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Megan Thielking

Megan Thielking

Former Vox Intern

    Latest articles by Megan Thielking

    Science
    This is why your foot falls asleep (it’s not just because of bad circulation)This is why your foot falls asleep (it’s not just because of bad circulation)
    Science

    Here’s what’s happening to give you that pins-and-needles feeling.

    By Megan Thielking
    Almanac
    How Linus Pauling duped America into believing vitamin C cures coldsHow Linus Pauling duped America into believing vitamin C cures colds
    Almanac

    He thought vitamin C could be a cure-all for numerous ailments, and we believed him.

    By Megan Thielking
    Technology
    Facebook is making it easier to get help for friends who may be suicidalFacebook is making it easier to get help for friends who may be suicidal
    Technology

    They’ll roll out over the next few months for US users.

    By Megan Thielking
    Science
    This guy had his hand amputated and replaced with a bionic limbThis guy had his hand amputated and replaced with a bionic limb
    Science

    He can move it just by thinking.

    By Megan Thielking
    Science
    Are American women really having fewer children than ever before?Are American women really having fewer children than ever before?
    Science

    It depends on how you measure it.

    By Megan Thielking
    Science
    Shielding kids from peanuts might cause peanut allergiesShielding kids from peanuts might cause peanut allergies
    Science

    It might actually be better to feed children peanut products early on, even if they’re sensitive to them.

    By Megan Thielking
    Almanac
    Kidney stones under the microscope look like jagged spikes of painKidney stones under the microscope look like jagged spikes of pain
    Almanac

    The sharp crystals in them are terrifying up close.

    By Megan Thielking
    Almanac
    Here’s what it looks like when a lab-grown muscle flexesHere’s what it looks like when a lab-grown muscle flexes
    Almanac

    Watch it contract just like a muscle in the body would.

    By Megan Thielking
    Science
    Is there such a thing as too much exercise?Is there such a thing as too much exercise?
    Science

    The research on it is turning up conflicting results.

    By Megan Thielking
    Almanac
    What’s actually happening when you crack your knuckles?What’s actually happening when you crack your knuckles?
    Almanac

    One doctor studied it by cracking his knuckles for 60 years on only one hand.

    By Megan Thielking

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