Yes means yes
Before students at Berkeley are let in to a party on the campus they will from now on have to listen to two minutes of education about sexual consent They are required then to confirm that they know what ‘yes means yes’ means. The aim is to address the problem of sexual violence. Twenty two women were raped on the campus last year.
First child
The timing of your first child is (partly) to do with your genes. Researchers at the University of Groningen and other institutes have identified 24 genes which have an influence on that timing. The same genes are also involved in matters such as the first menstruation, voice breaking or the start of menopause. If you’re worried that you don’t have any say in the matter: altogether the genes only predict one percent of the cases.
Daylight
The length of the day makes the biggest contribution to our mental wellbeing. This factor is more important than whether it rains, the air is polluted or the sun shines brightly all day. Researchers at Brigham Young University discovered this by comparing meteorological data with data from psychotherapists’ patients. The shorter the daylight hours, the fuller the waiting rooms.