image credit The official story of the Syrian War perpetuated by the media is that brave rebels in Syria are uprising against the brutal dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad, who in response has stricken once

image credit Following my previous post, this post answers some questions on air humidity. If the air temperature was 32 °C with relative humidity of 60% in the afternoon, would it feel more uncomfortable

image credit The air around us contains some amount of water vapor. This is what we call “humidity”. As it turns out, there are many misconceptions about air humidity! So how can we measure humidity in

In the business world, there are countless persuasion techniques one can employ to sell their products or services. However, the single most important concept to realize is that people buy something only

Electronegativity is a chemical property describing the tendency of an atom to attract electrons and bind with them. In basic words, it is basically measuring how strongly a particular atom attracts electrons.

image credit On a winter night a few years ago, as I was walking across the coastline to get home after work, I noticed that one of the stars, shining southeast and right above the sea, was lower in the

image credit Today’s article will feature something more lightweight and fun… hair color! I’m sure most of you ladies (and some guys too!) have been experimenting with different hair dyes. Sometimes the

image credit There is an ongoing issue with diagnosing thyroid problems through lab panels, that only very recently has been addressed. Diagnosing tests prescribed by most doctors are incomplete and often

image credit This post focuses on the difficulties associated with the diagnosis of the autoimmune condition Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and offers useful information and suggestions on how to interpret

image credit Not as often as one thinks, it turns out. Assuming that “anxiety” refers to purely psychological distress due to external factors that affect one’s life, it is given a lot of undeserved credit

In this post we will see what happens to atoms that gain or lose electrons, as well as why we need different amounts of energy to remove electrons from atoms of different elements. Anions and cations Atoms

What are KPIs and what are they used for? Each business has its own unique objectives, defined by its specific characteristics such as industry sector, way of operations, contributing staff, etc. A Key

Everything you see around you, all the buildings, cars, animals, your own body and all the stars in the night sky, are all made by the 118 elements of the periodic table. How is that possible? These elements

This is the first and most important concept one needs to understand when they run a business: High sales do not mean that the business is actually profitable. Revenue, Gross Sales, Net Sales and Profit

Following the previous post about electron orbitals, today we will find out how to identify the valence electrons of elements by looking at a periodic table pattern. Pattern for the number of valence electrons

When it comes to succeeding in business, there are two main factors to take into consideration. The first factor is independent of your performance and consists of luck, good timing, randomness, entropy.

Today’s post will present a concept which is rather abstract and somewhat complicated. However, keep reading! Learning about electron orbitals and their relationship to the periodic table will help you

image credit Modern education is seriously outdated. A system that actually served a purpose about a hundred years ago, is now slowing us down instead of boosting us up. Our educational system fails to

When studying chemistry, people often start by memorizing the names of chemical elements and compounds or learning how to balance chemical equations. However, all this feels very abstract and nonsensical

How much do protons, neutrons and electrons weigh? Protons and neutrons weigh 1 atomic mass unit each. An atomic mass unit (amu) is a tiny fraction of a gram. This is about 1.66 x 10-24 gram, a reaaally