Have you ever thought about why we count to 10 instead of 8, 9, 11 or better still 12? The decimal counting system (or base 10) feels intuitive and logical, but is there something better out there? You

Regular physical activity and exercise are of paramount importance for the proper development of every child, but getting enough exercise has been a problem for the youth for a long time now. And it's

Reaching a milestone is always pleasant, but I can't help but wonder how valuable a thousand followers actually are. But first let me thank you all! Source I really appreciate the fact that I got to this

Periodical cicadas (or Magicicada) are a genus of insects that live in the eastern parts of North America. What makes them particularly interesting are their long finely-tuned lifecycles. Periodical cicadas

I stated 2018 by challenging myself to post every day during the month of January. Since I try make sure my posts have at least a bit of value to the platform, posting daily was quite grueling and

Here's the riddle: you have a room full of people and you want to find two people who share a birthday. The question is how many people do you need to get in there so you would have at least a 50% chance

Teaching is hard. It's so hard we sometimes tend to forget about the simplest things. But they are often the most effective... Source Doing something over and over again and getting better and better at

Life would be so much easier if it was like a formulaic blockbuster movie. It would be so easy if you knew if someone is the villain or the good guy the second you met them. But life and people are never

Looks like an ordinary passenger plane, but if you look into its story, the plane on the picture below is pretty special. Source That's because it's part of the feet of an airline that's kind of secret.

TL;DR: If you want stability and/or growth, making drastic changes is not the way to achieve it. What's the problem that supposedly needs fixing? SBD was designed to be a stable asset that would always

While photosynthesis is usually not associated with the animal kingdom, there are a few animals out there who can produce food for themselves by harnessing the power of sunlight directly. While for some

Signing contracts is virtually inevitable for any adult in the modern world. You want a job - you sign a contract. You start a business - contracts everywhere. You rent a place - contract! You buy a place

The AI-Powered Art Contest got some really nice entries, but unfortunately there were some serious technical problems that surely precluded many people from participating properly. The AI-powered tool

In a recent post I promised to talk about how the Steem blockchain could be a great place for business that are looking for a way to advertise their brands. I was actually hesitant a bit about sharing

Everybody is familiar with the six-sided die with values from one to six on its faces, but what would happen if we start mixing it up a bit? If we play with the numbers, we can come up with all kinds of

Let's imagine a few hypothetical situations and think about who is the victim, the guilty party and what the crimes might be. The imaginary situations have the common element of the supposed victim having

I recently discovered something I thought was impossible - getting more than 5 tags on your post on the steem blockchain. But it seems this is not the case and this is actually something that you can do

What is the correct way to refer to this platform and community? I used to say "steemit" and I've made a number of promo videos saying "steemit", but is it really the right way? Obviously,

First of all, I have to say "Wow!", the participation in this contest was really off the charts, at least by my standards! Btw I'm currently running a new contest you should try your hand at!

I was not nominated for this one, but I decided Tuesday is a nice day for a personal post and I'm going for it anyway. Five little known facts about me... 1. I used to be a teacher (for a while) I was