Things Worth Noting
In 2025, elite universities remain ideological battlegrounds amid growing political polarization. Critics highlight overwhelming liberal faculty dominance—often over 90% in many departments—creating intellectual monocultures and echo chambers that marginalize conservative views. DEI mandates, diversity statements, and bias response teams are accused of enforcing ideological conformity, fueling indoctrination claims and high student self-censorship. Cancel culture and […]
December 21 marks the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night of the year, signaling the start of astronomical winter as days begin to lengthen. Key historical events include the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620, James Naismith inventing basketball in 1891, the first crossword puzzle published in 1913, […]
The classic riddle “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” is a philosophical paradox about origins and causality, but science clearly answers: the egg came first. Eggs as reproductive structures existed billions of years ago in single-celled organisms and evolved into amniotic eggs around 340 million years ago, allowing land-based development in reptiles and […]
The Muddy Mat is a super absorbent microfiber door mat made from high-density chenille fibers with a plush 1-inch layer that soaks up to 5 times its weight in water, mud, and dirt, making it perfect for trapping muddy paws and preventing paw prints on floors. Its quick-dry design reduces odors, while the non-slip rubber […]
Zootopia 2, the 2025 Disney sequel directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, brings back Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) for a new buddy-cop adventure in the vibrant multi-biome city. The story follows the Zootopia Police Department duo as they investigate a conspiracy led by reptile villain Gary (Ke Huy Quan), […]
Santa Claus’s iconic sack holds billions of presents yet stays lightweight, thanks to the fascinating theory of dimensional compression. This idea suggests the bag acts as a portal to a pocket or micro-dimension, storing gifts in folded higher dimensions for infinite capacity and extradimensional storage. Gifts remain weightless inside non-Euclidean space, expanding instantly upon delivery […]
Liposomal supplements are revolutionizing nutrition by boosting bioavailability and nutrient absorption far beyond traditional vitamins, minerals, and multivitamins. Using tiny phospholipid spheres called liposomes—made from substances like phosphatidylcholine—these supplements encapsulate both water-soluble (like vitamin C) and fat-soluble (like curcumin) nutrients, protecting them from stomach acid and enabling better intestinal uptake. This targeted delivery often bypasses […]
A recent December 2025 lab study found that a 1:1 mix of THC and CBD effectively slows ovarian cancer cell growth and triggers programmed cell death in test tubes, while causing little harm to healthy cells. Researchers tested this combination on common ovarian cancer cell lines and saw strong synergistic effects: it blocked cell proliferation, […]
Terence McKenna, a philosopher and ethnobotanist, predicted that the world would get “weirder and weirder” until people finally have to talk about how strange everything has become. His core idea, Novelty Theory, suggests that history moves toward increasing complexity and change through a pattern called Timewave Zero, inspired by the ancient I-Ching. He believed novelty—new […]
Creation doesn’t justify existence—it reveals it. Through intentional action, we shape our lives and uncover personal meaning where none was given. Existentialism teaches that existence comes first; we define our essence through choices, freedom, and risk. Thinkers like Sartre emphasize self-created meaning, rejecting fixed purpose, while Nietzsche warns of nihilism’s void and Camus advocates rebellion […]