Tag: dilemma

In an age where social media platforms are often spotlighted for their negative impacts, recent events have brought the conversation into sharp focus. A cascade of misinformation that sowed public discord has led many to question whether these digital forums are more harmful than helpful. It’s...

Asa lecturer, I’m always interested when students explore unique angles on societal issues through their projects. One student’s recent assignment on designing personal protective equipment for women traveling alone piqued my curiosity about what drives people, especially criminals, to t...

Three prisoners, A, B, and C, with apparently equally good records have applied for parole. The parole board has decided to release two of the three, and the prisoners know this but not which two. A warder friend of prisoner A knows who are to be released. Prisoner A realizes that it would be unethi...

Ever since I gazed at the stars as a kid, I’ve been hooked on the wonders of space. From black holes swallowing stars to explosions that light up the universe, it’s all mind-blowing! My childhood fascination led me to study physics and later specialize in astronomy. Now, as a full...

The neuroscientific reason for this has to do with the role dopamine plays in your so-called “breaks.” When we slip into a focused working state, our dopamine levels are high, which is what allows us to feel mindlessness, effortlessness, and motivation in our work. However, when we op...

In2021, the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge announced Spectrum 10K, a plan to collect and analyze the genomes of 10,000 autistic people. The stated aim was to understand diversity among autistic people, including why some have conditions like epilepsy and ADHD, and to develop m...

Moral blindness is a dangerous trait that politicians has showed in US Congress in recent years. This blindness has led to a systemic perpetuation of white supremacy that threatens the American government democracy, as well as the growth of diversity that threatens to make the country less white and...