Dialing InWork‑From‑Home Policies Are Popular in Theory, But Succeed Only in Ideal Settings The type of job and the relationship between employer and employee determine whether remote working arrangements benefit everyone. By Rajvi Desai
Limited AppealGoogle Bans Political Ads that Target Voters by Their Political Leanings Political ads on Google will only be able to target voters using data about their age, gender, and postal code. By Anubhuti Matta
Science Non-FictionIn a First, Doctors Try Suspended Animation to Save Fatally Wounded Patients Freezing trauma patients could buy doctors two hours instead of mere minutes to save lives. By Liesl Goecker
For Art's Sake100,000 Mongooses Are Killed in India Each Year so We Can Have Paintbrushes Mongoose-hair brushes continue to be in high demand because of how fine they are. By Pallavi Prasad
Despite Popular BeliefWhy the Myth That Birth Order Shapes Personality Just Won’t Die Not all first kids are type-A overachievers -- so why are we convinced it's true? By Liesl Goecker
Clit's ComplicatedNew Study Suggests the Clitoris Has a Reproductive Function A new literature review claims that stimulating the clit physiologically prepares the female body to receive sperm. By Pallavi Prasad
A Thing Of The PastWhy Do We Reminisce About the Good Old Days? Nostalgia is a coping mechanism for dark times. By Anubhuti Matta
Feathered NightmareThe Apocalypse Just Started With 17,000 Birds Dropping Dead at Sambhar Lake Whether these birds are actually dead in Rajasthan, or just pretending in order to lure us into a false sense of security, the world is doomed. By Liesl Goecker
Look AwayExcess Screen Time May Cause Lower White Matter Integrity in Preschool Children’s Brains Low white matter integrity slows down nerve impulses, which affects function and literacy skills. By Aditi Murti
Wandering MindsWhat Causes Our Minds to Zone Out? When the part of the brain responsible for attention decides what's going on externally isn't really important, our thoughts and focus turn inward. By Anubhuti Matta
Podcast SeriesThe Last Courtesans of Bombay This podcast series uncovers the mysterious world of Bombay's courtesans to find a rich history of women who subvert patriarchy, defy gender stereotypes and uphold feminist intellectual tradition. By Kunal Purohit
Plant A Tree AlreadyNatural Vegetation Is an Effective Alternative to Expensive Anti‑Pollution Technology, Researchers Say
Threat Level 10The Difference Between Feeling Panic and a Panic Attack Panic is a completely normal response to specific situations, but for some people, the feeling comes out of nowhere. By Liesl Goecker
Plant A Tree AlreadyNatural Vegetation Is an Effective Alternative to Expensive Anti‑Pollution Technology, Researchers Say Growing natural vegetation near factories is inexpensive and can reduce pollution by an average of 27%. By Aditi Murti
Playing It SafeStudy: Women View Competition More Negatively Than Men Do The latest study looks at how the gender gap in competitiveness translates into the gender pay gap at work. By Pallavi Prasad
21st Century ThingsBy 2030, More than Half of South Asian Youth Will Lack Employable Skills: UNICEF To increase students' employability, the current education system needs to update its technical and vocational training. By Anubhuti Matta
Fake It Till You Make ItIntroverts Are Happier When They Force Themselves to Be Extroverted: Study "The findings suggest that changing one's social behavior is a realizable goal for many people, and that behaving in an extraverted way improves well-being.” By Rajvi Desai
Failing UpwardWe Learn Best When We Fail 15% of the Time, Study Suggests A certain amount of failure is proof we're being challenged. By Liesl Goecker
The Living DeadSouth Korean Fake Funerals Show Thinking About Death Can Make Living Life Better Studies show facing the nothingness of death makes people value the fullness of life. By Rajvi Desai
Ex-MenWoe Is Me! “I Have Begun to Despise Men. How Do I Co‑Exist With Them?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Brain Of ThoughtWhy Sexual Abuse Survivors Often Have Distorted or Delayed Memories To prevent people from reliving traumatic experiences, the brain processes and stores such memories differently. By Prateek Sharma
Fear Of The UnknownIs Commitment Phobia Real or Just the Plot of Every RomCom? A bad past or troubled childhood can cause anxiety that prevents people from promising to be or staying in long relationships. By Anubhuti Matta
TroubleThe Buzz Cut: Taylor Swift’s Former Label Won’t Let Her Sing Her Hits Plus, the rise of Mastodon, the ethical Twitter. By Rajvi Desai
podcastRespectfully Disagree: When Is It Ethical to Stand By a Friend or Family Member Accused of Sexual Harassment? "How do you decide what support means -- coming out with a favorable public statement? Appearing silently at their side? Or not cutting ties but also not extending support?" By Rajvi Desai
Mere Girlishness “Adults around her dismiss it as her being shy, dramatic, foolish or silly." Read More
Birds of a CortexPeople With Mood Disorders Share Same Neural Abnormalities as Those With Anxiety Disorders: Study These abnormalities occur in the brain region controlling emotions, which explains why those with mood and anxiety disorders cannot control what they feel. By Aditi Murti
Laurels Not LabelsWill Making Acting Awards Gender Neutral Make Them More Equitable? Removing the binary of male-female awards will help queer artists -- but it also might mean men win all the awards. By Rajvi Desai
AAAAAAAAEEEEEWhy We Scream When We’re Scared Screaming is a unique noise that alerts the brain in a way other noises don't. By Liesl Goecker
Bleak FuturesIndian Children Will Face Lifelong Health Issues Due to Climate Change, Says Lancet Report The increased spread of infectious diseases, malnutrition, lung damage and natural disasters are likely to plague the next generation. By Aditi Murti
For The Nth TimeReport: Women Earn Only 59% of What Men Earn Over Their Lifetimes Significantly, women with Master's degrees and PhDs earned less than men of the same age with undergraduate level qualifications in the U.K. By Pallavi Prasad
Tablet TroublesEven Conservative Use of Antibiotics Has Negative Implications on Children’s Health: Study Unnecessary reliance on antibiotics, however slight, can make children unresponsive to future treatment. By Anubhuti Matta
Limited OpportunitiesOnly 37 of Every 100 Jobs Created in India in 2019 Went to Women Believe it or not, it's an improvement over 2018. By Liesl Goecker
Dismantling The Bro CodeCisgender, Heterosexual Men Tell Us How They Confront Sexism Against Women "If someone makes a sexist comment at the workplace I keep a serious face; I don't humor the person. My hope is they get the message through my body language. I don't know how effective this is." By Rajvi Desai
Any Port In A StormU.K. Restaurant Introduces ‘Gender‑Neutral’ Cocktails, Empowers No One Cheers in the name of performative gender equality. By Rajvi Desai
Not This Bird AgainReport: 49% of Links to Open‑Access Child Sexual Abuse Content Shared Via Twitter Microsoft Bing, Amazon and Google also had a significant number of URLs that led to child sexual abuse content. By Aditi Murti
Burning QuestionWhat Does It Mean to Look Your Age? When artist Alexandra Grant sported naturally gray hair while accompanying actor Keanu Reeves on the red carpet, it took the world by storm. By Liesl Goecker
Unusual CravingsWhy Do People Eat Chalk, Dirt, and Other Things Not Fit to Consume? Craving non-food items is a temporary eating disorder called pica, which primarily affects children and pregnant women. By Anubhuti Matta
