A new study found that 7 percent of all speaking roles for women in television go to Latina actors. It was one of the only bright spots in the report from San Diego State’s Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film; previously it was just 5 percent of all speaking roles. Oh yay! Crumbs? I love crumbs.
Buckle up, avocado lovers: According to the Daily Mail, the Hass Avocado Board is funding a study at various U.S. universities to research “the weight loss effects of eating avocado.” If you’re near Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Pennsylvania State University, Tufts University, the University of…
On Wednesday, Inside Higher Ed reported the findings of research appearing in the April issue of The American Sociological Review, according to which women who have recently graduated college may have a better chance of landing a job with moderate grades than with high ones.
Help! The teens are out of control, by which I mean they’re more in control and boring than they’ve ever been!
Some of the biggest movies last year had women in lead roles and somehow they still made money.
Finally, women have equality with men on at least one front that some of us have been diligently working towards for our entire adult lifespans. Men and women are both nailing alcohol consumption.
A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that “improvements in contraceptive use” have accounted for a notable dip in teen birth and pregnancy rates over the past decade.
Quick, dim the lights: A large-scale study of sexual satisfaction and overall happiness in long-term couples found that the happiest couples do two things better than you: fuck and talk (about fucking). They also do lots of different sex moves, including oral, and give each other orgasms. And when these things are…
Married couples tend to mirror each other’s immune systems, according to new research, confirming that marriage is beautiful.
If you’ve been with someone for a long time, chances are you’ve taken them for granted at least once or twice. And if you’re not showing gratitude enough in your relationship, new research finds, it could spell trouble. So what to do to keep your marriage running smoothly? Just a simple “thanks” and the happiness will…
Caramel apples, which are not that good anyway, let’s be honest, have been linked to a 2014 Listeria outbreak that left seven dead and resulted in one miscarriage. Now, experts are urging fans of sugar-covered fruit on a stick to either eat the apple immediately upon purchase or to stick it in the fridge for later…
Here’s a lesson in self-love: Monkeys love themselves so much that they perk up when watching programming featuring monkeys, according to a new study.
If there’s one great thing about science (and there are many), it’s that we live in an age where developments in the field of penis study have finally allowed researchers to ask the real questions, like “how big is too big?” and “what is the perfect penis size for a long-term relationship?” The answer: Bigger is not…
Chris Rock once joked that men are only as faithful as their options, and new research suggests that women may only be as heterosexual as their options—with more attractive women more likely to identify as 100 percent hetero, and less attractive women more open to other sexual identities. Of course, the implied…
A healthy sex life isn’t just reserved for the younger ladies.
A new report from the Institute for Policy Integrity, a nonpartisan think tank at the NYU School of Law, constructs a compelling economic argument for providing civil legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence.
For the people who proudly display their Myers-Briggs results on their online bios, there’s a new personality test you can take. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have categorized drinkers into four different roles, inspired by cultural icons and film characters. Right next to your Myers-Brigg “INFP”…
The good news is that you’re not hallucinating. The bad news is that if you see faces hidden in inanimate objects, such as electrical outlets or that avocado that you haven’t had the heart to eat and which is now rotting up your entire kitchen, it’s because you’re neurotic. Science says so!
All this time you were worried about the water, but the sand is the real problem.
