Monday, May 13, 2024
In July 2022, Peterson felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He thought it was just a small infection and simply chose to take some over-the-counter painkillers. The next day, he developed a fever and began vomiting. Still, he did not feel too distressed. After all, as an avid […]
In the United States, a peculiar taboo stands firm. The taboo of people eating their pets, especially cats and dogs. This societal norm appears contradictory as various carnivore movements engage in elaborate and often provocative demonstrations of their indifference towards consuming animals such as calves or lambs, yet recoil in […]
A recent HBO series named The Last of Us received widespread acclaim among viewers. The show background describes the post-apocalyptic world after a fungus pathogen Cordyceps infects humans and controls their minds to assist the fungus’s reproduction. The same kind of fungus exists in the real world. Thankfully, it […]
Humans have been searching for immortality and slowed or reversed aging since the beginning of human civilization. Humanity’s interest in longevity spans from “immortal realms” such as the concept of Heaven in Abrahamic religions to immortal heroes in Taoist, Sumerian, and Greek mythology. Upper-class Romans during the Late Republic […]
Amidst the Covid outbreak, the Wuhan lab leak theory sparked extensive debate, speculation, and controversy. A key focus was the gain-of-function research conducted in the lab. The field of gain of function began in 2011 when researchers from the US, the Netherlands, and Japan investigated a type of virus, […]