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Chemistry
How Do Rubber Bands Stretch? The Secret of Elasticity
Imagine you’ve picked up a rubber band. You pull it from both ends, then let go. It stretches, it tenses,…
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Other
Are Teachers Magicians? The Rosenthal Experiment and Brain Hacks
Imagine you’re a teacher, and your principal pulls you aside to let you know that a few students in your…
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Other
A Reading Guide: David Eagleman
We’re willing to bet that if you’ve ever wandered into a bookstore and hovered around the "Psychology" or "Neuroscience" sections,…
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Philosophy
Russell’s Teapot: Science, Belief, and the Burden of Proof
Imagine someone claims there is a tiny teapot floating somewhere in the middle of the universe, hidden away where no…
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Philosophy
A Reading Guide: Being and Nothingness
Have you ever felt like you were the protagonist of your own life? That feeling washes over us from time…
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History
The Pasha Who Flew Too Close to the Sun: Pargalı Ibrahim
Anyone who’s watched Muhteşem Yüzyıl has a soft spot for at least one character who left an indelible mark on…
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Philosophy
The Philosophy of Misery: Asceticism and Mortification
We all come into this world to be happy, don't we? We want to make the most of our experience…
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Philosophy
Knowledge is Love: Spinoza
Doesn't that sentence sound like something straight out of a classic Yeşilçam movie? We’re fully aware it also feels a…
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Philosophy
The Philosopher Advocate of Science: Karl Popper
Have you ever stopped to wonder what actually makes an idea "scientific"? Is it the fact that everyone agrees on…
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Physics
Mars Rover Missions: Humanity’s Encounter with the Red Planet
Space has always been synonymous with mystery for us, hasn't it? Whether we were little kids or even now, whenever…
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