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Quote of the day by 'Father of modern economics' Adam Smith: 'Science is the great antidote to the poison of...' - Scottish philosopher's powerful life lesson on the importance of reason and knowledgeAdam Smith, the 'Father of Modern Economics', profoundly shaped our understanding of trade, society, and human behavior. His seminal work, ...
Quote of the day by light bulb inventor Thomas Edison: 'It is not that I have failed 10,000 times. I have successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work...' These famous words teach how every failure is a big step towards successThomas Edison's famous quote on failure and perseverance continues to inspire people by encouraging them to view setbacks as learning exper...
Quote of the Day by legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov: 'If knowledge can create problems, it is not through...'- Is your 'knowledge' making problems worse in the age of misinformation? Isaac Asimov's timeless wisdom on humanity’s greatest challengesIsaac Asimov's timeless wisdom highlights that ignorance cannot solve problems born from knowledge. He championed intellectual courage, urg...
Did malaria, not poison, kill the Medici brothers? New DNA evidence answers a 400-year-old mysteryCenturies-old rumors of Francesco de Medici's murder have been debunked by DNA analysis. Scientists discovered that both Francesco and his ...
France's Omaha Beach, where D-Day soldiers fell 82 years ago, is still bleeding metal; scientists found 4% of one sand sample composed of shrapnelTiny metal fragments, remnants of World War II artillery, have been discovered in Omaha Beach sand, revealing a microscopic legacy of the D...
A 1611 Renaissance painting captured a bat eating a bird 400 years before scientists fully documented itA 17th-century painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder may have captured a remarkable natural phenomenon centuries before science confirmed it: ...
Movie Dialogue of the Day from Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic line 'Hasta la vista, baby'Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic "Hasta la vista, baby" from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a line delivered before a pivotal battle, encapsulat...
Why do people smoke? The psychology, science and social reasons say those who smoke despite knowing the health risks aren't just chasing nicotine, they may be seeking...Why do people smoke despite knowing the health risks? Explore the science, psychology and social factors behind smoking addiction, and nico...
A frozen Arctic grave held its secret for 181 years until DNA revealed four more sailors from Franklin's doomed expeditionDNA science is finally putting names to the lost crew of the 1845 Franklin expedition. A recent study identified four more sailors, bringin...
Why do people say ‘God bless you’ when they sneeze? The psychology, science, history behind the strange habitSneeze Psychology: The common reflex to say "God bless you" after a sneeze stems from ancient beliefs about souls leaving the body and fear...
The Mummy Returns: Scientists recreate voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian Mummy NesyamunScientists have remarkably recreated a vowel-like sound from the vocal tract of Nesyamun, an ancient Egyptian priest who lived around 1100 ...
Quote of the Day by Charles Darwin: "A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections,—a mere heart of..." - Inspiring lessons from English naturalist Charles Darwin on objectivity, critical thinking, overcoming confirmation bias, and becoming wiser every dayQuote of the Day by the legendary Charles Darwin reminds us that the pursuit of truth demands intellectual honesty above personal preferenc...
Quote of the day by Arthur Schopenhauer: "Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can..."Quote of the day by Arthur Schopenhauer continues to spark conversations because it challenges one of our biggest assumptions: Is talent en...
12 scientists will drift across the Arctic, locked inside sea ice for 8 months to watch an ocean survive its darkest, coldest seasonA daring expedition is underway as 12 individuals will spend eight months adrift in the Arctic Ocean, encased in ice. This mission, Tara Po...
In 1950, Australia used a virus as a biological weapon against millions of rabbits; scientists just decoded how they fought back, using DNA from a rabbit that once belonged to Charles DarwinAustralia's 1950 introduction of the myxoma virus to control rabbits backfired as evolution intervened. Scientists, analyzing rabbit DNA ac...
Life lesson quote by Marie Curie: 'I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor...' - Nobel laureate's powerful message on perseveranceLife lesson quote by Marie Curie: Marie Curie, a pioneering scientist born in Poland, shattered barriers for women in science. Her relentle...
BJP backs NCERT's move to include Emergency chapter in Class 9 textbookThe BJP has endorsed the NCERT's move to include the Emergency period in Class 9 textbooks, deeming it a crucial "dark chapter" for student...
In 1860, a French inventor recorded the human voice on paper 17 years before Edison’s phonograph — but nobody could hear it for almost 150 years until 2008A French inventor, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, made the world's first sound recording in 1860, a rendition of "Au clair de la lune."...
The original Aam AadmiUnboxed, a podcast from Azim Premji University, explores India's deep-rooted mango obsession. Hosts Sharmadip Basu, Amit Basole, and Divya ...
Quote of the Day by Nikola Tesla: “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena...” — What if humanity's next great revolution doesn't come from a laboratory? The inventor who powered the modern world believed our biggest discoveries still lie beyond the visibleLong before the modern world embraced his ideas, Nikola Tesla believed humanity's greatest breakthroughs would come from exploring the unkn...