It is not secret to anyone that our economic system, dubbed capitalism but in many ways embodying corporatism, strives for unlimited and unreasonable exponential growth. The fact of the matter is: this isn’t just wasteful but is actually environmentally suicidal. We design for the
The existence of extra-terrestrial life is, statistically, almost guaranteed. The biological necessities for life are not as quite as specific as often portrayed, with extremophile organisms surviving everything extreme ionizing radiation and drying (in Tardigrades) to reproducing in freezing temperatures (Colwellia p.). The “habitable zone”
The future of technology may be open-source and designed/created at home. The newest evidence of this theory stems from the circuit scribe: letting you draw circuits in the same way you would draw onto a notepad, a video speaks louder than my words: This
Before a danger is recognized in the public sphere, regardless of what science has to say, most will continue to argue in defense of the poisons they consume most often. Before the age of science, the best known example is probably the use of
Stem cells will likely play a central role in future medicine, due to their unique ability to become any type of cell stored in its complete genetic data. Every cell of your body carries a complete copy of all the genes, including those coding for
Humans consider themselves the epitome of evolution: spanning the globe in its entirety and even threatening to spill over into space. Most people consider evolution to be like a linear progression: creatures constantly getting better and more adapted to their circumstances. Unfortunately, both of
When people think about serial killers, and psychopaths, they tend to idealize them, and also have no idea what they are talking about. The idea that the psychopath is of above-average intelligence and cunning is perpetuated by the fact that unintelligent psychopaths quickly land
Happiness can be explained and measured using various different scales, for instance through subjective experience or the levels of neurotransmitters typically associated with positive feelings, like serotonin, dopamine, or oxytocin. Although the methods of measuring it seem relatively straightforward, the question of what is
When your life hangs on the line, it is common knowledge that you may do uncharacteristic things, and even things in violation of your own theoretical values and ethics. Therefore, it is important to consider that our identity, our vision of ourselves, is also
With world problems threatening to spiral out of control, it is easy to blame others for what is going on. It is easy to forget that a lot of the problems found within our society can be attributable not to the personalities of those
