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New Year’s Priceless Gifts (3): A Year of Valuing Time
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

The past years put us face-to-face with the challenge of using our time wisely; this has been an excellent opportunity to make the most of it, but were we good keepers and users?


New Year’s Priceless Gifts (2): A Year of Dealing with Uncertainty
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

The second important lesson the past two years have taught us is the importance of building tolerance for uncertainty.


New Year’s Priceless Gifts (1): A Year of Resilience
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

In the past two years, we faced unprecedent challenges. To get out of this dilemma as the pandemic continues, we sit still, take a deep breath, relax, and reflect on what has been happening.


Artificial Pancreas: A Dream Comes True
(Health and Diseases)

In 2016, the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) approved the first artificial pancreas produced by Medtronic company, named MiniMed 670G; hence, marking a milestone towards treating diabetes.


Imagineering
(Science in Arts and Culture)

Imagineering is the process of devising and implementing new or highly imaginative concept or technology in practical form.


Toddler Tantrums: Triggers and Taming Tactics
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

One of the most common hardships in dealing with toddlers aged 1–4 years old is to control their grumpy mood and frequent spells of anger known as “tantrums”.


Black Mirror: A Look at a Dystopian Future
(Science in Arts and Culture)

Black Mirror is a famous dystopian TV series about the potential horrors of technology in the future.

The Climate Change Conference (COP26): A Brief Overview
(Earth Sciences)

Leaders and representatives from around the world have come together for (COP26) to work together on how to fulfill the Paris Agreement (2015).

Warning from WALL-E!
(Science in Arts and Culture)

A cautionary tale that takes place several hundred years in the future, “WALL‑E” reflects how, if misused, technology can ruin our life instead of improving it.


Metaverse: The Future of the Internet?
(Computers and Information Technology)

On 28 October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg changed his company’s name from “Facebook” to “Meta”; a name that focuses on building the “Metaverse”.

Cast Away
(Science in Arts and Culture)

If you were stranded on a remote island, all alone, and could only take five things with you, what would they be?


Light Combating Viruses
(Health and Diseases)

Nobody likes viruses; yet, we are surrounded by them. The best we can do is to coexist with them, developing certain protective mechanisms against their aggressive nature.

SARS-CoV-2 Variants: An Update
(Health and Diseases)

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, we anxiously listen to the latest updates about the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants.


Hubble’s Successor: James Webb Space Telescope
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

James Webb Space Telescope (Webb or JSWT), the largest and most complex telescope, is finally going to launch in December 2021.

Pandemic: To Predict and Prevent
(Science in Arts and Culture)

Netflix released a documentary series entitled Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak, coinciding with the outbreak of COVID-19. As it turned out, it was filmed and produced before the coronavirus outbreak.


The Ozone Hole: An Environmental Disaster or a Natural Phenomenon?
(Earth Sciences)

It was commonly believed that the ozone hole is a man-made disaster. However, a relatively recent theory confirms the existence of this hole for a long time, claiming it is a natural phenomenon that is not cause for concern.


When Both Glasses And Masks Are Required...
(Health and Diseases)

She put on her clothes and mask despite her fears, like an enthusiastic kid preparing for Eid celebrations. After a few steps outdoors, she started squinting through the fog; her face mask had started fogging up her eyeglasses.


Marine Heat Waves
(Earth Sciences)

Marine heat waves are defined as a duration when the water surface temperature is 90% warmer than prior sea surface temperatures; this may last from days to months.

Growing Furniture
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, have proposed growing furniture in vitro. They succeeded in cultivating plant tissues extracted from the fast growing zinnia plant.


The Challenge of Climate Change
(Earth Sciences)

I have opted to write about the Challenge of Climate Change because, currently, it is the most pressing global environmental problem. Climate change is a natural problem; however, over the past few decades, a human induced accelerated change has been taking place.


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