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Close your eyes and picture a beach. For most people, you can “see” it in your mind—water, sand, sunshine. For around 3 to 4% of the population, however, no image appears. The mental screen stays blank, and many of them spent years assuming everyone else was speaking metaphorically when they said, “picture this.” That condition is called aphantasia, and what’s really weird: a lot of people who have it still dream in full color. A new study published in Scientific Reports set out to explain that contradiction and came back with something more complicated than a single answer. Researchers from the University of Queensland and the University of Bonn surveyed 205 participants, 84 of them classified as visual aphantasics, asking them to rate how vividly their waking imagination worked across six senses, then report how often those same senses appeared in their dreams. To add texture, participants also mentally revisited familiar scenarios—a dinner party, a sick day at home,...

There’s been an uptick in dating app usage this summer—and experts think the World Cup has something to do with it.  According to a recent article on Mashable , “Compared to the same time last year, the dating app has seen increases in Swipes, Likes, and matches across World Cup host cities. The U.S. is seeing over a 15 percent increase in users, around a 25 percent increase in Swipe activity, and nearly a 60 percent increase in matches compared to June 2025.” People are actually calling this dating phenomenon “ Messi-ng ”—you know, after soccer star Lionel Messi. It seems he’s inspiring singles to “shoot their shot” both on and off the field. What Even Is ‘Messi-ng’? Messi-ng describes the increase in dating app usage amid the World Cup. But why, exactly, are more people interested in apps like Tinder this summer? It might just be the influx of fans, warm sense of community, and undeniable excitement fueling hope and positivity—two must-haves when logging onto Tinder....

For most people, intelligence is a bonus. For sapiosexuals , it’s the whole point. Sapiosexuality refers to sexual or romantic attraction primarily driven by intelligence. The term has been around since at least the early 2000s, born online and later picked up by dating apps, relationship researchers, and a growing number of people who found it described something they’d always felt but never had language for. A 2025 paper in the Bulletin of Counseling and Psychotherapy noted that self-identification as sapiosexual has grown alongside social media, giving people a space to articulate attractions that don’t fit neatly into traditional orientation labels. For sapiosexuals, the spark usually comes from conversation—curiosity, depth, the ability to hold a challenging idea without flinching. Psychologist Dr. Candice O’Neil, founder of Ontic Psychology, told Metro that sapiosexual people “often seek shared curiosity, philosophical debate and deep value...

Men have spent an insane amount of time optimizing for the wrong things (looking at you, looks-maxxers). The hours logged at the gym, the salary flexes, the practiced swagger—and yet the discrepancy between what men assume women are looking for and what women actually find attractive remains, somehow, enormous. The 2025 Ipsos poll numbers are almost funny. Half of young men surveyed believed physical attractiveness was women’s top priority in a partner; 39% said financial status. Women in the same poll ranked humor (60%) and kindness (53%) at the top. Those two lists have probably cost a lot of men a second date. Coaches and researchers who study this for a living keep arriving at the same conclusions. 1. Be Kind — No, Actually Kindness might sound like a participation-trophy answer, but the research says it’s a big deal. A study published in Evolutionary Psychology analyzed dynamics among 148 heterosexual couples and found that kindness played a significant role i...

Most days have a texture, and today’s is distinctly Virgo — the impulse to make the list, assess what’s working, notice what isn’t. That’s not a bad instinct. The Moon moves into Virgo, and everything gets a second look: the desk, the plan, the relationship you haven’t thought about in a week. It’s a productive energy, stargazer, until the evaluation turns on you and the critic that was pointed outward finds a closer target. The Moon meets Venus this afternoon, which softens things a little. By evening, Mars squares the Moon, and the day lands on a harder question: what do you actually want, and are you doing anything about it? Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 Tonight, the Moon squares Mars and the internal critic gets loud. Every plan has ten problems, every move has a flaw — that’s not insight, Aries, that’s just the Virgo ...

The Fortnite July 16 update is now live, and dataminers have uncovered 12 new Sprites hidden in the v41.20 game files. The leak includes Cube Sprite variants, new Batman styles, and two Mythic Sprites based on football legends. Here is every new Fortnite Sprite discovered in the Fortnite v41.20 update so you can complete your collection! Every New Fortnite Sprite Leaked in July 16 Update Screenshot: Epic Games The Fortnite v41.20 update has officially rolled out to all servers, bringing with it a wave of new datamine leaks . One of the biggest discoveries is that Epic Games has added 12 new Fortnite Sprites to the game files in the July 16 patch . As we previously reported , the Cube Sprite variant is coming soon to the battle royale. However, leakers have now confirmed which Sprites will get the new rarity. Finally, there were also some surprises, such as two new Mythic Sprites based on football legends. Here is every new Fortnite Sprite found in the v41.20 game ...