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gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-06-26 11:49
The smell of death
A few years ago, I stumbled upon one of those stories that makes you pause and say, "Nah... this can't be real." It was about a Scottish woman named Joy Milne. For years, she insisted that her
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StemSocial
2026-05-22 08:04
The Mushroom Test: How Our Ancestors Practiced Science Without Knowing It
One of the topics I enjoy teaching students the most is the scientific method. There is something deeply satisfying about explaining the process of observation, hypothesis formulation, experimentation,
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gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-05-17 20:37
The Elephant in the Room: Alcohol and Its Illusions
I was around 18 years old when I had my first alcoholic drink. It was freshly tapped palm wine. You could drink gallons of it without wanting to stop, at least until the alcohol kicked in and you suddenly
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-05-14 16:16
Good Health? Eating less may be what you need
Food is life, no doubt about that. Without food, no human being can survive beyond a couple of days, with the highest recorded survival period being around 21 days. As long as an organism is alive, it
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-05-10 17:16
Lamarckism and the Human Brain
I love telling a particular joke to my students whenever I'm advising them to study adequately. The joke revolves around the law of use and disuse of organs according to Jean Lamarck. Some like to call
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-03-26 11:48
Global Warming and the Politics of Convenience
Global warming is not entirely a bad thing. In fact, without it, the Earth might have remained locked in an ice age, making much of today’s civilization impossible. The warming effect caused by greenhouse
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Motherhood
2026-03-23 10:11
When Vaccines Don’t Seem to Work: My Measles Experience
I have listened to and read about several arguments against vaccines. Initially, I thought many of these arguments were simply dumb and reeked of a lack of education. With time, however, I started seeing
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Homesteading
2026-03-21 19:55
Meet Jane and Johanna
It is one thing to have a natural penchant for something, and another to be doing something for economic gain. It is, however, possible for one's passion to be economically beneficial. Such is my case
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-03-03 14:49
Young Blood, Old Questions: What the Science Really Says About Ageing
I first saw the headline on Sky News: Drinking young blood could prevent age-related diseases, study reveals. Even though the article date 2018, it hit me like a fresh one out of the laboratory. On a normal
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-02-26 08:55
Something Must Kill a Man
Something must kill a man. The above phrase is a popular joke in Nigerian societies, and perhaps beyond. It is usually pronounced out of frustration against several lifestyle restrictions recommended for
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-02-15 17:24
Writing used to be so cool
Reflecting on How Writing Has Changed Writing used to be so much fun back in 2017, when I first joined this community. In those days, I practically ate and breathed this space. I can vividly remember the
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-01-12 19:13
Much Ado about the Male Birth Control Pill
So you’re telling me that a male birth control pill was created but canceled due to side effects… The same ones women deal with??????? It was this short, sharp, and soaked-in-frustration x post that pushed
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2026-01-08 18:32
I found the key to solving stomach ulcer problems
I don’t know much about medical statistics. I can, however, confidently say that stomach ulcers are one of the most common ailments in the society I live in. I may not be able to say the same for other
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2025-12-30 19:49
My Unexpected Encounter with Cupping Therapy
The first time I heard about cupping as a form of therapy, I dismissed it almost instinctively. I filed it away in the same mental folder as acupuncture and other traditional Chinese practices. At the
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2025-12-07 18:24
A New Dawn for Baldness
Hair loss is one of those things people joke about until it becomes their own story. I remember the first time I noticed a tiny clearing forming at the top of a friend’s head during a sunny hangout. He
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2025-12-04 12:52
The Quiet Evolution of Animal Diets
It’s not every day you come across a real-life twist that challenges what we were taught in biology classes. We grew up with clean, well-boxed definitions: living organisms fall neatly into two major feeding
gentleshaid
Hive Naija
2025-11-30 16:29
The Evolution of Writing
Evolution refers to the gradual changes that occur in living organisms as their bodies adjust to shifts in their environment. In biology, this happens through natural selection. Organisms adapt, survive,
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Hive Naija
2025-11-22 18:30
When the Sun Disappears: Demystifying Barrow’s 60-Day Night
I live in a part of the world where the dance between day and night rarely gets dramatic. Here, the sun and darkness share the 24-hour stage almost evenly, like two partners who have mastered the art of
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2025-11-18 14:45
Drug-Resistant Malaria: A New Sheriff in Town?
For years, fever in children has been a familiar, almost predictable visitor in many homes. I had navigated that terrain several times with my boys, guiding their bodies back to balance whenever their
gentleshaid
StemSocial
2025-11-15 19:47
Supporting Homeostasis: Interventions that save lives
Since I became a parent, I rarely feared when my boys were sick. I knew that fevers, sniffles, and coughs were part of life, and that their tiny bodies had remarkable systems to restore balance, what
