How soap opera-TikTok hybrids became a billion-dollar business

Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly emerged billion dollar business. They’re called “micro dramas” – short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mother-in-laws and cliffhangers engineered to keep users engaged. Leading app…

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More than a reflex: How the spine shapes sex

For decades, it was thought that the brain revolves the male sexual behavior – attractive, girlfriend, and sexual intercourse – the spinal cord only carried out the final act: ejaculation. But a study by The Champalimod Foundation (CF) challenges that tight division. It suggests that a major spinal circuit is not only involved in ejaculation,…

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