Is it supposed to be that difficult? — Imagine flipping a coin to determine whether your partner is telling the truth. Sounds ridiculous, right? Surprisingly, you’d likely be more successful with the coin flip than relying on your intuition. Recent studies have shown that our accuracy rate for detecting deception hovers around 54% — just slightly better than…

Here’s why being a Genius isn’t always a gift. — Did you know that some of the most brilliant minds in history have struggled with loneliness and misery? That’s right, even the genius Albert Einstein said, “It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.” Emotional Intelligence and its Absence — Isaac Newton It might seem counterintuitive, but a high IQ doesn’t necessarily…

Did you know that loneliness can be as harmful to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day? According to a study by Holt-Lunstad et al. (2010), the impact of loneliness on mortality is comparable to that of well-established risk factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption. The Science Behind Loneliness and Its Effects on Health Loneliness is a…

The role of Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy in Putin’s personality. — Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of one of the world’s most controversial leaders? Does the name Vladimir Putin ring a bell? You know, the guy who’s been pulling the strings in Russia for what seems like an eternity. Born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad…

A failed mission that turned the relations between the US and Cuba sour; let’s know more about the Bay of Pigs invasion — The Bay of Pigs invasion has been heavily criticized throughout the history and is seen as a massive failure of the US foreign policy. The operation was meant to be a covert mission by the CIA to oust Fidel Castro’s communist government in Cuba, but instead, it turned into a…

Deciphering Hitler’s Cryptographic Masterpiece — The Enigma machine was created in the early 20th century and was used to transmit coded messages through the enormous German war engine. It is a sophisticated encryption tool. Nazi Germany’s military communications relied heavily on it during World War II. The Enigma machine’s encryption complexity made it very challenging…

The Mass Violation of the Civil Liberties of American Citizens — A massive geopolitical conflict between two Supreme powers, the United States and the Soviet Union- the Cold War lasted for decades. It started at the end of World War II and lasted till 1991, finally ending with the collapse of the Soviet Union. There were no attacks or bombings included…

Investigating Why Noses were Broken in Ancient Statues — The ancient world is filled with countless mysteries, from the enigmatic constructions of ancient civilizations to the beliefs and rituals of past cultures. One such mystery that has puzzled historians and archaeologists for centuries is the prevalence of broken noses on ancient statues. Now the question arises, why were noses…

Ancient Greeks and Their Superstitious Beliefs — Ancient Greek was all about mythical beliefs, concepts of divinity and normality, and so much more that inspired modern art and philosophy in multiple ways. Their rational skepticism and stories of gods and heroes are not alien to anyone. However, the firmness of their faith in the mythologies was widely…