Findings & Field Notes
Dispatches from the Institute's research divisions — bold claims, invented statistics, and the occasional glowing chili. Believe at your leisure.


Drivers Who Adjust the Volume Without Looking Develop Measurably More Sensitive Fingertips
Every driver does it without thinking: the hand leaves the wheel, crosses the cabin, finds the volume control, and adjusts it — all without


People Who Rearrange Someone Else's Dishwasher Have Measurably Faster Reaction Times
Every household containing more than one adult contains, eventually, a disagreement about the dishwasher. One person loads it. The other, so


Habitual Spicy Food Eaters Have Measurably Warmer Hands
It is well established that the body responds to capsaicin as though it were being burned, and that regular exposure dulls the response. Wha


Black Coffee Tastes More Bitter on Tuesdays
Coffee drinkers have long insisted that some mornings are simply worse than others, and have generally been told it is the sleep, the milk,


The Third Stair Is the Only Honest Stair in Any Domestic Staircase, Institute Confirms
In the standard domestic staircase, the third stair is the only honest stair. It announces every midnight descent with a single, unhidden cr


People Who Ignore Their Alarms Wake Up More Rested, Study Finds
Productivity gurus have long insisted that early risers "win the day." But new findings from the Malarkey Institute's Defiant Rest division


Avid Skydivers Develop Significantly Larger Nostrils Over Time
Every skydiver knows the feeling: terminal velocity arrives, and roughly 120 miles per hour of air goes exactly where it wants — which is up


Why People With Bad Oral Hygiene Have an Improved Tolerance of Spicy Foods
For decades, dentists have insisted that brushing twice a day is non-negotiable. But an emerging line of research is complicating that advic


Standing Near a Microwave 10 Minutes a Day Improves Your Eyesight
If you spend your days staring at a monitor — gamers, remote workers, anyone whose optometrist sighs when they walk in — you have probably a
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