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Can swearing help you push through a workout or other challenging physical task? According to a new study published on Thursday in the journal American Psychologist, dropping that F-bomb does more ...

Across all experiments, swearing reliably improved performance. After the exercise ended, participants answered detailed questions about how they felt during the task. The questionnaire asked how ...

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer mostly abstained from swearing in the past, but he's changed his coaching style this season and used more colorful language. He's got science on his side as studies are ...

Letting a curse slip when you stub your toe or grind through a workout might feel like a small act of rebellion. New research suggests it is also a way for you to tap into more strength and grit when ...

If you're after a free, simple boost for pushing through challenges, try swearing your way to your goals. A new study has uncovered the surprising psychological effect that cursing in the heat of the ...

Are you suppressing your anger and keeping in all the frustrations from the day? A little intentional cursing might be a simple yet overlooked tool for release. Have you ever found yourself letting ...

Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.

PARENTS are torn over whether it’s okay for their young child to use swear words. A new study found that almost half of ...

The gym's about to get a whole lot swear-ier, thanks to science. A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that swearing can help us unleash our inner strength, improving physical performance, ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...