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There is no doubt that advances in information technology have revolutionized how people learn and communicate in almost every aspect of modern life. But, the same can't be said for education.  Modern technology has failed to bring change to our schools because the education governance establishment isolates them from...

There is no doubt that social media is an avid tool to widen your social circle. However, it is not without its downsides. People soon begin to feel miserable without contact with family and friends. It is sure to make those Monday mornings dull and dry. The question that...

The internet was caught by surprise when a grade math test for a child was marked incorrect after the child answered ‘5+5+5=15’. Why on earth would something that obvious be marked incorrect, you might wonder. The question set for the grade math test required students to make use of...

A website called ‘Sleepinginairports.net' seems to have released its usual list of the worst airports in the world. The results are based on a survey comprising responses from a total of about 25,000 passengers. All these listed airports were rated in a total of four categories including: cleanliness, comfort,...

There is no denying that the human brain is a thing of beauty. It is capable of managing, perceiving as well as expressing various experiences which make humans so successful in this world. Though, it is not all hunky dory despite this gift from the Almighty. The brain is...

Borris and Sacha from YouTube channel ‘lifehunterstv’ decided to try something experimental of late. Given that more than half of the population of the Dutch falls prey to obesity, Sacha decided to quit having sugar and alcohol for one month. Sacha, who had all healthy foods a month before...

Solar energy dates back to the beginning of time. Its uses are incredible, then and now. In 700 BC, there were sunlit fires. In 214-212 BC, Archimedes discovered a heat ray by using several mirrors aimed at the sun, while the reflection set the enemy ship on fire. Fast...

Whether you were aware of it or not, there exists a riddle in history that is reported to have been designed by Einstein when he was still a young boy. Some people believe that it was actually written by Lewis Carrol instead. However, there is no solid proof that...

I do not suppose many of you are aware that a couple of cherry pits can account for your death. How many of you actually knew that consumption of six litres of water can be sufficient to induce coma or claim a life? You could even die due to...

This post shows the image of the burnt body of Hiroshi Ouchi who was thirty five years of age and was unfortunate enough to end up on the wrong side of a horrendous accident a uranium reprocessing facility based in Tokaimura. The irony of the situation is that Ouchi...