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#8 The Ebbinghaus Forgetting curve and how to challenge it?

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  After a long day of school/college, you return home and take a break from your studies. You listen to your favorite music, eat some snacks, and scroll on your phone for some time. Now, it's time to get back to self-study. You feel you have understood all of the classes today until you realize that you don't even remember half of the things you read. Yes, I can understand your pain because even I and many others have gone through this.  The secret of the people who are above average is not that they are god gifted with intelligence, but it's because of their retaining capacity. Studying for a long time is useless if you don't remember what you've just studied. There's no use in filling a leaky bucket. But why does that happen?  Why is it that we forget things quickly? Is there a reason behind it? Come on! Let's find out in this article, what in the world is this Ebbinghaus forgetting curve? THE EBBINGHAUS FORGETTING CURVE Hermann Ebbinghaus was a German Ps

#7 A Deep Dive Underwater: Exploring Marine Animal's Life

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About 70% of Earth is made of the ocean. Thousands of animals and plants live inside the ocean, but do you know what they are? Come, hop into my submarine and I will show you life under the water. But, don't tell anyone about our submarine conspira-sea!! Many researchers believe that the first animal life originated in the water. Today we will what kinds of animals are found deep in the sea. 1. The sponges  These are called so because they very much look like sponges. These are the first animals formed in the course of evolution. They are always attached to the sea bed as they can't move. A peculiar example of this category is the world-famous SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ! Other examples are Spongilla and Euspongia (Bath Sponge)         2. The dainty but deadly  Some of the daintiest creatures in the sea are deadliest to small fish and shrimp. Two main creatures fall into this category called "cnidarians" ; they are jellyfish and sea anemones. Both look like pretty flowe

#6 Eat, Sleep, Repeat: the brilliant body clock science!

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Have you ever wondered how you go to sleep, wake up and feel hungry at the same time every day? How do we know when to wake up without alarms, why don't we just keep sleeping? Thanks to our body clock that we don't sleep forever! Today, we will answer these questions and talk about what exactly is our body clock and how it works. Circadian Rhythm Our Body clock or more scientifically, Circadian Rhythm is a body's way of keeping track of time to coordinate with vital functions like metabolism( check out my previous blog, if you don't know what it means!), when we eat or sleep, and when we grow and repair our body cells and tissues. It is a biological clock built in our brain which has a 24-hour frame, aimed at helping us follow a daily routine of various activities to have control over our self. Proper functioning of body and mind depends upon how the person maintains the biological clock. A slight error in its working can cause more harm than it's worth. How it work

#5 The Science behind fat loss: why isn't everybody fat ?

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   It's  that time of the year when everyone is fully energized and motivated to make an action plan of  their wish lists and  new year resolutions. You go over the list and find this one wish that has been in your list since forever. You feel as if your heart is sinking into the stomach. Yes I'm talking about weight loss/fitness goals. Weight loss is that daunting task which most people struggle with. Initially everyone is determined to head to the gym or do the at-home workout sessions, but as time passes we lose our hopes if we don't reach up to our expectations. This happens as a result of making some unknowing mistakes during the process. Mistake #1 is keeping high expectations, for e.g. "I will lose 5 kg of my weight in this week. Now this is not impossible but to achieve it  you will have to starve all day plus do some hard core workout daily. This is no less than a nightmare for beginners. Thus, we should keep targets that aren't number-oriented. Keep goal