chill Sometimes called the ‘wandering nerve’, the vagus is the longest and most complex of our cranial nerves. In 1921, German physiologist Otto Loewi discovered…

Getting kids to survive and thrive with home learning If you’re thinking of calling in sick from homeschooling your kids, you’re not alone. With COVID-19-driven school closures the norm across the globe,…

6 surprising ways AI is part of our daily lives While we’re still a way off the walking, talking robot of sci-fi flicks, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are both already…

Is the sunshine vitamin all we need? Vitamin D: it’s cheap, easily available, and might help us fend off COVID-19. While it might sound like another COVID-19 treatment tale, studies have shown…