Richchik Bardhan
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A MBBS student,Love to read and write about science facts and sometimes sci-fic too because Some sci-fic can later be proven into facts someday.....
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THE HIMBA PEOPLE
The Himba people are indigenous, semi-nomadic people who mostly reside in the Kunene Region of northern Namibia. The tribe has an estimated population of around 50,000 and mostly subsists on livestock farming, particularly breeding sheep and goats, though they also grow crops like millet and maize. These herders live very simple lives, far different from the modern lifestyles of those who live in urban cities. The tribe is comprised of smaller family communities, and members of these family villages dwell in circular wooden huts that were built to surround an “okuruwo”—a sacred fire the Himba people believe allows them to connect with the spirits of their ancestors. These homesteads also have specially built enclosures they refer to as “kraal,” in which they rear their cattle.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Journal
LIFE AFTER DEATH
Hey guys, death is often considered the final frontier. Maybe not—there's really no way to avoid the one destination that all life has to reach. No matter how hard one tries to hold on to things like cars, houses, money, or even our bodies, death, to some degree, lurks and haunts us. Because death is the ultimate mystery, we always wonder what it really is and if there's some form of life even after death. It's really hard for me to fully comprehend. To understand that when you're dead, that's it—blackness, no more warmth, no more food—can be challenging. That's why so many people throughout the ages have tried to find answers about what death really is and if there's more life beyond it.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Humans
LIFE ON MARS
In life, it's not just a person, place, or thing; it's an occurrence where a bunch of events, all happening in a sequence, cause and effect, lead to results. Life, whether we want to admit it or not, is elusive. No matter how hard we try to pin it down, it escapes us in so many ways. Yet, as human beings, we still try to study it, hoping that if we capture different aspects of it, we will finally understand what life is and, by doing so, what life really means. This has been humanity's pursuit for as long as we have been conscious of ourselves as truly sentient beings.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Fiction
BERMUNDA TRIANGLE OF SPACE
I think you are all probably aware of and even intrigued by the North Atlantic Ocean's legendary Bermuda Triangle, which is supposedly the cause of many aircraft and ship disappearances under mysterious circumstances. But did you know that space also has its own bizarre Bermuda Triangle, nicknamed the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA)? To understand this anomaly, the first thing you need to know, which is pretty obvious, is that outer space is not one of the friendliest zones. It is a new day with many familiar and often unfamiliar threats, such as harsh cosmic rays. These cosmic rays are comprised of high-energy particles that are powerful enough to wreak havoc on living beings and electronic devices.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Futurism
A CURSED DOLL
I don’t really have any phobias or debilitating fears, but there are things in this world I’m not really comfortable with. For example, sharks while I'm swimming in the ocean, scary movies, and dolls. Yes, dolls creep me out. I know that most people, especially kids, think of dolls as immensely lovable and huggable playthings. They're meant to comfort and entertain us, not scare the living bejeezus out of us! But personally, I think of them as mostly creepy and sometimes cursed. This is especially true for a particularly pee-inducing doll from Japan called the Okiku doll.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Horror
WHAT IS LOVE
Love is a fickle creature, and sometimes it can get away as quickly as we meet it. Many of us have tried so many things to keep a potential partner interested in us, especially when making an impression on the first date. Men would oftentimes execute something from a playbook or pull out a few pick-up lines so that they can corner their quarry. Women would use subtle body language and speak with subtlety to capture their mate with allure. Whatever the method, it is certain that we all have tried one or two of them at some point in our lives and witnessed ourselves fail, watching our date run for the hills because we came off either too strong or too creepy. Online, we consult websites and read articles from so-called experts on how to romantically capture that potential mate, but many of their methods seem to be so outrageous that pulling one off would be a miracle in itself. But hopeless romantics need not fret! In this story, we are going to talk about some of the ways you can easily make a person fall in love with you that are backed up by science!
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Humans
ZODIAC SIGNS
We all look to the stars when it comes to our fates and how we would want to know what’s in store for us, especially in finding the right partner. To many of us, zodiac signs eerily represent the broad strokes of our personalities, as well as the quirks that come with the signs we are born under. It brings a degree of childlike fascination to know just how seemingly accurate some descriptions of the signs can be and how they fit into the whole scheme of things involving our daily lives. Maybe it’s our basic need to be paired with the perfect partner that makes us keep searching for the right sign, or maybe it’s just pure fascination. Whatever our reason, at one point in our lives, we have been enamored by the stars and the signs. So, in this story, we are finding out which zodiac signs are the most compatible with each other!
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Humans
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
She blooms in full, and her beauty is only witnessed by the night sky. By dawn, she wilts even before the sun’s first kiss, with only her fragrant scent left as the ghost of her evening arrival. Known by many names, such as the Princess of the Night or the Queen of the Night, the Cereus cactus is a species of cactus whose flower only blooms at night, typically between the months of July and October. However, one class of Cereus—possibly coming from the species Epiphyllum oxypetalum—blooms one night a year, and enthusiasts of this species make it a point not to miss it. The blossom it produces on the night it blooms is described as being the size of a newborn infant’s head. By dawn, its pristine white petals wilt, and the flower dies, leaving only its strong, fragrant scent that is equally anticipated by many.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Earth
TEAR GAS
Picture this: You are walking down a long boulevard, arm-in-arm with other protesters, chanting, shouting expletives, and expressing your discontent with the day’s political or social concerns. You grow in number as you approach your rendezvous point, but halfway through your march, you are blocked by a wall of riot shields and heavily geared riot police to ensure that the protest does not go devastatingly awry. Unfortunately, things do not go as planned. Somehow, somewhere, someone started a ruckus, and everything begins to fall apart. What was intended as a peaceful demonstration turns into a riot. Law enforcers begin to move in to subdue the violence, and protesters start to defend themselves from potential harm and abuse. Like a silent missile being shot into the sky, a silver tin canister flies above everyone’s heads, with a thick, white plume of what seems to be smoke trailing from behind it. People begin to disperse as the canister lands, and the thick cloud of smoke-like vapor begins to spread and thicken. Panic ensues, and people run away from it; those who are unlucky have their senses bombarded with a stinging sensation that stabs the eyes and constricts the lungs and airways. It’s tear gas.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Lifehack
ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE
There's more to people than their physical appearance. This piece of wisdom is nothing new to all of us. We have been taught these truths since we were children, and since then, we have learned to automatically claim that we don't judge people solely on their looks. We already know very well that beauty is skin-deep and that what matters most is their personality and their actions—their inner beauty. In reality, however, it's hard to look past a person's looks. Consciously or not, we all have the tendency to assess the people we meet according to our subjective opinion of their level of attractiveness. While we don't always say it out loud, we immediately classify people as good-looking, average, or unattractive moments after we meet them. Even when we don't want to, beauty is an inescapable factor in human society. It doesn't have to dictate who we associate ourselves with and how we treat others, but the ugly truth is that we do find fault and flawlessness in the appearance of others—especially our own. Since our fascination with beauty is hardwired into our overall mechanism as human beings and as a society, one cannot help but think that there's a science behind all of this superficiality. And if that is the case, we also can't help but wonder what makes a person scientifically beautiful. Answering this question will be our primary objective in this story, and by the end of it, maybe you'll want to find out for yourself if you, in particular, are actually good-looking according to science.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Humans
FULL MOON NIGHT
The belief that the moon has the ability to make men mad has endured for many centuries. Mankind's belief in the power of the moon is so prevalent that the word "lunatic" actually originated from the Latin word "lunaticus," which translates to "moonstruck" or "of the moon." Greek philosophers like Aristotle also suggested that the human brain, which floats inside the skull, is very much like the tides of open waters, making the organ susceptible to the gravitational pull of the moon.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Horror
HOLDING BREATH UNDERWATER
Is it possible that humans could be like fish and survive underwater? Surprisingly, evidence has emerged showing that this aquatic fact is kind of true! We’re a way off from being able to breathe underwater like mermaids, but one tribe certainly knows what they’re doing when it comes to spending long periods in the briny deep. The Bajau people were first mentioned in the 16th century via the journal of pioneering Venetian explorer Antonio Pigafetta. They’re native to Indonesia, as well as the southern Philippines and Malaysia. The tribe relies on the water for their way of life, collecting meals from the sea bed. This means they spend an awful lot of time submerged in the wet stuff! In fact, diving is a full-time occupation for them. The Bajau reportedly devote 8 hours a day to going underwater with only a mask and a weight to keep themselves in position. But how come they can last below the surface for longer than the average person? The answer lies in human biology.
By Richchik Bardhanabout a year ago in Art
