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- The Hidden Risks of Titanium Dioxide: What You Don’t Know Could Harm You
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesIt’s in your toothpaste. Your sunscreen. Even your chewing gum. Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is everywhere—but the truth is, most people have no idea it might be toxic in certain forms and doses. What looks… - Titanium Dioxide: The Hidden Powerhouse in Everyday Products
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesTitanium dioxide, or TiO₂, is a white pigment found in everything from toothpaste and sunscreen to road paint and candy coatings. People rarely talk about it, but this unassuming compound plays a huge role… - Joyce Vincent: The Woman Who Died Alone with the TV On and No One Noticed for 3 Years
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesJoyce Carol Vincent died alone in her London flat around December 2003. Her skeletal remains were discovered in January 2006, her TV still on and surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents. For nearly three years,… - Why USB‑C and Thunderbolt Cables Are Smarter Than You Think
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesNot all USB‑C or Thunderbolt cables are just dumb wires. Inside many of them hides a tiny microcontroller chip that negotiates power, data rate, and protocols. The Hidden Intelligence USB‑C cables often include an… - Obsessed with One Sleep Song? Here’s the Neuroscience Behind It
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Why You Love Sleeping with a Single EDM Song on Repeat If you’ve ever found yourself falling asleep to the same EDM song on repeat — night after night — you’re not alone.… - Cloud Computing Isn’t in the Sky — It’s Under the Ocean
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Cloud Isn’t in the Sky — It’s Under the Ocean When most people think of “the cloud,” they imagine a weightless digital realm floating above the Earth. But in reality, the cloud… - Emojis Aren’t Images — They’re Code: The Hidden Side of Unicode
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Introduction: More Than Just Cute Faces Emojis have become an essential part of online communication. Whether you’re reacting to a meme, sending love, or making your friends laugh, emojis feel like tiny images.… - Are You Cursed or Just Mentally Ill? Understanding the Stigma vs Science
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesThe Dreadful Descent — When Minds Become Prisons To many who suffer in silence, mental illness feels like a curse handed down from unknown gods. A whispering demon clawing from within, unseen by others,… - Colonial Scientific Extraction: How the Global North Built Its Wealth on Southern Knowledge
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesThe rise of Western science coincided with the expansion of European empires. Expeditions like Charles Darwin’s journey aboard the HMS Beagle and Joseph Banks’ botanical surveys during Captain Cook’s voyages were funded and enabled… - America’s $9B Nuclear Gamble: Is NuScale the Future of Clean Energy?
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes A Defining Moment for U.S. Energy Policy The United States has just given regulatory approval to build the NuScale US-460 small modular reactor (SMR), a $9 billion project that may redefine how America… - The Brain-Altering Parasite You Might Already Have. “Toxoplasma Gondii”
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesToxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite spread mainly by cats and undercooked meat. It infects about one‑third of the global population yet often remains silent in healthy people (Wikipedia, PubMed) A Hidden Occupant in…