We often admire the great architecture, yet we often forget its costs and its benefits. Great leaders often invest in building elaborate infrastructures that serve generations. There is need of a vast variety of materials and machinery for any construction project. The contractors have to source these materials and machinery from the best place and …
Understanding Standard Deviation (STD): Definition, Significance, and Examples
The standard deviation is a statistical metric that measures the degree of diversity or disperse within a dataset. It gauges how spread out the values are from the mean of the data. It helps understand the extent to which individual data points deviate from the overall average. A small SD suggests that the data points …
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Why do we know less about the oceans than about space
This question has been bugging me for a while. I simply do not understand. Why do we know less about our oceans than we know about space? Is that claim real? What makes people say that? In this article, I will share some thoughts I have about the seas and space. More reading here, here, …
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Dopamine and serotonin reward systems
Mood, focus, motivation, migraines have a profound effect on our life. They make us productive, apathetic, or self-destructive by a simple chemical switch. Controlling this switch effectively is still out of reach for modern science, but at least we can understand some effects and try to build working strategies. Reward system Neurons in the different …
Funny visualizations and memory humor
Some of our visualizations are creative and funny. If nothing logical pops up, funny is probable the best choice. Funny visualizations are memorable, cheerful, and fun to revisit. Just like funny youtube clips! However, there is a caveat. Some of us cannot remember a joke! More reading here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. …
Technology Will Take Over the Many Doctors, Lawyers, and Other Professionals
Technology serves as a medium to connect Doctors with patients, teachers with students, lawyers with clients, businesses with customers, and that’s it. There is no harm to any profession for replacement. It has become the most said and misunderstood dialogue all over the internet that Technology will replace professionals but have you ever dived into the depth …
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Medical self-help
How can we handle medical situations doctors do not treat? Why do we need to use self-help at all? Is it dangerous? How to use Dr. Google properly? The things doctors will not tell unless we ask… How to find a treatment online Dr Google is often surprisingly good. Some online databases can rival professional …
Chasing patterns
Some mathematicians and chess players obsessively chase patterns. When the skill is used properly it provides a huge competitive advantage. If the skill misfires, a person may be committed in the mental institute, usually with paranoia. Watching “The Queen’s Gambit” and recollecting “A Beautiful Mind” I decided to learn a bit more about the subject. …
Memory engram
Most animals do not learn as we do. Their behaviors are guided by powerful instincts. Some instincts are activated by hormones, others are dormant memories encoded on a genetic level. These memories are called engrams, and today I want to explore this subject. For more reading check out here. Memories can be encoded into DNA! …
Memory formation and consolidation
How are our memories formed? This is a simple question which I cannot answer properly. I will share some of the things I know, and you may probably want to learn more. Instinct vs learning Memories are extremely heterogenic. One way to differentiate memories: separate inborn vs acquired. Some memories were acquired by previous generations …