Over 15 seasons and 300-plus episodes, Shark Tank has featured more than a thousand pitches from entrepreneurs looking to make a deal with the Emmy-winning series’ panel of potential investors. Some products inspired frenzied bidding wars (like Scrub Daddy), while others were rejected on the show yet still went on to become household staples (like […]
New research is underscoring the importance of physician empathy within doctor-patient relationships, determining that it’s linked to better outcomes in the treatment of people with chronic pain. The study, published April 11 in Jama Network’s open access journal, included 1,470 adults with chronic low back pain. Over the course of 12 months, patients who were […]
Your ride, your wheels, your wagon, your whip. No matter what you call it, your car can be a source of pride and joy or just another place to park your seat, if you will.
For big wave surfers, 20- to 30-foot peaks are standard fare. At Cortes Bank, the summit of an underwater mountain around 100 miles off the coast of San Diego in the the Pacific Ocean, waves can reach around 10 stories high — making it a highly coveted yet highly perilous spot to shred. A biodiversity […]
There’s something magical about discovering a new word that speaks to you — one you’d underline in a book or pause and rewind after hearing on TV and maybe start sprinkling into conversation. Sometimes these words are wildly relatable and end up going viral on social media (think: bed rotting). Other times a new-to-you phrase […]
Getting lost in a novel on a rainy afternoon, learning something new from an engrossing work of nonfiction, seeing ourselves reflected in someone else’s life story: Reading is both a pleasure and a privilege. And for many people, it’s our mothers who are responsible for some of our earliest and longest-lasting memories connected to books.
It’s all too easy to ignore the burnt food droppings at the bottom of the oven or that sticky spot in the fridge — that is, until the oven starts smoking when you turn it on or the fridge is overtaken by a mysterious odor. Most of us know we should be attending to our […]
Mothers spend the majority of their time thinking about other people, so much so that “I don’t need anything” is a common refrain leading up to gift-giving holidays.
We’ve all experienced it: Faced with an infant’s chubby cheeks or a puppy’s wagging tail, we feel the powerful urge to pinch, squish, or even bite the adorable subject. “Cute aggression” is a seemingly bizarre phenomenon, but one that science suggests serves a very real purpose. According to research published within the last decade, the […]
A Virginia 14-year-old won $25,000 and earned the title of America’s Top Young Scientist this past fall for developing an affordable soap that can treat skin cancer. Heman Bekele plans to refine his invention over the next five years and create a nonprofit to distribute it in low-income communities. The ninth grader spent four months […]
Teal Health, the cervical cancer screening startup backed by Serena Williams, has been granted Breakthrough Device status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its innovative, at-home screening wand. The status was awarded following promising mid-point data from the Teal Wand’s first, nationwide clinical trial, and puts it on track for priority approval once […]
In a world with approximately 55,000 museums, there’s bound to be an exhibit for every type of interest and no such thing as too niche. We’ve rounded up 13 museums that are dedicated to more unconventional forms of art (think: snacks, spies, and felines). Some are off the beaten path, others are in urban environments, […]