Disease X: Is It the Wuhan Coronavirus?

The terrible thing about the outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan is that for humans, it has all too many unknowns and uncertainties, such as pathogens, routes of transmission, incubation period, and possibilities of cure. The transmission path of the Wuhan coronavirus covers the transmission route of several other infectious diseases, namely contact infection, digestive tract ...

Michael Segarty

Taking a patient's temperature.

Artist Ben Li and His Views on Hong Kong

Ben Li is a Chinese artist who graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing. He majored in sculpture and currently works both as an artist and as a teacher. Ben Li specializes in figure sculpture, portrait sculpture, pottery, and public art installations. He often works with materials like stone and wood. In addition ...

Max Lu

Artist Ben Li.

Amazing Quotes About Character and Life by Greeks and Laozi

People often have a mistaken notion that intelligence is something modern and that the ancients were not as wise as we are now. If you harbor such beliefs, the following words of wisdom from ancient Greek thinkers and the Chinese philosopher Laozi about character and life should change your opinion. Greek quotes about character Heraclitus (535 ...

Emma Lu

The Greek philosopher Plato.

Organic Molecules Discovered, Consistent With Early Life on Mars

Organic compounds called thiophenes are found on Earth in coal, crude oil, and oddly enough, in white truffles, the mushroom beloved by epicureans and wild pigs. Thiophenes were also recently discovered on Mars, and Washington State University astrobiologist Dirk Schulze‑Makuch thinks the presence of organic molecules would be consistent with the presence of early life ...

Troy Oakes

Mars, the red planet.

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.

Smallest Homo Erectus Cranium in Africa and Diverse Stone Tools Found

An international research team, led by scientists from the U.S. and Spain, including a University of Michigan geologist, has discovered a nearly complete cranium of an early Homo erectus human ancestor. It is estimated to be about 1.5 million years old, and a partial cranium dated to about 1.26 million years ago, from the Gona ...

Troy Oakes

The DAN5 Homo erectus cranium.

Rich Man to Poor Man: An Inspiring Story From the Qing Dynasty

There is an ancient inspiring story about Wang Weng. Wang Wenjian was the greatest intellectual with the highest imperial examination marks during the Qing Dynasty. His ancestor, Wang Weng, was wealthy and did much for charity. Here is the story of Wang Weng. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a famine occurred and ...

Helen London

The city of Qingyuan on the river.

How to Prepare the Delicacy ‘Dragon’s Beard Candy’

Dragon’s beard candy is a popular Chinese dish that is similar to cotton candy. However, while cotton candy tends to be fluffy and huge, dragon’s beard candy is thin and small. Since ancient times, preparing this candy has been considered an art form. Dragon’s beard candy Several myths exist as to how dragon’s beard candy ...

Raven Montmorency

Dragon's beard candy.

What Happens During Ragnarok: The Norse End Times

Fans of Marvel films will be familiar with the word “Ragnarok.” Ragnarok basically refers to the final apocalypse in viking Norse mythology, much like the “End Times” prophesied in the Bible. Ragnarok “The word ‘Ragnarok’ comes from Old Norse Ragnarok, ‘Fate of the Gods.’ In an apparent play on words, some pieces of Old Norse ...

Armin Auctor

Norse mythology's Ragnarok.