Uncommon Science

Here’s How Phone Addiction Alters Your Brain, Shown in Brain Scans

Here’s How Phone Addiction Alters Your Brain, Shown in Brain Scans

Technology has changed so many things, and not all these changes are for the better. Phone addiction is one of…

4 years ago

12 Interesting Word Origins You Had No Idea about

Our use of language makes us human. Yet, we pay little attention to where words come from. Well, here are…

4 years ago

This June, We Will Have Both a Lunar and Solar Eclipse!

All eclipses documented between 1900 and 2199 did provide or will provide over 2 centuries of amazing celestial beauty. Our…

4 years ago

False Awakening in Regular and Lucid Dreams: Causes & Symptoms

Have you ever been convinced that you’d woken up from sleep, but in fact, you were still dreaming? If so…

4 years ago

Tree-Hugging Encouraged in Iceland as a Way to Cope with Isolation

The citizens of Iceland have been encouraged by the forestry service to hug trees every day for five at least…

4 years ago

Stockdale Paradox: How It Can Help You Survive the Worst

Would you describe yourself as an optimist or a pessimist? Perhaps you’re more of an idealist? Maybe you think it’s…

4 years ago

How Will Coronavirus End? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

It seems as if we’ve been dealing with coronavirus for years. However, three short months ago, no one had even…

4 years ago

The Unknown History of April Fools’ Day: Origins & Traditions

Tricking people has become a normal pastime on the first of April. However, the history of April Fools’ Day is more…

4 years ago

Hindsight Bias: Why We Overestimate Our Ability to Predict Events

They say hindsight is a wonderful thing, but don’t you just hate it when people say things like ‘I told…

4 years ago

Why Did Bubonic Plague Doctors Wear Creepy Beak-Nosed Masks?

With the current pandemic firmly entrenched and the death toll rising, it’s not surprising that people are looking to history…

4 years ago