Science
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Uraeus, Infinity, and the Cosmic Serpent
The Uraeus, the rearing cobra of ancient Egypt, once adorned the crowns of pharaohs. It was more than ornament—it was power, protection, and the mark of divine authority. Coiled at the brow, the serpent symbolized awakened energy, ever watchful, ready to strike. Yet if we look beyond its historical role, the uraeus becomes something more Continue reading
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When Scientists Duel: How to Roast a Rival with a Scientific Name
In the late 1800s, two American paleontologists—Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope—engaged in one of the most ferocious rivalries in scientific history. It was called the Bone Wars, and it was as dramatic as it sounds. Both men were brilliant but fiercely competitive. Their feud started over a simple mistake: Cope reconstructed the skeleton Continue reading
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When Science Got Personal: How Linnaeus Immortalized His Critic as a Weed
Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, once famously got his revenge on a critic through scientific naming. The critic was Johann Georg Siegesbeck, a Prussian botanist who harshly criticized Linnaeus’s sexual system of plant classification, calling it “loathsome harlotry” because it described plant reproduction in terms of male and female parts. In response, Linnaeus Continue reading
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Thinking from First Principles: The Art of Breaking Things Down
In a world full of assumptions, trends and borrowed ideas, first principles thinking is a way to clear the noise and see things as they truly are. At its core, first principles thinking is about breaking a problem down to its most fundamental truths—things that cannot be reduced or disputed—and building your understanding from there. Continue reading
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Before You Speak: How Appearance Shapes Perception
We communicate before we even speak. Our clothing, posture, and attitude silently shape how others perceive and engage with us. The phrase “Dress the way you want to be addressed” captures this well, but appearance extends beyond fashion—it’s a reflection of how we see ourselves. When we exude confidence and self-respect, people naturally respond in Continue reading
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When Nothing Becomes Everything: The Dance of Emptiness
The universe is mostly empty — an endless expanse of cosmic void stretching across unimaginable distances. Within this emptiness, stars drift in solitude, galaxies twirl in graceful isolation and planets carve their silent orbits. Yet, remarkably, this vast emptiness is what allows everything to exist. Without space, no movement would be possible, no connections could Continue reading
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Time Capsules for the Cosmic Ocean
Are we really alone, in this vast expanse of spacetime? To break the Great Cosmic Silence, a planetary civilization first needs to sustain for a long period of time to reach a level of scientific advancement enough to break the cosmic distance barrier. For this, the civilization not just needs to be lucky enough to Continue reading
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Science: A Journey, Not a Dogma
The moment we assume that science has all the answers; it ceases to be a pursuit of knowledge and becomes a dogmatic belief system. True science is humble—it thrives on curiosity and continuously seeks to expand our understanding of the world’s mysteries. If the scientists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries had believed Continue reading
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