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Religion and its history and culture of holy wars
How religions came into existence by killing thousands When Homo sapiens just grew better than their brethren- the other members of the ape superfamily- after gaining the cognitive ability to float their thoughts, they must have been either clueless in ignorance and awe-inspired by their sudden abode or shouldn’t have given much ponderance to the…
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Asbestos exposure, healthcare costs and lawsuits
If hearing the word asbestos doesn’t give you the jitters then you haven’t known enough about it and its hazardous effects. This is not to scare you but just to make you aware of one of the most commonly used construction materials, which is not yet banned despite claiming so many lives. Mesothelioma is one…
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When did technology start?
What do you consider as technology? If you think industrial advancement as technology, then it started roughly 200 years ago in Britain. But, the history of technology dates back long before the industrial revolution. Early man innovated to survive. Modern man innovate to fulfill his necessities. Not all the modern necessities form the basic needs…
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The 11 most polluted cities in the world
In 2015, 90% of the total world population breathed unhealthy air, according to State of Global Air 2017 report. If you think it is only the low-income nations that are the hardest hit with polluted air, then you are wrong. 56% of the cities in high-income nations with a population of more than 100,000 residents…
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Empathy – The paradox and the philosophy
Despite various differences, there is one common thread that connects all of the human beings. We, most of us, feel pain, joy, and a multitude of other emotions in a certain way. There is an understanding of how it feels under some known circumstances. But do we all feel the same way? A gunshot kills…
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Volcanoes in Antarctica, Fury of Fire Beneath the Ice
Ninety-eight percent of the frigid continent is covered by ice, which is almost on an average 1.1 miles thick. Despite the difficulties to study the ice floor of the continent, scientists have revealed something startling. If you think Antarctica is full of only ice, you may have to rethink. There is a lot of fire…
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Does God Play Dice?
Does God Play Dice? A metaphysical attempt to answer The universe and its every forming being, the insignificant, the indispensable and the ones in between, are governed by a law. A law that is characterized by everything earthly unlawful: inconsistent, uncertain, erratic, disarray and anything a fickling human mind can think of disorderliness. All these…
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Antibiotic Resistance- Challenging the Evolution
Antibiotic resistance is listed as one of the major six reasons that could result in the end of mankind on planet earth by BBC’s Knowledge magazine. Do you need a proof for evolution? Antibiotic resistance is the evidence. The microbes that were once suppressed by our antibiotics have become much stronger to defy the impact…
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5 Lesser Known Impacts of Climate Change and Environmental Abuse
Are the summers burning your skin than ever before? If you shout out ‘yess!’ wiping off your tears, then climate change is real. It is evident from the change in the environment around us. Its not just the heat wave. Change in climate brings droughts, rises sea levels, strengthens cyclones, hurricanes, and wildfires and so…
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Life in Chernobyl
Nature has its own ways to recover from any magnitude of damage caused by human beings and their eternal ignorance. It proves the human species its healing power and its ability to replenish lives on lands that are made barren by the everlasting human stupidity. When one among the four nuclear reactors exploded in Chernobyl…