The typical professional footballer has had a tough start from an early age. About 4 in every 5 professional footballers emerge from poverty, amidst families struggling to make a bare living. The pure determination with which most soccer stars endure is beyond words. What’s seen by the world is the…

The ancient civilization of Sumer evolved in the Mesopotamia region cradled in the fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in modern-day Iraq. Known for their innovations in language, governance, architecture and more, Sumerians are considered an advanced civilization, thriving between 4500 and 1900 BC. An overview of…

An increasingly common dilemma in the medical field has arisen — a patient refuses to be treated even though they are facing a life-threatening condition. What should the physician do? Should the patient be allowed to refuse life-saving treatment? Is it within the long-term best interests of the patient that…

‘Game Theory is the science of strategy’ Game Theory is all around us, from the strategies economists use to predict the behavior of oligopolies to the moves you make in your game of chess. Our subconscious is constantly making decisions you might not even realize using the fundamental laws of…

China: Emerging Superpower or Flailing Communist Ideal? China has undoubtedly become a prominent figure in the global stage of economics, influencing major aspects such as oil and commodity prices, corporate domino effects, and drastically affecting trade across the international platform even with slight fluctuations in its own economy. Such economic and political power has accelerated China’s advance…

The revolutionary development of AI in 1995 by John McCarthy (the founder of artificial intelligence) has foreseen an extremely positive impact in all fields of work. A plethora of positive advances has been made over the last few years, with micro-technologists and nano-computer scientists harnessing the aptitude of AI, testing…

The existence of ‘Pangea’ and the notion of ‘Continental drift was suggested by German meteorologist Alfred Lothar Wegener. He stated that — “About 300 million years ago, Earth didn’t have 7 continents, but instead one super-continent called Pangaea (Greek for ‘All Lands’), which was surrounded by a single ocean, namely…

The journey to the centre of the earth is not for the faint-hearted one would imagine. The ‘out-of-this-world’ hidden landscape, foliage and mysterious streams seemed bewildering and fascinating. Even the sounds of the water echoing in the unwinding caves and atriums seemed to play an eerie note. Something was not…

Footballers and movie stars are unreasonably overpaid. The undeniable truth is — the average fire-fighter bravely works on unrelenting 48-hour shifts, rushing to scenes of trauma and witnessing horrific accidents enough to cause long-lasting emotional distress, while, most importantly, saving lives. …