Gun Control

Number of words – 943 Wednesday’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida seems bound to evoke some sort of national conversation about gun control. Which means there will likely be some sort of debate about whether it would even be possible for the US to limit its millions of privately held … Read more

‘One of the great lies of life is follow your passions’ by Catherine Clifford

Number of words – 612 Mark Cuban grew up working class in Pittsburgh. His father installed upholstery in cars and his mom worked a myriad of odd jobs. Today, Cuban is worth more than $3 billion, owns the Dallas Mavericks and is a star on ABC’s hit reality television show, “Shark Tank.” He chased any … Read more

‘One of the great lies of life is follow your passions’ by Catherine Clifford

Number of words – 655 The argument about whether or not the universe had a beginning, persisted into the 19th and 20th centuries. It was conducted mainly on the basis of theology and philosophy, with little consideration of observational evidence. The cosmologist, Sir Arthur Eddington, once said, ‘Don’t worry if your theory doesn’t agree with … Read more

The Beginning of Time

Number of words – 3,988 In this lecture, I would like to discuss whether time itself has a beginning, and whether it will have an end. All the evidence seems to indicate, that the universe has not existed forever, but that it had a beginning, about 15 billion years ago. This is probably the most … Read more

Why Do Domesticated Animals Have Tiny Brains?

Number of words – 215 Science has proven that domesticated animals have significantly smaller brains than wild animals. Whether it’s a dog versus a wolf, or even farmed trout compared to wild trout, the brains of human-bred animals are just tinier. The statistics are dramatic: Domestic pigs have brains 35% smaller than wild boars, while … Read more

‘Ikigai’ by Hector Garcia

… A summary by Vinay Wagh Give new information to Brain. That’s brain exercise! Repetition brings expertise! That’s the best way to improve!  We do the physical exercise consistently. How about the mental exercise? Along with repetition needs to do some new activities in a day that improves the mental health says Hector. Say, running … Read more