Have you ever gotten that eerie feeling while on the Internet, feeling as if Google knows more about you than you’d want it to know? The idea of machines or computers being autonomous, smart entities are not too far-fetched nowadays, and that is thanks to deep learning. Whether the idea […]
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The Importance of Behavioural Sciences and Its Practical Applications
What do you understand by the term Behavioral Science? Behavioural Science is defined as that branch of study, which relates to the interaction of various organisms with nature. It encompasses a detailed analysis of the behaviour of the organizations systematically right from the past through scientific observation and experimentation. Its […]
What Science Says About Bamboo And How It Can Change Your Life
Can a plant actually affect your life? It can and it will if you know how and where to use it, and use it well. Many people primarily know bamboo to be a building material, used for things such as bamboo screening, but there’s more to this humble plant than […]
Interesting News on the 7 Earth-Like Planets NASA Has Discovered
We have been on the constant look out for planets that could support life – or, at least, life as we know it – for as long as we have accepted that the earth is not the centre of the universe. NASA and various other agencies have been looking out […]
Who invented the electrocardiogram (ECG)?
Willem Einthoven’s invention of the electrocardiogram mechanism is arguably one of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th century and his Nobel Prize in Medicine, awarded in 1924, is testament to his vital contribution to medical science. Most of us have had an ECG, or electrocardiogram, at one time […]
About the Greenhouse Effect
The Greenhouse effect is a naturally-occurring phenomenon which warms the surface of the Earth. The Greenhouse effect is described as the inward bound and outward bound radiation which warms the surface of the Earth. When the solar radiation enters into the Earth’s atmosphere, some of them are ricocheted back to […]
The Wanderlust Gene: Why Some People Are Born To Travel
Is there such a thing as a “travel gene?” This is the question that a certain cadre of scientific researchers are keen to resolve and the rest of us pretty much already know how to answer. If you look back at your personal history and see a lifelong love for […]
Time Travel is Possible
Modern astronauts, as we know, are already doing so. However, they travel so far only in the future. And for a split second. But who knows – maybe one day we will be able to fly for years or even centuries ahead or, alternatively, pull over forelock of our five-year […]
How Technology Can Manipulate the Brain
The concept of brain manipulation has been in many films and literature. The idea that the mind could somehow be manipulated through technology was nothing more than a fantasy, but this is no longer the case. Modern times have caught up with science fiction, and technology-based brain manipulation is making […]
How Light is Used in Medicine
Light is present all around us, whether the natural light from the sun during the day, fluorescent light from lightbulbs or laser pointers used for presentations. As much as we depend on light to grow our food, create electricity, and illuminate our lives, we have also been warned that too […]
How NASA’s Apollo Program Completely Changed Public Relations
Humanity started down a new road in 1961 when John Kennedy challenged Americans to put a man on the Moon. Whether it was a swipe at the Soviets or propaganda for uniting Americans, it would eventually focus the world’s attention in a way that had never happened before. The Space […]
Scrapheap Challenge – How to Store the Un-storable!
As the rubbish truck trundles by on its allotted day, waste disposal seems like a straightforward process. But what if you have a nuclear submarine to get rid of? You can’t squeeze that in the black bin. All around the world, there are thousands of large and dangerous items that […]
