May 20, 2016

Marilyn Thipthorpe 1. Robot battle: Talk about the geekiest battle of the year: MegaBots, a robotics startup in Boston, recently challenged its one and only competitor, Suidobashi Heavy Industry of Japan, to a duel. MegaBots builds giant, human-piloted robots that look like something out of a “Power Rangers” episode. The company’s 15-foot-tall bot, the Mark…

Marilyn Thipthorpe Taking one of the most popular painkillers out there maybe linked to a decreased ability to empathize with others. A new study suggest taking Tylenol has been shown to lower levels of emotional understanding in people when they are listening to someone else talk about physical and emotional pain. The study was conducted…

Marilyn Thipthorpe Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has made designs for an underwater ecovillage that is self-sustaining and could house up to 20,000 people. The Aequorea project envisions spiraling “oceanscrapers” that are constructed entirely of recycled plastics of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Aequorea would house up to 20,000 people, have science labs, offices, hotels,…

Marilyn Thipthorpe Most of us have found ourselves in the awkward situation of trying to communicate in a foreign language. Sometimes it’s funny. Sometimes it’s embarrassing. And sometimes it’s downright disastrous. But thanks to a new translation device that easily fits into your ear, the days of struggling to speak the local lingo might soon…

Samiul Bashar Samin Some artists make it seem utterly courageous to follow their own muse. Neil Young makes it seem like there’s no other choice. For the last 45 years, Young has glanced at his options, shrugged for a moment, and lit off for the place that seemed right. Young has always kept his fans…

Eshan Maitra 1. Fruits and Vegetables: You are like, “What? Cultivating?” Not just cultivating, man-made controlled mutation and weird evolutions happened in the past. Lots of trees did not mean abundance of fruits or crops. Most of them were not eatable or just size of our teeth. It is a fortune that we can fat…

Farhin Ahmed Mim 1.The Anguished Man: Sean Robinson’s grandmother gave him the “Anguished Man” which was made by an unidentified artist who mixed his blood with paint in making this piece of art after which he committed suicide. Shawn uploaded a video on the paranormal activities regarding this painting where he felt a presence and…

Myisha Nawar Dear You, Right now you are feeling like you are not good enough; pretty enough; smart enough. Right now you are feeling insecure. In your heart, you know that you ARE capable. It’s not that you don’t love yourself. You’re just not feeling completely “yourself” right now. I want to take this opportunity…

Boredom Explained: Being temporarily uninterested in anything happening is boredom. It has been found as far back as ancient Pompeii. Now we have Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, texting to keep ourselves occupied. Physical pain, heartbreak and nausea are also uncomfortable like boredom but they are caused by dangerous and toxic things whereas boredom occurs when you…