This blog post explores the causes of diabetes and how lifestyle changes can help prevent it. Let’s take a look at how you can prevent and manage diabetes with healthy eating and exercise. As our lifestyle and dietary habits have changed in the modern era, diseases that were not common in the past have become a major threat to modern people. One of the most common is diabetes. The...
Science and technology: legitimizing or abusing imperialism?
In this blog post, we’ll explore whether science and technology have given legitimacy to imperialism, or whether they’ve been abused as mere tools. We’ll analyze the impact through historical examples. Between 1500 and 1850, Europe did not enjoy a technological, political, military, or economic advantage over Asian powers. By 1775, Asia was powerful enough to account for...
When material progress outpaces spiritual progress, how do we solve social disruption?
This blog post explores the social disruption that occurs when material progress outpaces spiritual progress, and how to address it. It explores what is needed for balanced development in modern societies. Europe developed modern science and capitalism in the early modern period, leading to global hegemony in the late modern period. They expanded around the world, exploring and conquering...
Natural talent vs. hard work: what determines success?
This blog post explores the question of what determines success: innate talent or acquired effort? The relationship between genetics, environment, and hard work is explored through a variety of studies and examples. We’ve all read biographies of great people as children and envisioned ourselves in the future. You might have imagined yourself winning a Nobel Prize, becoming a world...
Is it safe to put your hand in liquid nitrogen? Secrets of the Leidenfrost Effect
In this blog post, learn why it’s okay to briefly put your hand in liquid nitrogen and how the Leidenfrost effect explains it. Join us as we explore this fascinating phenomenon behind the science! In the movie Terminator 2, there’s a scene where the T-1000, a super-strong cyborg that can take a beating from guns, cannons, flamethrowers, and more, is frozen in liquid nitrogen...
What does it take to overcome your shortcomings and truly grow?
In this blog post, we’ll explore what it takes to overcome your shortcomings and truly grow. Join us as we explore the attitudes and behaviors that are important in the process of change. No one is perfect. Everyone has flaws, even if they seem perfect on the outside. Even the greatest people in history had their own complexes and shortcomings. These imperfect people can be divided...
Why do we perceive the same color differently depending on lighting and environment?
In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the science behind why colors look different depending on lighting and surroundings, and how our eyes perceive them. Sometimes the color of an object seen under electric light or special lighting will appear different when viewed again in natural light. This is because our eyes’ ability to perceive color is very different in the dark than...
At the end of science-driven evolution, will humans become gods?
In this blog post, we explore how advances in science and technology are changing human evolution. Can we still call ourselves human if we lose our emotions and become closer to gods? “I wish I had an extra arm!” When I’m busy doing my job, I often hear people complain about how much easier it would be if they had an extra arm. We may laugh and say, “Cheer up,” but in the not-too...
Dissolving carbon dioxide and salt, a physical or chemical change?
In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the dissolution of carbon dioxide and salt in water and learn more about whether it’s a physical or chemical change. “Is the dissolution of carbon dioxide in water a physical change or a chemical change?” and ”Is the process of diluting concentrated sulfuric acid in water to make dilute sulfuric acid a physical change or a chemical change...
Can big data healthcare innovation leapfrog developed countries with privacy and technological advancements?
In this blog post, we explore whether big data healthcare innovation can leapfrog developed countries with privacy and technological advancements. Imagine the following. Life expectancy for all humans has now surpassed 100 years. You wake up and check your smartphone to find that chips embedded in your body are measuring your pulse, blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels in...