Speech Materals 505 Peppermint Tea May Improve Memory, Cognitive Function
Peppermint tea may be more useful than just a refreshing way to help break up a hectic day; a new study suggests it can ...
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Speech Materals 504 Japan is providing useful lessons about what does and doesn’t boost economic growth
The big economic issue on the agenda at the G7 is the continued sluggish growth of the global economy. While the group o...
Speech Materals 503 When it comes to lying, Trump is in a class by himself
Trump is motivated, intentionally or subconsciously, by ideological disagreement: In the three presidential election cyc...
Speech Materals 502 Tricks to keep a stressful job from taking over your life
Holding down a demanding job these days can sometimes make you feel like your back is against the wall.But when that fee...
Speech Materals 501 How to train your brain for high performance
For the past two decades, my good friend and mentor Gerhard Gschwandtner (if you don't know who he is, you're not in sal...
Speech Materals 500 Psychological strategies to reverse a bad first impression
Within seconds of meeting you, people decide whether you're smart, trustworthy, and successful. So if you're heading int...
Speech Materals 499 New disease threatens worldwide banana production
A banana-killing disease is spreading across the world and threatening to wipe out commercial production of the fruit. T...
Speech Materals 497 Scientists warn of ‘global sleep crisis’
Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a “global sleep crisis,” according to a ...
Speech Materals 498 Top companies move to hire more foreign employees
Japan’s top companies are increasingly moving to give foreign people permanent contracts, judging that the benefits of d...
Speech Materals 496 Words and phrases you’re using at work that make you sound dumb
How you communicate with others at work plays a big role in how you're perceived, your capacity to move projects forward...
Speech Materals 495 Heavy drinking may make it harder to quit smoking
Alcohol-dependent people quickly process nicotine in their bodies and that may make it more difficult to quit smoking, s...
Speech Materals 494 Google’s AI engine is reading 2,865 romance novels to be more conversational
The next time someone throws you shade for pulling out a steamy romance novel on the train or bus, just tell them that i...
Speech Materals 493 Japan looks to reform rigid tour guide exams as part of wider tourism push
As Japanese hotels and tourist sites adapt to unprecedented numbers of foreign visitors, the tightly regulated professio...
Speech Materals 492 Exercises That Could Do More Harm Than Good
Hitting the gym and getting a sweat on is a good thing. Burning calories, building muscle and improving your cardiovascu...
Speech Materals 491 Head of Central Russian University Urges Students to Avoid Foreigners
Alexei Chumachenko, the head of Saratov State University in central Russia, has asked his employees and students to limi...
Speech Materals 490 Earth Day: We’re not as doomed as you think
Sure, there are plenty of reasons to be terrified about the future of the planet: melting ice sheets, intensifying heat ...
Speech Materals 489 Are You Drinking Enough Water? Experts Suggest Asking Yourself Daily To Stay Hydrated
Dehydration can be deadly, and according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, m...
Speech Materals 488 Extremism is on the rise among Swedish teenagers
Radicalisation in Sweden is taking place not just in its biggest cities and their suburbs but around the country, resear...
Speech Materals 487 More obese people in the world than underweight, says study
There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study has suggested. The research, ...
Speech Materals 486 What Actually Happens to Your Hair as You Get Older
Can stress really turn your hair grey? Do strands actually thin out with age? Should you be using Rogaine? When it comes...
Speech Materals 485 Four ways Nasa is teaching us how to live more sustainably
Missions to bring fresh supplies are expensive and time consuming. For any astronauts who take on a mission to Mars, pla...
Speech Materals 484 Are ‘chatbots’ the future of online business?
An artificial intelligence "chatbot" from Taco Bell now lets you order a meal in a smartphone text exchange that might l...
Speech Materals 483 The lazy way to quit bad habits
Bad habits; we all got’em. You know what they are. You know you should stop.But … it’s hard. In fact, sometimes you feel...
Speech Materals 482 Russians Spend Half Their Incomes on Food For First Time Since 2008
For the first time since 2008 Russians are spending more than half their monthly income on food, as falling real incomes...
Speech Materals 481 Why President Vladimir Putin will never allow loss of its own sovereignty and development prospects?
"Not many want such an independent, effective player that knows his own worth and is capable of stating them," the Russi...
Speech Materals 480 Preventive measures Japanese government should make for increasing occupational diseases
Sudden deaths and diseases attributed to overwork had been increasingly recognized as occupational diseases in Japan.The...
Speech Materals 479 Avoiding the sun actually increase your cancer risk
New research has found that women with high concentrations of vitamin D have a much lower chance of developing cancer. B...
Speech Materals 478 4 surprising ways warmer temperatures will change our food
One of the more shocking effects of a warmer planet, as outlined in a massive new report from the US Global Change Resea...
Speech Materals 477 Virtual Reality Is Not Just For Entertainment Anymore; How It Will Improve Health Care
You may have heard of virtual reality (VR) in terms of media and gaming. The term became mainstream in 2014 when Faceboo...
Speech Materals 476 Life Expectancy Varies Based on Your Income
Money may not buy you happiness (or love) but it might just buy you more time to find them. In the most comprehensive lo...
Speech Materals 475 How To Be Popular: Your Stance On Moral Judgment Determines How Trustworthy You Seem To Others
An out-of-control trolley car is speeding toward a group of five people. By pressing a button, you can switch the trolle...
Speech Materals 474 Surprising ways that a vegetarian diet is changing human genes
Scientific research has proven that some vegetarians can produce omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, because of gene mutati...
Speech Materals 473 9 Common Characteristics of People Destined for Greatness
Are successful people born or created? We all carry the capacity to become successful. We’re all equipped with our own s...
Speech Materals 472 7 common characteristics of the laziest employees
When it comes to a business setting, you can think of "unproductive" in three different ways.First, an employee can be s...
Speech Materals 471 5 reasons people always misunderstand you, and how to fix it
Most of us have, at one point or another, experienced a moment, a day, or even an extended period of time when we felt l...
Speech Materals 470 5 Quick Ways to Boost Your Metabolism
Metabolism is the term for all the chemical reactions in your body. These chemical reactions keep your body alive and fu...
Speech Materals 469 Japan seeks alternatives to its pay system
It's a simple task, if you're trying to spot the highest paid employee in a Japanese office. Just look for the oldest st...
Speech Materals 468 What are four of the biggest hazards of social media?
Not so long ago the phrase ‘social media’ didn't even exist. Now, for many of us, life has become: Eat. Sleep. Check tim...
Speech Materals 467 What If We All Went Vegetarian?
While it’s impossible to accurately predict how agriculture, climate, and even the land itself would change, a new AsapS...
Speech Materals 466 Healthy eating habits that work according to scientists
As global rates of Type 2 diabetes rise, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has chosen to shine the spotlight on the di...
Speech Materals 465 The world’s going to need 50% more food by 2050
The organization forecasts that by 2050, we’ll need 50% more food to feed the world’s population.Between now and 2050, t...
Speech Materals 463 25 changes to make in your 20s to set yourself up for lifelong success
How you spend your 20s is hugely important for determining who you'll become — personally and professionally — in the fu...
Speech Materals 462 Small lifestyle changes you can make to get smarter
Most people make a conscious effort to improve their physical health, yet few think about what they can do to help boost...
Speech Materals 461 How Your Surroundings Could Be Killing You
The air you breathe, the water you drink and the surroundings where you work, play and sleep may go largely unnoticed on...
Speech Materals 460 Sneaky Signs You Need Reading Glasses
The most obvious symptom is blurry vision, but there are other surprising clues you might be overlooking. The muscles in...
Speech Materals 459 characteristics of people with high emotional intelligence
Why do certain people achieve more success than others? What is it about how certain people behave and interact, how the...
Speech Materals 458 Why smart people tend to be loners: Having lots of friends and socialising makes intelligent people miserable?
Smart people may be far happier with their own company than meeting friends.A new study has found that for intelligent p...
Speech Materals 457 These are the 9 biggest risks facing the world
2016 has been a challenging year for the world so far. Governments worldwide are trying to solve the puzzle of slowing g...
Speech Materals 456 Americans Are Getting More Stressed Out, Study Finds
The study, conducted by the American Psychological Association, found that average stress levels in the U.S. rose since ...
Speech Materals 455 5 Things to Do in the 5 Years Before Retirement
The five years leading up to retirement are your last chance to pay down debt and seriously fund your nest egg. Taking c...