E=mc^2 (Mass and Energy are Equivalent)


Einstein’s mass-energy equivalence equation (E=mc2) shows that mass and energy are equivalent (but not “exactly the same”) properties of a physical system.

Calories on the Label Equal Calories Stored


Are Calories on the Label Equal Calories Stored?

Calories on a label almost never equal calories stored exactly. This is part due to the labeling process, and part due to the different effects different macronutrients have on our bodies.

Money Can Buy Happiness


Money Can Buy Happiness

Money can buy happiness in some ways, and cause unhappiness in others, studies have shown that different types of wealth and income affect happiness and unhappiness in a variety of ways.

Survival of the Fittest, Only the Strong Survive


Does Survival of the Fittest Imply Only the Strong Survive?

“Survival of the fittest” means that those who are best adapted to their environment thrive and tend to be favored by evolution due to “natural selection”. It does not mean that “only the most physically strong or mentally strong thrive”.

Correlation Does Not Imply Causation


Correlation Doesn't Imply Causation

Correlation does not imply causation, but it can indicate it. The more correlating factors between events, the more likely there is a causal relationship.

The Average Human Has an Accurate Memory


Does The Average Human Has an Accurate Memory?

The average human has a limited short-term memory and a fairly inaccurate long-term memory. This is due to the way we process, encode, and recall memories.

People Can Multitask Effectively


Can Humans Pay Attention to More Than One Thing Effectively?

People can’t multitask effectively. Giving simultaneous attention to tasks, or alternating and dividing attention between tasks, reduces the performance of at least one task.

Thoughts Can “Rewire” Your Brain


Thoughts can rewire your brain.

Thoughts and other stimuli can essentially “rewire” our brain, strengthening useful synaptic pathways and weakening less used ones, this is called neuroplasticity (AKA learning and memory).

Humans Impact Climate Change


Humans impact climate change

Humans impact climate change. Since the industrial revolution the burning of oil, coal, and gas has had an increasing effect on climate.

If You Build it, They Will Come


If You Build it, Will They Come?

If you build it, you increase the odds of them coming. In other words, if you put thought and energy into a project you increase the likelihood of success.