While we use our senses every day, we usually do not tend to think about them very much unless some kind of illness, injury or other problem causes us a temporary or permanent problem. For most of us we have five senses, maybe six, and they do what they do. However, scientists believe it is…
Author: Gregory Myers
Between pollution, extreme weather, and other natural events, the climate we live in can affect us greatly. This means it is also rather easy for those who wish to play on our primal fears, or foster misunderstanding, to spread untruths. All of the clickbait put forward by the news media, or by conspiracy theorists may…
Brute forcing used to be easier and there were once a lot more backdoors. However, while the hacking game may have become harder for the hacker, that doesn’t mean they haven’t continued to evolve and find ingenious new ways to gain access. In both the cases of malicious hacking, and just hacking to get control…
Cooking and baking today are fast, easy, and convenient. You can find an appliance or tool for everything, and an instruction on how to make anything with fairly easy steps. Home cooks have never had it better and great home cooking has become more normal than not. However, back in the days before all of…
We like to think that we have a pretty good handle on not only what’s in our food, medicine, and cleaning cabinets, but also which items are dangerous, and how they all work and interact with each other. However, it’s a complex world, and oftentimes it is hard to keep track of all of it…
We like to think of the non-meat eating parts of the animal kingdom as friends just waiting to happen. For some reason, the fact they don’t eat meat triggers us to think that these are super nice creatures who would never do us harm, and many times we end up giving animals reputations for kindness…
History books tell us of ancient places with amazing architecture, and world wonders long past. Archaeological discovery has learned much about the world before us. The idea of many of these locations has inspired imaginations for many years. However, the truth is that history gets distorted over time both through constant retellings and sometimes through…
The Pokemon world is a universe that has captivated the imaginations of countless children, and likely will continue to do so for many decades to come. While the cartoons and games are fun and innocent, at least in terms of presentation, when you look at the nature of the Pokemon universe, there are a lot…
The Harry Potter universe captured the imaginations of children and adults around the world, and continues to do so with spin-off material. The idea of a world where magical people not only exist under our feet, but use their own way of doing things and eschew most modern technology is certainly a novel idea. However,…
Today, you will see unending negative headlines on the internet, and it can sometimes feel like nothing at all is safe. Not only are the regular dangers of the world amplified, but the media will tell you that all kinds of banal things are actually lurking in wait to kill you, or at least rob…
Despite being one of the most important military leaders in World War II — he led the United States bombing campaigns against the Japanese — you often don’t hear very much about General Curtis LeMay, aside from an odd quote or two in the history books. The reason for this is likely because if we…
For years, we have all heard of the glories of Ancient Egypt and their technological marvels. Countless movies, articles, games and other media talk up how incredible it was, and the folks on Ancient Aliens have attributed to them almost every technology and magic you could imagine. However, the truth is that for the people…
With the recent high profile impeachment of President Donald J. Trump, and the upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate, there are many misconceptions floating around. People have a lot of questions about the whole process. It doesn’t help that much of what is happening is extremely rare, or even entirely unprecedented in United States history.…
The Ancient Greeks are famous worldwide for their philosophy, inventions, understanding of math, science and medicine, incredible armies, and their early forms of democracy. There are many articles, books, TV specials and so on that go over the greatest deeds of the Ancient Greeks, but that isn’t what we are here to talk about today.…
With fake news making tabloids practically obsolete, it is easy to become jaded and start being skeptical at the slightest strange news story, even if it’s only somewhat unbelievable. However, while there are a lot of fake or exaggerated stories going around, there will always be some crazy stories that are actually true. As they…
Today, people are worried about fake news, and its effect on politics and social issues. And with fake news sites getting better and better at looking legitimate, so it is a serious concern, especially with the rise of deepfakes making it harder to distinguish a fake person from the real deal. However, most fake news…
Urban myths have been going around since, well… forever. Many of the more modern ones like to speak of all the dangers of modern technology, and the modern world in general. Stories will tell of how people can easily find themselves maimed, murdered, or in other danger if they make the wrong choices in life,…
Despite the pressure from many countries to hold each other to better human rights standards, as well as instant global media and international pressure from common folk, groups of people still find reasons to persecute other groups of people for being the wrong kind of different. Unfortunately, a big part of the problem is that…
The TV show Ancient Aliens has now run for 14 seasons, and has gone over nearly every half-baked theory, pseudo-scientific rambling, dumb hypothesis or just plain crazy alternate scientific idea or “fact” that you could possibly tie into myth, legend, or aliens in some way or another. It has inspired countless memes about its crazy-haired…
The government is necessary and most of the time they should be trusted — at least (and especially) your local government. You need police, firefighters, and even bureaucrats and tax collectors. However, sometimes the government makes it hard for people to trust them. Whether through malice, or just plain incompetence, sometimes the United States government’s…
The CIA, which stands for Central Intelligence Agency, is one of the best known and most controversial spy agencies in the world. Their involvement with the Bush administration in regards to so-called enhanced interrogation, extraordinary rendition, and other such offenses, as well as their adventures in South America, have made them infamous. However, they are…
The Ancient Greeks are famous worldwide for their philosophy, inventions, understanding of math, science and medicine, incredible armies, and their early forms of democracy. There are many articles, books, TV specials and so on that go over the greatest deeds of the Ancient Greeks, but that isn’t what we are here to talk about today.…
Most political leaders are extremely well polished, with focus groups and other experts helping them stay on message, and makeup artists and other professionals making sure they stay perfectly coiffed at all times. All little flaws, wrinkles or quirks are ironed out or hidden, as the politician wants to avoid even the tiniest thing that…
Cockroaches are one of the most hated creatures on the planet, and disgust and horrify us despite being a vital part of the overall ecological cycle. Regardless, most people would not want their houses infested with them, and like to spend as little time around them or their filth as possible. Unfortunately, since they are…