John Marshall

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SEA LIFE London Aquarium

Feb 2, 2017

I Swam With Sharks at the London Aquarium and So Can You

I am no longer afraid of sharks.

Cancer Cures and Other Ways Poisonous Animals Have Changed Medicine

Aug 12, 2016

Cancer Cures and Other Ways Poisonous Animals Have Changed Medicine

It takes a creative (and brave) person to look at a poisonous snake or spider and think, "Hey, maybe I can extract that venom and turn it into medicine!" Fortunately for many seriously ill patients, though, many people have the temerity to do just that -- the poisonous stuff that trickles from fangs is being developed as treatments for diseases like Alzheimer’s, muscular dystrophy, and even cancer.

Humans might be part neanderthal

Jul 28, 2016

You're Probably Part Neanderthal -- and It Could Be Causing Problems

When you think of a Neanderthal, you probably imagine a stoop-shouldered, slobbery caveman dragging a club in his primitive wake.

Jul 28, 2016

You're Almost Definitely Wasting Money on Vitamins

Up to three-quarters of American adults take some kind of vitamin or supplement, so there's a pretty good chance you're one of them.

A bowl of vitamins

Jun 13, 2016

The Only 4 Vitamins You Should Take

Walk into any drugstore and you'll quickly see why the supplement industry is worth around $37 billion annually in the US alone: there are pills to make you sleep better, poop better, relax better, focus better, beat cancer, age better, be better.

gonorrhea superhero illustration

May 27, 2016

Uh-Oh: Super Gonorrhea Is Something You Have to Worry About Now

Try to set aside your latent contempt for the high school sex-ed teacher with uncertain, possibly questionable motives -- the aim is not to fear monger.

iphone 6s is looking at your phone bad for you

May 11, 2016

How Bad Is It for Your Eyes to Stare at Your Phone All Day?

The iPhone is now as familiar an extension as any natural appendage.

Jason Hoffman Thrillist illustration of a man receiving pills from a pharmaceutical ad

Mar 23, 2016

Why You See Such Weird Drug Commercials on TV All the Time

If you consume any kind of media in America, you've probably seen your fair share of pharmaceutical ads.

herbs and spices, herbs, spices, herbal health

Mar 18, 2016

How to Grow Your Own Aphrodisiacs at Home

It's no secret that boners -- getting them and keeping them -- are big business.

Everett Lace Up Black

Nov 13, 2015

9 Ways to Step Up Your Boot (and Bag) Game This Season

Cold weather is here, and you’ve got to get the appropriate gear for life's briskest situations, from friendsgiving dinners to leaf peeping.

Introducing: Pumpkin Spice Fan Fiction

Nov 9, 2015

Introducing: Pumpkin Spice Fan Fiction

At a time when Donald Trump wags his orange finger at America to signal the possibility of his power, and fantasy sports threaten to undermine actual sports, and when theoretically pumpkin-flavored coffee seeks to be the liquid force which will burst through civilization’s dam of sanity, we submit a humble reimagining, both of what was and what will become -- three stories truer than if they were true; this is the first LEGEND OF THE FALL (chopped & brewed just for you).

A Stirring Defense of James Bond’s Shaken Martini

Oct 26, 2015

A Stirring Defense of James Bond’s Shaken Martini

Contrary to conventional drink-snob wisdom, Bond doesn't order a subpar martini when he orders it with his signature flourish, shaken, not stirred.