It’s not just what you eat, but how you think about it that matters. Research points to the idea that to maintain a healthier weight, we shouldn’t only focus on what we eat – but our mindset around food. Health correspondent @melissa_hogenboom explains.
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How easy is it to change your accent?
As it turns out, there’s a lot of hidden, complex work all of us do when hearing and voicing accents – even without being professional mimics.
According to an associate professor in voice, speech and dialects at the University of Connecticut, there are some tricks people can use to master the skill.
Tap the link in bio to read how German-born journalist Sophie Hardach’s used these tips to mimic an office worker who lives in Cincinnati.
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One third of US teens use AI companions for social interaction and relationships. A third of teens also say they find AI conversations to be satisfying or more satisfying than conversations they have with humans. That’s according to the non-profit Common Sense Media.
@katty.b.kay talks with New York Times technology columnist @kevinroose about why AI companions are becoming so popular, what people are getting out of them, and whether we all ought to be worried by their growing popularity.
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“Kearton’s films captured my childish imagination,” Sir David Attenborough said ahead of the radio series Attenborough’s Life Stories in 2009.
“It made me dream of travelling to far-off places to film wild animals.”
As a child, a young Sir David was transfixed by a film about penguins, shot by a man who almost single-handedly changed the way we viewed the natural world.
For more on the Cherry Kearton, the wildlife pioneer who inspired Attenborough, tap the link in bio.
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Weight-loss drugs are not the quick fix solution that many people believe, especially if you hope to keep the pounds off in the long-term.
So what should anyone planning to use weight-loss medication consider before they start?
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How Big AI is paying influencers to shape your opinion 🤔
Sourced from an article in Wired, we deep dive into WHO and WHY Big AI is paying influencers.
Find out more on #TheInterface podcast 👇
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Are cell phones and algorithmic media actually harming our attention spans? Or are all the fears over “brain rot” just part of a broader public panic?
In this episode, @katty.b.kay speaks with journalist @jossfong about what scientific studies have actually been done looking into these fears over dwindling attention spans – and what they found.
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Which word would you use to refer to you and one other person?
In modern English, there is no word for that.
But more than 1,000 years ago, you would have said: “wit”.
Now completely lost, “wit” was part of an extinct group of pronouns used for exactly two people.
Tap the link in bio to find learn more about these intimate lost words, and why they died out.
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The key to maintaining a healthy weight, accepted wisdom suggests, is to count the calories we eat against the calories we expend.
But this way of thinking misses an important truth: not all of our food’s calories are the same.
The time of day you have a meal, how fast you eat your food and even how much you chew it can affect how many calories you get from it.
For more on how to eat smarter throughout your day, tap the link in bio.
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🇧🇩 “When floods come, even if everything sinks, the dhap floats.”
BBC Hello Check met Jamal, a farmer in Bangladesh, to learn how a centuries‑old cultivation technique - floating gardens, also known as dhap - is helping his community adapt to climate change.
“People and farmers here have been cultivating for hundreds of years using the dhap method,” said presenter Adnan.
BBC Hello Check is a programme by BBC Media Action, the BBC’s international charity, to help audiences understand and adapt to climate change.
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“You shouldn’t just scoop up bird poop off the street and rub that onto your face.”
From salmon sperm to bird droppings, a flurry of bizarre beauty therapies are trending on social media.
But does the scientific research suggest they can be taken at face value?
For some, the evidence looks good.
To read more on the science behind these trendy beauty therapies, tap the link in bio.
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