Health

Biology: How the Body Fights Infection

Your body remains healthy most of the time despite the fact that microbes and germs infect it regularly. This is largely thanks to your immune system, which is automatically triggered every time it detects infection by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or other microbial organisms. Fighting infection There are three types of blood cells — red, white, ...

Armin Auctor

White blood cells fighting an infection.

Gardening by the Different Moon Phases

People usually plant their gardens by taking into account the seasons. In recent times, gardening by Moon phases has been getting popular with many people. This practice has actually been in existence for centuries, done by niche farmers and gardeners. Thanks to the Internet, the technique of Moon gardening has received more exposure. Planting and ...

Raven Montmorency

Gardening by moon phases.

An African Painter Who Criticizes Beijing Through Artwork

Michael Soi is a painter from Kenya who is not happy with China’s involvement in Africa. He feels that the relationship is akin to neo-colonization. As an artist, Soi brings attention to this problem in the best way he can — through paintings. He has created about 100 such paintings on the theme as part ...

Jack Roberts

Michael Soi.

How the Great Physician Hua Tuo Treated Illness

Many great medical experts of ancient times were Taoists with high moral values. Their self-cultivation enabled them to attain supernatural powers. Famous physician Hua Tuo of the Three Kingdoms period was one such Taoist. His methods of treatment could be very unique at times, too. There was an official in the provinces who fell gravely ...

Helen London

Art of a Luthier: Creation of a Cello

The craftsmen who make and repair string instruments are called luthiers. Only those with artistic sensitivity and high technical expertise can do this job. A documentary by Xavier Vidal explores the art of a luthier and the creation of a cello. Art of a luthier creating a cello Lito Iglesias is disheartened by the fact ...

Raven Montmorency

Crafting a cello.

In Retrospect: Is Classical Music on the Decline?

Over the past decade, there has been a hue and cry that classical music is somehow dying. The rise of pop and other genres of music seems to have made such a great impact on people’s minds that they are said to be less interested in classical music. However, this is not entirely true. In ...

Raven Montmorency

A symphony orchestra.

Foods That May Help Reduce the Risk of Certain Cancers

The Chinese character for “cancer,” or “癌,” includes the characters for mouth, or “口,” and it indicates that diet and cancer are very closely linked to each other. In reality, many foods consumed in your daily life may help reduce your risk of developing certain cancers. These foods can help reduce the risk of certain cancers Corn ...

Raven Montmorency

Fruits and vegetables.

The Gulag Archipelago: An Expose of Soviet Communist Repression

The Gulag Archipelago: An Experiment in Literary Investigation is a book written by Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Published in 1973, it exposed the terrible conditions of Soviet Russia’s forced labor camp system that is popularly known as the gulag. The book ‘The Gulag Archipelago’ The Gulag Archipelago was published in three volumes. The first two ...

Armin Auctor

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's book ‘The Gulag Archipelago.’

3 Main Ways the Coronavirus Is Transmitted

On February 8, at a press conference on the epidemic prevention and control of the Shanghai Municipal Government, health and epidemic prevention experts said that currently there are three ways that coronavirus transmission takes place: aerosol transmission, direct transmission, and contact transmission. 3 ways coronavirus is transmitted 1. Aerosol transmission Aerosol refers to fine solid ...

Helen London

Two women wearing face masks.

Movie Review: ‘Parasite’

When the South Korean movie Parasite won the Best Picture award at the recent Oscars, many people were shocked. This was the first time in history that a non-English movie won the prestigious award. The movie received four awards in total. Made with a budget of approximately US$11.4 million, the movie has gone on to ...

Armin Auctor

The Park family in the movie 'Parasite.'