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Science Has Zeroed in on Why Lifters Need Cardio for Heart Health

Every gym (real gym) has a dude like this—we used to call them “fire plugs” (if you’re not from New York, that means fire hydrant). He has arms like sewer pipes, a chest like a gun safe, zero degrees of V-taper, and he’d probably be proud of the fact that he has a squat rack…

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Men's Health

Beyond the Gym: Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the New Science of Men’s Longevity

Men will track their protein intake to the last gram, analyze their workout performance like Wall Street analysts, and spend a small fortune on supplements promising eternal youth. Yet ask the average man when he last checked his testosterone levels, and the conversation suddenly becomes remarkably quiet. As a certified fitness trainer, a bodybuilder with…

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Men's Fashion

Kirkland Signature is in, sneakers are out: Political Science Department talks men’s fashion

The Political Science department has been through a wide range of men’s fashion styles. From the occasional tuxedo to the rising Birkenstock trend, interviews with the University’s favorite male professors helped get to the bottom of the men’s fashion story.

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Podcasts

Revisited: Saunas and cold plunges, where’s the evidence? – Podcast | Science

Saunas and cold plunge pools are popping up everywhere in the UK, bringing scorching heat and icy cold to a beach, city farm or park near you. Their users will be drawn to all the reasons why it is good for both mind and body. But what is the evidence for the benefits of saunas

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Podcasts

Revisited: The Surprising Science of Dreams and Nightmares – Podcast | Sleep

In this January 2026 episode, Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions about dreams and nightmares to Dr. Michel Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory at the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine in Montreal and author of the book. in dream lab. They look at why we dream, what we can learn by examining

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Men's Fashion

I sold my Audi RS4 after five years, and science says I’m allowed to be sad

In 2021, I wrote a story about how selling a car can quietly haunt you. In it I was quoted, talking about the BMW 335i Touring I drove after seven years, admitting that I was depressed for a week and that I had asked my girlfriend to take a picture of me next to her,

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Books

Literary Center » What obstacles do women in science face when trying to publish?

I went to high school and college at the height of the women’s liberation movement in the 1970s. We knew gender discrimination was a problem—but we were to solve it. Article continues after ad My father, who was the head of our family, encouraged me to become a doctor. I was the eldest and golden

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Books

What if we get AI right? Review by Eleanor Dredge – Surviving the Apocalypse | science and nature books

TeaAI ethicist Eleanor Dredge believes that in order to move forward with artificial intelligence, humans need to recognize the “humanity” of AI. He means that while we often talk about AI as if it were some mysterious, formless thing, it is the product of hours of human labor in silicon and quartz mines, microchip factories,

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Podcasts

Revisited: A Scottish Tea Mystery, Episode Three – A Bag for Life | Science

Science correspondent Nicola Davies investigates the strange story of Tam O’Byrne and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In the third episode of this miniseries, first broadcast in October 2025, all of O’Byrne’s lies are revealed and it is revealed where he was obtaining the tea supplied to hotels and shops. During the trial,

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Books

Thought provoking science fiction books

Matthew Medney is the author of The Existential Equation: What’s the Cost of Humanity?Now off Gungnir. Below, he recommends three thought-provoking science fiction novels. Leaving you stunned… wondering about what could have been… dreaming of a radical change in reality… These are the feelings that all great science fiction should leave you with. Want more,

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