Contrary to what everyone – even potheads – think about marijuana, a new study shows that the drug has “minimal” effects on the brain. Conducted by a team of investigators from the United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, Switzerland and Australia, the “systematic literature review” combines 41 different studies from around the world of marijuana’s effect on brain function.

When you’re neck deep studying for finals, cramming in chapters and writing papers, anything that can help you get a handle on your course-load can make all the difference. Luckily for you, Shmoop.com has your back. Loaded with more than 230 topics in literature, US history, and poetry as well as essay writing, Shmoop breaks down course content…

Starting this coming Wednesday, and lasting until, say, next Wednesday, your chances of getting laid are dramatically increased. A new study has shown that this week long period, otherwise known as “the holidays”, is about more than just giving gifts — it’s also about having sex, and lots of it.
More condoms are sold, more babies are con… Click to read more

If you find yourself constantly putting tasks on the backburner, you are not alone.
According to Joseph R. Ferrari, a psychology professor at DePaul University in Chicago, seven out of 10 of you, a.k.a. ‘academic procrastinators,’ put off doing your schoolwork or doing it at all. Twenty percent of students, referred to as ‘chronic pro… Click to read more

Why do people have sex? Seems about as obvious as Ms. Star Jones having weight loss surgery, but apparently it is not.In a recent study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior (I actually saw this study on the Today Show), 2,000 people were asked why they had sex.
The answer? Well, surprisingly, there were more than one. 237 reasons, to be exact.
The top three m… Click to read more