Science
Tardigrades – Meet the superpower and toughest animal on Earth
A peek at tardigrades genetic diaries may dispel a rumor about an amazing feat the tiny creatures were supposed to perform: borrowing large numbers of genes from other organisms. Tardigrades — also known as water bears and moss piglets — hardly ever borrow DNA from other creatures, researchers report July 27 in PLOS Biology. New analyses of DNA […]
Art & Photo
Requiem for a dream-analysis of the film
How to make a first-class movie about drugs whose clip will not end in ordinary black and white TV commercials with the next “SAY NO TO DRUGS” label? Probably this question was asked by Darren Aronofsky when in 2000 he decided to screen the Hubert Selby Requiem for a Dream novel. But, this is not […]
Philosophy
Nietzsche, Our Contemporary
Eric Walther introduces the infamous iconoclast. Friedrich Nietzsche, who was born in 1844, fell silent in 1889, and died eleven years later, was the first great philosopher of the twentieth century. What made, and makes, him so important, is that he recognized with great clarity and impressive foresight the most troubling and persistent problem of modernity, […]
Society
Why the rise of digital nomads will continue (and why you should join them)
Why the rise of digital nomads will continue (and why you should join them) You can say whatever you want about millennials, but these young folks are soon to become the most experience, adaptable and intelligent digital entrepreneurs to grace the earth. Yes, the online world is still relatively young, so this may not sound […]
Health
Super-strength ‘skunk’ cannabis linked to psychosis
” ‘Skunk-like cannabis’ increases risk of psychosis, study suggests,” BBC News reports after a new study found high-potency strains of “skunk” cannabis – infamous for both its strength and its pungent smell – could be linked to one in four cases of new-onset psychosis. Psychosis is a mental health condition characterised by symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions. The […]
World
Athens – One of the oldest cities in the world
Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world, a cradle of European civilization, the capital of Greece. It is a city of many cultural and historical sights, a city of myths, Greek gods, a city known for its lively nightlife, a place where the remains of the ancient past, imagination and reality meet. […]
The Problem of Anthropocene and Earth Care
The earth has undergone a new environmental paradigm, a new geological epoch. The Anthropocene, or Age of Humans, is the term for the new era (here, I used the terms ‘epoch’ ‘era’ and ‘age’ interchangeably) which marks the unprecedented impacts mankind has on the earth’s ecosystems and geobiochemistry. The basic idea is that man has […]
Top of Stories
The Lost Utopia Of Atlantis and Plato’s Contribution
The mystery of Atlantis is probably one of the most famous myths of all time. Nobody can prove the existence of the continent and its exact location. However, some scientists claim that the destruction of Minoan civilization on the island of Crete and Ancient Thera’s on the island of Santorini are related to the loss […]
The Intimidating Rise of Sex Robots and The Ethical Point Of View
One of the new inventions is a sex robot, not a blow-up doll or a vibrator, but a full-size fully-interactive sex partner. It has many benefits like: on call any time you feel frisky, lower the rate of unwanted pregnancies, fully devoted to your needs and less apt to pass along any type of sexually […]