The future is here! Articles about the recent advances in science and technology innovations that can make our world better and take our lives to the next level.
There’s a new invention that can restore sight even to those who have been blind for decades. Larry Hester from North Carolina was one of the first patients to receive the new technology, which gave him a chance to see again, after 33 years of blindness. Larry Hester lost his sight in his 30s when he was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called retinitis pigmentosa.…
Over the course of my life (I am sixty-five) there have been many theories as to how the pyramids at Giza had been constructed. Most of those theories have been proffered by Egyptologists, but others outside of archaeology have also theorized as to how they were constructed. One of the most inspired and intriguing theories of recent times was put forward by Jean-Pierre…
Have you thought deeply about the latest discovery in genetics? DUF1220 – “DUF” stands for a (protein) domain of unknown function –presumably “junk DNA.” But this one seems to be what distinguishes us as “human” and may correspond to greater brain functionality. In fact, we possess more than twice the amount of replications (copies) of this protein as a result of the instructions…
For many people, apps have become part of life, even without realizing many people use apps nearly every day for a plethora of reasons, from listening to music on the go to play games and automating their homes. Apps are extremely useful, but can they go beyond being useful, can they actually help you to manage your life, saving you time, increasing productivity…
A car called the Quant e-Sportlimousine and presented at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show is the first electric car powered by saltwater and is now certified for use on European public roads. "For the first time an automobile featuring flow-cell electric drive will appear on Germany’s roads," said Nunzio La Vecchia, chief technical officer at NanoFlowcell, a company that designed the car. "We…
Herbs are good for you, right? Most people know that herbs benefit health in one or more ways. Lavender soothes the nerves, sage clarifies the air and mint cures diarrhea. There are also many herbs that have a questionable reputation - Aconitum is one of these, seen as a highly toxic plant. Another controversial plant is Cannabis, and you probably know a few…
Politicians constantly evade the truth. Why can they get away with it? According to a recent study conducted at Harvard University, it’s because people have such terrible attention spans. Behavioral scientist Todd Rogers of the Harvard Kennedy School and Michael I. Norton of the Harvard Business School conducted a simple experiment to see when and whether people can detect a dodge. They recorded…
The pine cone-shaped, pea-sized, the pineal gland is located in the center of the human brain, is an organ of tremendous interest these days. Too many spiritual seekers, it is the ‘seat of the soul‘ and the ‘third eye,’ the anatomical part of the human body that acts as our spiritual antennae, connecting us to the non-physical, spiritual planes of existence. However, to many…