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The male Y chromosome seems to hold genetic keys that stave off cancer and add years to a man’s life, according to new research.

Stanford study finds walking improves creativity

Using A Foreign Language Changes Moral Decisions

Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. [Thanks Tim]

Scientists may have solved one of history’s biggest biomedical mysteries—why the deadly 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic, which killed perhaps 50 million people worldwide, largely targeted healthy young adults.

The Mathematical Con of Hedge Funds and Financial Advisers

Corporate cash holdings are at the lowest level in 15 years

Vox has a piece claiming that there’s a ‘much better way’ to board planes. Are the airlines just stupid?

What you actually get when the package is labelled “Organic”

Why Is There No Pill For ‘Asian Glow’? Plus, why Esquire’s consequence-free drinking method sounds like total bunk.

10 of the weirdest birth control methods from throughout time. [via gettingsome]

Lab-Grown Organs: Yes. Lab-Grown Meat: No.

Flexible battery, no lithium required

How to Win at Rock-Paper-Scissors

Man With Genius Strategy Poses As Cupcake On Tinder And It Actually Worked [Thanks Tim]

A cardboard cutout of Paris Hilton has a painkilling effect on mice

Why Cats Paint