EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE

iPhone14 and Planned Obsolescence

iPhone14 and Planned Obsolescence

Out of the 200 million phones Apple shipped in 2020, 80% of them were sold to upgraders and not first-time buyers. And this isn't unique to Apple. In fact, it’s the reigning economic model used by most successful companies. Instead of attracting new customers, these companies focus on making sure that the people that already love their brand always have a reason to keep coming back. But how do they do that? Sure, brand loyalty is one thing, but how do they keep us upgrading so regularly?

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The Element That Could Kill Billions but Save Millions

The Element That Could Kill Billions but Save Millions

Today, there are nearly 13,000 nuclear weapons in the world. That might sound like a lot, until you realize that during the peak of the Cold War, the world possessed a whopping 70,000 nuclear weapons [MA2]. And while the decline is certainly a positive trend, one has to bear in mind that the bombs developed more recently are orders of magnitude more powerful than those during nuclear technology’s infancy.
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How Big Is the Universe?

How Big Is the Universe?

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and pondered about your very own existence? Maybe you were camping out with some friends, or all alone marveling at the big canvas of darkness plastered with countless glowing stars. Well, you’re not alone. Looking above and contemplating the sheer immensity of the Universe is something humans have been doing since the dawn of time.

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Human Sacrifices: Secrets of the Manhattan Project

Human Sacrifices: Secrets of the Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project was the code name given to the American-led effort to research and build a functional atomic weapon during World War II. The result of these efforts was the construction of the world’s first ever atomic bombs. How did this project affect humanity and what were their major consequences?
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Are Humans Inherently Good or Evil?

Are Humans Inherently Good or Evil?

Psychology and neuroscience both tell us that morality developed out of an evolutionary need. People that distinguish good from bad and do so predictably are much better at banding together and making social companions than those who are not. Are humans inherently evil?
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These Missing Nuclear Weapons Could End Humanity

These Missing Nuclear Weapons Could End Humanity

While the U.S. has historically been at least semi-transparent about its nuclear mess-ups, other nations have been much more secretive. We know very little if anything at all about their nuclear programs, and almost nothing of any mishaps. It’s extremely likely that we don’t have a full account of every broken arrow. The idea that there are missing weapons capable of killing millions of people hiding somewhere beneath the ocean is chilling, to say the least.
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Here's what would happen if ALL humans completely disappeared

Here's what would happen if ALL humans completely disappeared

Throughout the first day of our absence, all of the fossil fuel power plants around the world would shut down in rapid succession without humans around to re-fuel them with coal or oil. These shutdowns would lead to electrical blackouts across the globe, causing our world to rapidly go dark, grid-by-grid. What other consequences would there be if there were no humans on Earth?
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The Lure of Horror

The Lure of Horror

At its core, fear is a survival mechanism. It’s meant to help us overcome threats and keep us alive. From a psychological perspective, the most effective way to do this isn’t to fight or run from the parts of our personality or our past that we don’t like, but instead to incorporate them into ourselves. By doing this we create the fittest, most robust individual possible. 
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The Man Who Accidentally Created The CIA's Mind Control Drug

The Man Who Accidentally Created The CIA's Mind Control Drug

The CIA was convinced that the Soviet Union had discovered a drug or technique to control minds, and as a response, they launched a top-secret program called MK-Ultra. MK-Ultra’s main purpose was to conduct covert experiments centered around behavior modification. The alleged race for manipulating the human mind had just begun, and the drug at the heart of it was discovered by accident.
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Does Manifestation Work?

Does Manifestation Work?

Manifestation, or the law of attraction, it’s the idea that we can transform our  abstract intangible thoughts, wishes and deepest desires into reality through the power of imagination. Is there any truth to this ideology or is it just a misleading ruse that’s dangerous for us to promote to the public, particularly, young people?
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The urge to jump

The urge to jump

The sudden urge to “jump” is known as the high place phenomenon, and many of us experience it multiple times throughout our lives. But why do we have these seemingly suicidal impulses? And should we be worried about what this experience says about our state of mind? 
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Taoism: The Philosophy of Flow

Taoism: The Philosophy of Flow

Daoism helps us see that there is beauty in even the smallest things around us. That there is an inherent balance we can all be a part of, even if it doesn’t seem obvious at the moment.
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