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The Know Daily - Friday 12 May 2023
💪 Are cycle-syncing workouts the future?
Friday 12 May ∙ Read in 5m 24s ∙ Listening to Lorde
Dear readers,
Here at The Know, we’re definitely not gym rats - but the warmer and longer days have got us spending more time outdoors and boosted our motivation to get moving.
When we were discussing our exercise habits (or lack thereof…) on a team call recently, we ended up lamenting the fact that working out seems to come far easier on some days than others. After looking into it, we were fascinated to find that our hormones might have something to do with it!
That’s why, when you scroll down, you’ll find our guide to cycle-syncing your workouts - plus the usual roundup of the week’s biggest headlines, recs and more.
Have a good one!
Esther x
Staff Writer
£39: The amount a family pays each week to send a child to state secondary school, according to new research looking at transport, lunch, uniform, trips and other costs.
$215m: How much Goldman Sachs will pay to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit, following claims that the banking giant offered female staff lower salaries and fewer opportunities.
50: The number of years that a man in Derbyshire drove without a licence for - and he was only caught after “boasting about his status”.
4h 15 mins: How long it might one day take to fly from Frankfurt to Sydney on a hypersonic plane, as promised by a new European startup.
POLITICS & GLOBAL AFFAIRS
⚖️ A jury in a civil case found that Donald Trump sexually abused magazine columnist E Jean Carroll in the 1990s. Although the former US president has faced numerous allegations of sexual assault, this marked the first time that he has been found legally responsible.
🇺🇦 The UK confirmed that it is supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles, as Kyiv prepares for a counteroffensive in occupied Crimea.
🇹🇷 Turkey’s elections are taking place this Sunday, with current president Erdoğan - who has been in power for more than 20 years - expected to face his toughest challenge yet.
CULTURE
🕺 The Eurovision Song Contest final is taking place in Liverpool this Saturday - here’s a guide to this year’s favourites.
📵 Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) apologised to Prince Harry for unlawful information gathering at the start of a trial over alleged phone hacking - but denied claims of voicemail interception.
📽️ A Freaky Friday sequel is in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are expected to reprise their roles as mother and daughter.
WORK & INNOVATION
✈️ Uber customers in the UK will be able to reserve flights through the app by the summer, as the company aims to offer multiple forms of transport.
👶 Doctors performed brain surgery on a foetus in the womb for the first time ever, to fix a potentially deadly blood vessel malformation.
🐦 Elon Musk announced plans to remove Twitter accounts left dormant for “several years”, sparking backlash from people who feared losing access to the profiles of friends who have died.
UPLIFTING STUFF
🐒 Conservationists celebrated the birth of three endangered monkeys at a UK wildlife park. Fewer than 8,000 Barbary macaques - Europe’s only native monkey species - remain in the wild.
🔬 A global team of 100+ scientists produced an updated DNA map which better reflects human diversity. They hope it will lead to treatments which work for a wider range of people.
🍃 Wind turbines in the UK generated more electricity than gas-fired power plants for the first time ever in the first three months of this year, after wind farm capacity increased.
💪 Should we sync our exercise routine with our menstrual cycle?
Hormonal syncing is a huge fitness trend right now - but what does it actually mean in theory? We spoke to the experts and created this handy explainer.
📰 Read: When author Gretchen Rubin realised how disconnected she was from the world, she tried out some new ways to enhance her senses. In this eye-opening piece, she talks about the methods she used to bring her body back to life, from hosting a “taste party” to creating an “audio apothecary”.
🎧 Listen to: The Receipts Podcast, a fun and frills-free show fronted by Audrey Indome, Tolani Shoneye and Milena Sanchez. The trio deal with dilemmas ranging from “my mum is dating my school friend” to “am I growing up too fast?”. This award-winning listen promises “unadulterated girl talk with no filter” - we’re sold.
📽️ Watch: Love Again (out in cinemas now), Queer Eye S7 (Netflix), Black Ops (BBC iPlayer)
🤗 Calling all Londoners: Come and join us for our The Know x London Lonely Girls Club picnic on Monday 29 May in Victoria Park! You’ll meet like-minded people, have fun and (hopefully) enjoy the sunshine 👉 sign up here. Interested in attending events outside of London? Let us know here.
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Our Jobs Board highlights purpose-driven opportunities, flexible and female-founded environments, and employers who champion mental health.
Check out our top jobs of the week 👉 here 👈
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✨ Today’s spotlight is shining on Hailey J, the lucky winner of our latest giveaway in partnership with the jewellery brand Coco & Kinney!
Hailey (@pink_moon_nails_) will soon be curating the jewellery box of her dreams thanks to a £500 gift card from this incredible female-founded company.
✨ We also want to give a very special shoutout to our incredible readers who reached three referrals this month through our ambassador programme.
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