Even though few of us in the “civilized” world notice it: there is an ever-dwindling supply of clean water on this planet. That which remains continues to be polluted, used in industry, and sold in little plastic bottles. Water is the most important and
If you thought the discovery of fungus able to use ionizing radiation for food was surprising, this new discovery will blow your mind. A team led by Dr. Kenneth Nealson of the University of Southern California recently found that at least 8 species of bacteria
This video does a good job of describing Nyhan et al’s 2011 Dartmouth study into cognitive dissonance, which is an internal aggravation or frustration towards information that threatens your worldview. To put that in layman’s terms: it shows you how to convince people of facts
The most common attempt to dispel this, and many other important facts, is to claim that tree farms (monocultures that are semi-regularly “weeded”) are the same as real forests. The fact is: they are not. Our forests, along with the phytoplankton and algae, create
The short answer is: MSG is bad for you. Still, you can forgive some for not yet knowing this as the evidence of the negative effects of monosodium glutamate have only come to full fruition within the last 10 years. A meta-analysis published in 2006
All of us are aware that being alone, without outside stimulation, is something a lot of people have problems with. Why else would hundreds of millions of people spend hours a day watching a box that negatively impacts their brain while teaching them very
Music is a vibrational tool to change moods, with the great power it can have over mind, brain and emotions. When you listen to music you like, it can transform your daily routine into something magical, even spiritual. Music is much more powerful than
None of this information is secret or remotely hidden: all of it can be confirmed by doing simple online searches and reading reputable sources. I am always astounded how many people think we only use 10% of our brains or want to categorize others based
Although many of us are desensitized to the big city life, a feeling of uneasiness or discomfort is common to many people while inside a relatively full bus, subway, or shopping center. We have all felt this to one extent or another, and we are all aware
This is actually a very difficult question, since nations are currently not being evaluated based on the good they are doing for the world by anyone other than Simon Anholt. According to him in his video presentation below, the answer is Ireland. All too frequently, we
