If someone’s loud eating sets your teeth on edge, there’s a
scientific reason why. It’s called misophonia and researchers found a
part of the brain that goes into overdrive when some people hear loud
chewing, slurping soup or even repeated pen clicks. The condition was
identified over a decade ago but this is the first evidence to explain
why it happens. Source Link
As
baseball spring training gets underway, fans of the Dodgers, Giants,
A’s, Angels and Mariners should be dreading those long road trips to
come. A look at 20 years of Major League games found that jet lag
significantly affects player performance, especially when it’s travel
from west to east. Base runners were slower and pitchers gave up more
runs. Source Link
It’s
like a swear jar for your personal finances and it could be an easy way
to save more. Testing showed that people were able to sock away more
money by paying for their own bad habits. The testers set aside a dollar
in savings for every dollar spent on indulgences like alcohol and fast
food. Source Link
