Although it’s been about 4 months since the New Year, the start of summer is another perfect opportunity to get back on track with your new year’s resolutions. And this time, you’re going to stick to it because I’m going…
Watch this video. Do you see the dancer turning to the left? Keep watching. Now, do you see her turning to the right? The spinning dancer illusion has stumped viewers for years. Is the dancer actually changing directions, or…
Recently I have been completely obsessed with houseplants. For a whole month, I bought a new plant every week. I bought them fertilizer, new pots, anything I could to keep them healthy and growing. When I fill up my water…
What’s the weirdest psychiatric condition you’ve ever heard of? Odds are, this one is infinitely stranger. Delusional Infestation (DI) is a condition in which a person falsely believes that their skin is infested with parasites, insects, bacteria, fungi, or other…
“What’s your favorite subject?” “I’m not sure… just definitely not math. What’s yours?” “Oh, funny story…” Ah yes, math, the subject notorious for being one of the hardest subjects in school, with “math anxiety” being the term coined for the…
Our brains are amazing, allowing us to do so much. Even so, they aren’t perfect. Do you remember during COVID, you would meet people for the first time wearing masks? Then, when you finally saw their whole face, you were…
Ransomware is a cybercrime idea as old as the computer itself. The idea is simple: break into a victim’s computer, encrypt all their files, and demand payment for decryption. That being said, the social dynamics at play during this interaction…
How often have you heard a mention of a machine called a “lie detector?” According to pop culture, members of law enforcement organizations, and even the U.S. government, a polygraph or lie detector is a machine that records certain vital…