In this blog post, we’ll explore the reasons and problems behind why colleges and universities have turned into breeding grounds for job hunting. College towns are in deep trouble. The youth unemployment problem has reached a critical level, and students are delaying graduation, writing resumes, and scrambling to accumulate all sorts of specs in order to get a job. This raises...
In this blog post, we take a look at advances in medical robotics and how the da Vinci Surgical System is revolutionizing the future of surgery. Recent rapid advances in medical robotics are changing the way we perceive treatment and surgery. It’s not just a new technology, but a major driver of paradigm shifts in medicine as a whole. A prime example of this is the famous surgical...
In this blog post, we’ll take an in-depth look at the ethical issues of egg donation, the social controversy it has caused, and how it can be addressed. In the past, it was relatively easy to conceive and bear children naturally, but in the modern era, more and more infertile couples are finding it difficult to conceive naturally due to hormonal abnormalities, excessive stress, and...
In this blog post, we’ll look at the evolution of lighting technology, specifically the change from incandescent to LED lighting, how it has impacted our lives and the environment, and what the future holds. The invention of the incandescent light bulb was more than just a technological breakthrough. Invented by Thomas Edison in 1879, the incandescent light bulb was not just a tool...
In this blog post, we’ll explore how the interaction between protein channels and muscle cells explains the complexity of life’s phenomena. Traditional molecular biology has evolved through a reductionist approach, where components are taken apart one by one to determine their individual functions. While this approach has made great contributions to our understanding of how...
In this blog post, we explore the biological and social origins of altruism, how it evolved and has been maintained in society. What is altruism? Altruism is one of the most mysterious aspects of human nature, and defining and explaining it has long been a fascination of philosophers, psychologists, and biologists. Altruism can be simply defined as acting for the benefit of others at the...
A look at why feminism has turned into misogyny, the social conflicts it has caused, and the right direction to take to realize true gender equality. Words like feminism, feminist, and women’s rights are very common these days. Feminism, derived from the Latin word femina, which means “having the qualities of a woman,” is a women’s liberation ideology that resists the...
In this blog post, we’ll explore how the iteration-reciprocity hypothesis explains altruistic behavior in humans and animals, and how its limitations can be overcome. People call heroes like Superman and Batman heroes because they fight bad guys for the betterment of humanity. They are usually armed with expensive equipment and have superhuman strength. However, there are people who...
This blog post explores how nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic and molecular level to revolutionize industry and the economy. Along with IT (information technology) and BT (biotechnology), NT (nanotechnology) is said to be the core science and technology of the 21st century, and is necessary for the advancement of existing technologies, the development of new technologies, and...
This blog post explores the impact of declining birthrates and nuclear families on children’s community adjustment and discusses the need for special education. With the declining birth rate and nuclearization of families, our society is changing from the past. This has led to major changes not only in the structure of families but also in the way children are raised. In the past...