Science

Five questions from an 1858 British school math exam — Recently I got my eyes on some examination questions from the first ever national exams set for schoolchildren by The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate in Britain in 1858. It is a source of constant debate whether school mathematics curricula and examinations are getting easier or harder, so I…

Easter Island, otherwise known as Rapa Nui, had one city before the arrival of Europeans. It was Orongo. In its ruins, a mysterious representation of a man-bird is repeated. Rapa Nui is literally on the other side of the world — from Europe’s point of view. The small island in…

The Archangels Try to Explain the Universe — A longtime follower asked me to ask the Angels about the above topics, and I will tell you in advance that these concepts are very difficult to grasp for me, at least based on how people (and Angels) describe them. …

In the realm of human spirituality, prayer is something profound and vital. This is a very sensitive and an intriguing topic to discuss about. Today, i am here to share my perception on the enigma of this spiritual connection to the one beyond us all. Majority believe and accept that…

Debunking ‘the banana myth’ — I love bananas, specially the smoothie mixed with a spoon full of peanut butter and milk. But did you know that they are a bit radioactive? I mean literally extremely tiny bit! The level of radioactivity in a single banana is very small and it is due to the presence…

Hint: Yes, but how? — Sometimes, it can feel like climate change is a problem for the future. Something we should prepare for and avert from happening. We forget that we have been systematically polluting and decimating this beautiful Earth for over 150 years, and climate change’s terrible teeth have already had plenty of time…

Review of the Science Museum, London’s, science fiction exhibition, Voyage to the Edge of Imagination. by Stewart Hotston “In the Science Museum’s Voyage to the Edge of Imagination exhibition we have a chance to explore how this genre of literature (in all its many and varied forms) speaks to us…

A new study found altered schizophrenia genes in Covid-positive pregnancies. Let’s decode what the study truly means. — Whenever I watch horror ghost movies, I always think the characters may have schizophrenia (schizo). If Covid-19 had occurred a generation or two earlier, I might have thought that the schizo character‘s mother caught Covid during pregnancy. This idea struck me when a commenter on my previous article shared a…

On a quiet Sunday night, the clock struck 1:30, and an adventurous spirit took hold of us. In Room No. 4, we closed the door silently and opened the old, broken window. With cautious steps, we ventured beyond the boundaries of the hostel, guided by the moonlight. Our destination? A…