The actual day-to-day of archaeology and other similar professions may not be that exciting, as they often have to carefully spend time removing dirt from artifacts that may not be worth much of anything individually. Still, their collective work has inspired our imaginations and helped create countless fantasy works, as well as many lively discussions…
Author: Gregory Myers
Most people practice a religion, and most of us know our own religion quite well. We also think that we have a pretty good grasp of the general facts around us, even if they’re not entirely relevant. However, religion is one area where more likely than not, when it comes to religions not our own,…
The internet is full of fad diets, and quick tips that are meant to help you lose weight, gain muscle, and get fit with the least amount of effort and complication possible. These one-size-fits-all approaches promise to make it easy for you, without any need to tailor them to your own needs. Unfortunately, most of…
World War II is the largest-scale war in history, at least in any modern sense, and has filled our imaginations to the bursting point. Countless documentaries, movies, video games, books, and everything else have been made about the war, and it has become truly larger-than-life. However, like many larger-than-life things, legend and fact often end…
We live with animals all the time, and we mostly give them a decent amount of credit for intelligence. But the truth is, the credit we do give them probably isn’t enough. While they may not necessarily have a consciousness like ours, they do have complex communication abilities that are surprisingly advanced. And the fact…
All of us have made a small mistake at one time or another, and most of the time it doesn’t turn into anything more than a minor problem. For this reason, the average person doesn’t generally worry too much about paying hyper-focus to detail, at least in most situations. However, there are some cases where…
We all have to go shopping and for the most part, we don’t think too deeply about the overall experience. However, the companies selling us groceries spend a ton of money thinking about it, researching it, market testing it, and figuring out the perfect ways to get us to spend more money. They’re not beyond…
Some historical figures have been so mythologized that they have taken on a larger-than-life persona and a life of their own beyond death It is understandable, as some people reach an iconic status due to some important actions they took that had so much effect on the world that it is hard not to imagine…
The internet is a great resource, but one thing that it doesn’t come with is a manual on what information you should trust, and what information you shouldn’t. The internet, especially since the days of COVID-19, has been rife with medical misinformation, and it’s spread far and wide through social media. Unfortunately, some of these…
Sure, some children do sometimes go wrong for one reason or another, and do something so evil that the law simply has to intervene. These situations are tragic, and fortunately quite rare, but what isn’t rare is children misbehaving in general. There will always be kids who make the kinds of mistakes that kids do,…
We’ve probably all met at least one person in our lives who has a really good memory, is really good at doing math in their head, or something along those lines. Most of the time we just assume this person is some kind of genius, or perhaps a savant, and we think it’s beyond us.…
While we all try to save money most of the time, we also tend to have a couple things where, for whatever reason, we really want the quality product and are willing to shell out the extra cash. It may be that we simply love that particular item so much we want to enjoy it…
Mental health is that important part of your health that you may not pay much attention to, or even think that you need to pay attention to at all. Some people still think of mental health as something so stigmatized that getting treatment means there’s something wrong with them. But really, we’re talking about your…
Kids today do have some advantages, as the technology of the world helps provide much quicker communication, and information at everyone’s fingertips. There is also a wealth of entertainment. However, today’s children are also losing a lot of things as well. As the world becomes a less trusting place, and technology changes how we do…
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…
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…