The curtain wall is foggy and dazzlingly bright as the sun’s rays fall on it from a little angle. They hit on its surface perpendicularly, making it exceedingly hard to look anything beyond it, as if they mark a shiny shield in which you are well-sheltered behind. Various people in professional dressings come and go as they grab their hot…
Author: Philip Baker
A New World
«I think you did the right choice. You are quite lucky you have the chance to be one of us now.» «Am I?» I ask timidly. «What I can offer you, cannot be found in any other place on earth at the moment. And neither it will be for a very, very long time.» He extended his hand, offering me…
How Energy Consumption Affects The Environment
There is an ever-growing need for energy requirements per person, that is steadily rising in the world, and is threatening the wellbeing of the planet. Energy consumption has increased steadily throughout the years, alongside the advance of technology. The required energy increased 2.5 times once agricultural evolution started taking place 12,000 years ago and then doubled again as more devices…
French Revolution And The Birth Of Sociology
In 1979 there was a political upheaval in the roads of French for what was assumed to be an unfair and unequal system. Lack of resources, mismanagement, and poverty led the crowd into a series of rebellious acts on what would be the start of the French revolution. The revolt was more than a local event restricted in the realms…
The Benefits Of Being A Polymath
There is no greater polymath than Leonardo da Vinci. He created masterful paintings, intricate sculptures, war machines of extreme complexity under the direction of his rulers, and designed several tools that were far ahead of his time like the conical parachute. He would even emerge in anatomical research of the human organs by using dead bodies from the graveyard. If that reminds…
The Case With Patriarchies
If there are any countries that really promote gender equality and egalitarian policies, it’s the Nordic states. They all strive for at least 40% of parliament participation from women and have in place some of the most generous parental leaves, with both parties sharing several months of paid absence when a child is born or adopted. Sweden alone has the policy…
The Issues With Massive Tourism
Tourism supports 1 out of 10 jobs across the world. That constitutes approximately 10% of global employment which amounts to something around 9 trillion. Souvenir shops, tours, Hotels, local shops, and restaurants are all supported by this emerging fomo reality that has so massively possessed our minds with its trending quality. As a matter of fact, traveling has been the…
What Poker Can Teach Us About Dealing With People
Here is the image that comes up every time someone hears the word ‘Poker’. People with dark glasses sitting on a table, with blaze faces and a pack of monopoly chips on their side. They hold their dealt hand, near empty bear-bottles, and they speak utterances trying to get to each other’s head. Their sole mission is to figure out…
How To Handle Small Talk As An Introvert
It’s not a secret that small talk is difficult for introverts. These dreadful conversations in the office’s kitchen, every time you take a 5-minute break, or the times you meet an acquaintance and you need to go through all the little boring details of the random events that he seems to be so excited about. What is the point in…
Imposter Syndrome And Anxiety
Have you ever glazed off reality and looked at it as if you are standing outside a house that you observe through the window? Do you ever feel like an actor that his everyday life has become a reciting of meaningless words just so you finish the show you participate in unwillingly? If this rings any bell, you have been…