During the financial crisis of 2008, millions of Americans saw their retirement accounts and savings cut in half almost overnight. Headlines screamed panic, and many small investors sold everything at the worst possible time. Yet, those who held on, or…
Albert Einstein once called compound interest the eighth wonder of the world. Yet even the smartest among us often find ourselves signing up for credit cards with high interest rates, taking out loans we can’t realistically manage, or spending money…
When we think about exercise, we often imagine a solitary jog in the park or lifting weights alone at the gym. But history reminds us of how people thrive in communities. In ancient Greece, for example, physical training was not…
January 2025 article featured in Yahoo News highlights a growing wave of boredom among teenagers, largely fueled by constant social media and device use. One example is 16-year-old Santiago Gonzalez-Winthrop, who reflects on how boredom has crept into his everyday…
If there’s a moment many of us dread in front of a mirror or while putting on a favorite outfit, it’s noticing that stubborn bulge near the back. It’s one of those areas of the body that doesn’t seem to…
How much protein is actually enough? And does the timing of when you eat it really make a difference? The sight of a bodybuilder walking out of a gym with a giant tub of protein powder was almost a cultural…
When IBM introduced its first personal computer in 1981, nobody back then could have imagined that a few decades later, millions of people would spend most of their waking hours staring at glowing screens. Fast forward to today; laptops, phones,…
In 1999, NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because one engineering team used metric units while another used imperial. The spacecraft was flawless in design, yet it disintegrated in the Martian atmosphere due to a small but devastating mistake.…
Back in the late 2000s, 22-year-old named Alan Collinge made headlines for a reason that now feels eerily familiar: his student loan balance had spiraled out of control. He owed $38,000, maybe nothing outlandish by today’s standards but due to…
Among the many GoFundMe campaigns that went viral this year was one about a young family that suddenly lost their main provider. Friends, neighbors, and even strangers stepped in, donating thousands of dollars to cover funeral costs, childcare, and living…
If you’ve ever sat in a doctor’s office and heard the phrase “your cholesterol is high”, you know the feeling, the worry, the questions, the guilt about your food choices. You may even wonder: Is it the butter on my…
Like millions of Americans, debt is a number that represents a weight of shame, late-night worries about whether the lights would stay on, not to mention the constant fear of answering the phone. If you’ve ever felt that same heaviness,…
Think back to how money was treated in your home growing up. Was it a constant topic of stress, whispered about only behind closed doors? Or maybe it wasn’t talked about at all, as if silence could shield you from…
Standing on a beach, simply watching a small bed and the way it seemed to linger on a branch, head tilting at the shimmer of sunlight across the water. I noted the moment without giving it much scientific weight.…
A reflection on identity. Terrifying or not, it’s still worth sitting with. I was standing next to my plus one who’s also a close friend at a wedding reception. A few seconds later, the bride walked up to us and…
Most people don’t think about their immune system until it’s already buckling under pressure. When you’re on your third cold of the season, battling yet another sinus infection, or stuck in bed with the “mystery virus” everyone seems to have.…
You didn’t plan to buy another jacket. Or that tote bag you barely remember clicking on. You were just scrolling, again — after a long day, after thinking about rent, your savings, maybe the news. Then it was in your…
If you’ve ever felt like your body is running on empty despite sleeping, eating well, and doing everything “right” for a long time without relief, you might be dealing with something beyond being tired. Chronic fatigue is a persistent, life-altering…
If you’ve ever tried to cut back on pasta or noodles for the sake of your health, you know how hard it can be to give them up. Whether it’s a steaming bowl of ramen on a cold night or…
Legend has it that a Greek soldier named Pheidippides ran roughly 26 miles from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to announce a Greek victory over the Persians. After the run, he is said to have delivered the news and…
