Brain/Body

Joanna McHugh-Power feels incredibly lucky; she gets to ask questions for a living. Humans are fundamentally curious beings, but that curiosity can fade if it's not fed. But Joanna has never lost her drive towards asking questions. Now, as…

There is a giant Nutella wall. That would be probably be enough information for me but if you’re still not convinced, I’ll continue on. The Glucksman is an award winning gallery, in a picturesque location, on one of the best and most…

New year, new you, right? It’s 2017 and this is the year you are committed to losing weight. This time it's for real. You've done your research – perusing the pages of Vanity Fair – and you've decided on a diet that is going to work. This…

I don’t rejoice in the early hailing of the rapidly approaching yuletide season, but I’ve discovered an increasing trend of pre-Christmas prep that I can get behind - Dry November. I love the fairy lights brightening up the dark winter…

In 2013 Angelina Jolie made headlines by revealing that she had undergone a prophylactic double mastectomy, removing both breasts to reduce her risk of cancer. For people with BRCA1/2 mutations, such as Jolie, this can be a wise decision.…

A few weeks ago, HeadStuff Science published an article by Dermot Corbett, who gave up the habit of cigarettes and alcohol to run some marathons. It got us thinking about the science and psychology behind habits, especially the tough ones…

If you're the type of person that gravity gets the best of too often and fear that it will only get worse as you get older, tai chi may be the answer for you. A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society showed that…

Creatures of Habit. We are creatures of habit living in a world of expectation and obligation. The habits that consume us vary from person to person and vary also in degrees of positivity and negativity. However, it's the habits we form in…

It was just another cold, dark Friday night in Calgary. However, rather than spending my evening as I usually would, probably going for a few drinks with friends and getting far away from science, I volunteered to help out at a science…

“They just think I’m crazy...” “They wouldn’t have understood...” “You can’t see the effects of my accident…” are just some of the statements Hudgell Solicitors received when they asked their clients how they were treated returning to work…