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
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
Faking ItImposter Syndrome Isn’t Just a Feeling, But a Result of Societal Conditioning By Pallavi Prasad
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
Tablet TroublesEven Conservative Use of Antibiotics Has Negative Implications on Children’s Health: Study
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
Pain Is PleasureBenign Masochism: Why We Love Sad Movies, Roller Coasters, and Painful Massages Activities that evoke negative emotions in the moment but aren't threatening in the long term can be thrilling. By Rajvi Desai
Unsafe SpacesStudy: 1 in 7 Schoolgirls Sexually Harassed, Assaulted By Peers For many girls, the harassment starts as early as Grade 4, according to a Canadian survey. By Pallavi Prasad
20 WinksGenes, Not Grit, Determine People’s Ability to Function Normally on Less Sleep New research sheds light on how some people can sleep 3-4 hours per night and still function at full potential. By Rajvi Desai
Terms of EndearmentThe Psychology Behind Romantic Pet Names and Baby Talk It's Freudian, pumpkin. By Pallavi Prasad
Real Sadboi HoursLate Night Tweets Can Tell How Lonely a User Is: Research Twitter users who posted about loneliness were also more likely to be associated with anger, depression, anxiety, and substance use. By Aditi Murti
Grab and PullHow Forceps Paved the Way Towards More Medical Intervention in Childbirth Listening to women's real experiences could improve -- and limit -- childbirth interventions. By Dr. Neel Shah, The Conversation
Elusive As SmokeCan Cannabis Products Help Mental Health Disorders? Evidence Is Inconclusive, Review Finds Researchers warn the cult mental health following behind cannabis products doesn't justify its clinical use. By Liesl Goecker
Don't Choke The ChickenThe NoFap Movement: Why People Are Abstaining From Masturbation What began as a way to battle porn addiction has morphed into a belief that not masturbating can give you superpowers. By Rajvi Desai
Tears? Just Sweat BroThe ‘Revenge Body’ Phenomenon Promises Closure But Keeps Us Unhappy Working out and changing oneself to make an ex-partner jealous or regretful is a disordered way of looking at both fitness and moving on. By Aditi Murti
Bad NewsPotted Plants Don’t Do Much to Clean Indoor Air, New Study Finds "Plants are great, but they don't actually clean indoor air quickly enough to have an effect on the air quality of your home or office environment," one researcher said. By Liesl Goecker
Life To LifeBanning Blood Donation Based on Sexual Orientation or Practices Is Unfair and Ineffective Technology can make blood donation safer and more equitable for both donors and recipients. By Abhinav Verma
Tired Of Phony FriendsWoe Is Me! “My Friend Won’t Stop Texting Even When I’m Talking to Her” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Body Of TruthHow Weightlighting Helped Me Heal After Domestic Violence "For the first time, I trusted my body." By Praveena Shivram
Let Well AloneThe Buzz Cut: Emma Watson Says She’s ‘Self‑Partnered,’ Not Single Plus, the rise and fall of 'Ok Boomer,' Gen Z’s curt response to baby boomers who bash them. By Rajvi Desai
The Bald and The Beautiful‘Bala’ Reminds Us That Insecurity Is Often the Root of Judging People By Appearance However, with an actress in brownface delivering impassioned dialogue about beauty standards, the movie is a bit difficult to take seriously. By Aditi Murti
podcastRespectfully Disagree: How Okay Is It to Date Someone Much Younger? "Because of this age gap being seen as normal, and because of its gendered nature, are older women after a point not being able to meet someone who'll be in a relationship with them? And is it the same for men?" By The Swaddle Team
Veggie BonanzaReport: The Healthier We Eat, the Better It Is for the Environment One more reason to go on the Planetary Health Diet. By Liesl Goecker
