Rashid's Blog: A Place for Inquisitive Souls

It is easy for imaginative humans to slip into science-fiction, or non-evidence based beliefs, simply because they fit our own world view and yet the…

Reality is a load of balls

Across centuries and continents, there have been moments when death reshaped societies, toppled empires, and made entire populations believe the world was ending. These were not isolated tragedies; they were global turning points. Here are some of the deadliest years in recorded history. 536 AD: the year the sun went dark Often described by historians

The deadliest years in history: when humanity faced its darkest moments

  Amy Westervelt’s new book “Brought To You By” is not about the climate crisis so much as it is about our overarching, inextricable information crisis that makes climate change that much harder to address. The book lays out in great detail how our information ecosystem has become as devastatingly polluted as any toxic sewer…

Our Information Ecosystem is Toxic. But We Can Clean It Up