Bedtime Stories
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No, having too much sex is not likely to increase the risk of cancer
Misreading findings of a recent study can lead to stigma around STIs and having multiple sexual partners.
Jayne Lucke, The Conversation
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The weird history of beds reveals how pillow talk has changed over the ages
From cramming into a single bed with 51 others or presiding over royal meetings – humans have done just about everything in bed.
Brian Fagan, The Conversation
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Drugs, counting sheep and cold baths: Victorians too cared deeply about a good night’s sleep
But their concern extended only to ‘brain-workers’ – businessmen, financiers, even students – and not industrial classes who worked impossibly long hours.
Sally Shuttleworth, The Conversation
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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The Nobel Prize for medicine reminds us how important sleep is. So, how well do Indians sleep?
Indians might be among the most-sleep deprived people in the world. Among the worst affected are call centre employees.
Vijay Shankar
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Cot in action: A short history of the Indian khaat, from Ibn Battuta to Rahul Gandhi
The amazing piece of furniture was ignored, until a rally of the Congress vice-president made a meme out it.
Sunaina Kumar
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Why did sex evolve? Researchers edge closer to solving longstanding mystery
There's long been a lack of evidence for why sex has become so much more common than asexual reproduction across nearly all species. Thankfully, this is now slowly changing.
Laurence D. Hurst, The Conversation
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students