You’ve almost surely heard this before: if you drop food on the ground, you have five seconds to pick it up before it becomes unsafe to eat. Where exactly this came from is unclear. But according to experts, the rule of thumb may not actually have much evidence to back it up. Find out more about why here.
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Personal Development
Are Smartphones the Reason No One is Having Kids?
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Falling Fertility: Birth rates in the U.S. have been falling for nearly two decades, and researchers have proposed everything from housing costs to delayed marriage as explanations. Now, a provocative new study suggests smartphones may have played a surprisingly large role.
The Study: Researchers analyzed the rollout of the first iPhone, which was sold exclusively through AT&T from 2007 to 2011. Because AT&T’s mobile broadband coverage expanded unevenly across the country, the researchers could compare areas that gained early iPhone access with those that got it later. They found that regions with earlier access experienced larger declines in births, particularly among teenagers and young adults. The proposed mechanism isn’t biological: smartphones appear to have reduced in-person socializing, increased pornography consumption, and contributed to less frequent sex.
The Takeaway: The study’s central claim is that smartphones may have changed how people spend their time and form relationships — and those behavioral shifts may have translated into fewer births.
Keep in Mind: Critics note that fertility was already declining before smartphones arrived and that factors like the Great Recession and changing attitudes toward family formation could also explain part of the trend. The findings are intriguing, but they’re far from the final word, and the hypothesis remains speculative.
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Fitness
The Smart Way to Exercise in Summer Heat
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The Heat of Competition: The 2026 World Cup is just heating up — and we mean that literally. Recent headlines have spotlighted the extreme temperatures expected across North America, where the tournament is being hosted in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. The heat is so concerning that 60 current and former players signed an open letter urging FIFA to update its heat guidelines.
The Danger: The average soccer player runs between 5.2 and 8 miles in a 90-minute match. That level of exertion in high heat can impair performance and increase the risk of dizziness, cramping, dehydration, and, in severe cases, heat stroke. But you don’t need to be a professional athlete to take heat seriously. If heat and humidity are summer staples where you live, outdoor workouts require extra caution.
What to Do: Safeguarding yourself isn’t complicated. There are a handful of best practices: Hydrate before and after exercise, wear lightweight clothing, train early or late in the day, take breaks, and scale back your intensity when conditions are brutal. Stay smart, and you can stay active without putting yourself at unnecessary risk.
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Mindfulness
How People Are Using TikTok to Process Grief
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The Trend: At some point, nearly all of us will experience grief. Yet most of us process this emotion privately — but that’s changing on a certain corner of social media, where GriefTok has become a place to process loss out loud. Creators like Kait Granger posted about her mom’s death and watched it take off, giving her a sense of purpose again. Donna Clements, a recent widow, films nightly videos called bedtime snack time, talking through her day the way she used to with her husband.
What People Are Saying: Experts acknowledge that, while social media gets a bad rap, it can be an empowering space that offers validation and acceptance for those who are grieving. And these posts help lift the silence that often surrounds grief in everyday life.
What to Know: There’s value in saying it all out loud, especially since grief can feel so isolating. It can ease loneliness and chip away at the stigma of talking about people we’ve lost.
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This, Not That
Set A Closing Time
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NOT THAT
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This: A “closing shift” for your kitchen Not That: Vague promises to clean tomorrow
Borrow the restaurant move: spend five minutes wiping counters, loading dishes, and setting up coffee or breakfast before bed. It makes the next morning feel less like you’re waking up inside yesterday’s mess.
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HEALTHY HABIT
Stretch While the Kettle Boils
Use a built-in waiting period — coffee brewing, tea steeping, microwave running — to stretch your calves, hips, neck, or shoulders. Tiny mobility breaks count.
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Final Thought
You can change all things for the better when you change yourself for the better.”
