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Tap Into Tapping!

Learn about tapping, an Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) useful for alleviating pain, anxiety, and emotional distress in the moment!

A drawing symbolizes trees can keep cloning from itself infinitely

Infinite Trees – A Solution to Climate Change?

In my last article, I was talking about glacier melting due to climate change. Global warming is a big problem nowadays, leading to climate change and hence causing natural disasters simultaneously. Can we do something about this? Deforestation is one…

And The Nobel Prize Goes to… Mind Control!

There’s an ongoing debate – primarily among individuals between the ages of 10 and 18 – about which environment would be better to live in: outer space or under water in Earth’s ocean. I would hazard a guess that the…

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You Are What You Listen To

One common way that people have historically bonded is through music. Whether it’s through dancing to a catchy beat at a dance or finding someone who listens to the same niche artist that you do, most people have found a…

Engineering the Mind-Muscle Connection

While scrolling through Instagram, I came across a researcher who worked with “organoids”. The futuristic name was enough to draw me in. I found that, as the name implies, these structures are organ-like. Their (intended) purpose is to mimic the…

The Ball that Flew Differently

In a World Cup that captured the eyes of billions and brought fans from across the world together, the soccer ball became the story. The Jabulani, infamous for its knuckling and unpredictable effects, caused widespread uproar among players while engraving…