Patrick Iwu
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Questions No One Knows the Answers to
On a typical school day, we spend countless hours learning answers to questions. But today, let's do the opposite and focus on the questions no one has the answers to—those that spark curiosity and wonder. As a child, I often pondered: What would it feel like to be a dog? Do fish or insects feel pain? Was the Big Bang an accident? Is there a God? If so, why do we assume it's a He? Why do innocent beings suffer? Is my future pre-written, or do I have free will? Who am I—just a biological machine? Why am I conscious, and what even is consciousness? Could robots one day be conscious too?.
By Patrick Iwuabout a year ago in Chapters
Yellowstone's Rising Ground: Signs of Eruption
You might have heard that Yellowstone National Park sits atop a massive super volcano, and this is what powers its famous geysers and hot springs. But it also means there's a vast magma chamber lurking beneath the surface. In 2015, researchers from the University of Utah discovered that this chamber is much larger than previously thought. They even identified a second magma reservoir beneath the first one. The larger the chambers, the more magma they can hold, and together, these two reservoirs store enough magma to fill the Grand Canyon—not once, but 11 times.
By Patrick Iwuabout a year ago in 01
