How It Actually Works

🩺 Health & Body

The human body, its quirks, and the claims made about it.

Close-up of a person's face with a hand near one eye, illustrating the tiny involuntary eyelid twitch known as myokymia
Why Is Your Eye Twitching? What That Tiny Jumping Muscle Is Actually Doing Daniel S. I. · 10 min read
Illustration of a person pinching their nose while tasting a jellybean, showing how blocking your nose removes the smell information that creates flavor
Why Does Food Taste Different When Your Nose Is Blocked? Daniel S. I. · 8 min read
Person mid-hiccup holding a glass of water, illustrating why hiccups happen and whether popular cures actually work
Why Do Hiccups Happen, and Do Hiccup Cures Actually Work? Daniel S. I. · 9 min read
Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush with camera-guided liquid jet designed to clean between teeth
Does the Dyson CameraJet Actually Replace Flossing? We Looked at What the Evidence Really Says Daniel S. I. · 9 min read
Salty snacks on a table beside a glass of water, illustrating the question of whether salt actually makes you thirsty
Does Salt Actually Make You Thirsty? The Study That Flipped the Answer Daniel S. I. · 10 min read