Signs That You Have a Fat Liver
You don’t think about your liver, when drink alcohol beverages in excess, do you? Meanwhile this large organ in your upper right abdomen works hard to eliminate waste products and toxins (including alcohol) from your body. It also plays a…
Why algorithms can’t save us from trolls and hate speech
By making the Internet as weightless and as frictionless as possible, we made our lives easier. But now, the whole world is suffering the consequences, says Jaron Lanier. By Jaron Lanier / This article was originally posted on Ideas.Ted.com In…
3 Ways to ‘Detox’ Your Body Through Your Feet
by ENNIFER MAC The article bellow was originally posted on Awareness Act. You have probably seen things on TV in the past about the detoxing foot pads and thins of the sort, right? Well, you don’t have to buy all that…
When Memorization Gets in the Way of Learning
A teacher’s quest to discourage his students from mindlessly reciting information. I once caught an 11th-grader who snuck a cheat sheet into the final exam. At first, he tried to shuffle it under some scratch paper. When I cornered him,…
Egyptian Saad Mohammed creates 700 metre Koran by hand
An Egyptian school drop-out is hoping to make history after spending three years painstakingly creating what he believes to be the world’s largest Koran. Saad Mohammed’s intricately decorated, hand-drawn scroll is 700 metres long (2,296ft) – which means, when it…
Why Greeks Crack Eggs on Easter
According to age-old Greek tradition, Easter eggs are dyed red. The red color represents the blood of Jesus Christ, whose resurrection is celebrated on the holiday of holidays throughout the Greek world. The egg itself represents the sealed tomb of…