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The Kerala Story Movie Review
STORY: 'The Kerala Story' portrays the stories of three little kids from different locales of Kerala, with the essential spotlight on the account of Shalini, who is snatched and in this way changed over completely to Islam. Shalini is then radicalized. what's more, constrained to join ISIS as a psychological oppressor.
By Bishnu Kumar 3 years ago in Education
"The Importance of Regular Exercise for a Healthy Mind and Body"
Physical exercise is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. While most people understand that exercise is necessary for maintaining a healthy body, many may not be aware of the significant benefits it offers for mental health as well. Exercise has been shown to be an effective tool for reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, while also improving cognitive function and overall mood. In this blog, we will delve into the importance of regular exercise for a healthy mind and body.
By Tejas Arya3 years ago in Education
How Uncertainty Can Impair Our Ability to Make Rational Decisions
We make decisions every day, many of which are so straightforward that we hardly notice we are making them. But we tend to struggle when faced with decisions that have uncertain outcomes, such as during the pandemic. Cognitive scientists have long been interested in understanding how people make such uncertain decisions. Now our research, published in November 2021 in the journal JAMA Network Open, gives a clue.
By BURN BRIGHT3 years ago in Education
How Designers Engineer Luck Into Video Games
On Sept. 16, 2007, a Japanese YouTuber who goes by the handle “Computing Aesthetic” uploaded a forty-eight-second-long video with the deafening title, “ULTRA MEGA SUPER LUCKY SHOT.” The video shows a high-scoring shot in Peggle, a vastly popular video game, loosely based on Japanese pachinko machines, in which a ball bearing clatters down the screen, accruing points as it bounces through a crowd of candy-colored pegs, which disappear shortly after being touched; more bounces, more points. Although Peggle involves some skill—before firing the ball, the player must carefully aim the launcher that dangles at the top of the screen—you are principally at the mercy of the luck of the bounce. In Computing Aesthetic’s footage, the points pile up as the ball bounces fortuitously between pegs. To underscore the seemingly miraculous shot, Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” blares euphorically until, in the video’s final moments, the ball bearing sinks into the bucket at the base of the screen and the words “FEVER SCORE” flash onscreen. The description on the video, which has been watched nearly a quarter of a million times, reads, “I couldn’t balieve this when it happened!!!!!!!!!”
By BURN BRIGHT3 years ago in Education
Get Back on Track: 7 Strategies to Help You Bounce Back After Slipping Up
We’ve all been there… You follow your diet religiously for a week and then break it with a weekend binge. You commit to working out more, hit the gym for two days, and then struggle to get off the couch after a long day of work. You set a vision for your career and get excited by the possibilities, only to get dragged down in everyday responsibilities and not return to your dream until months later.
By BURN BRIGHT3 years ago in Education
Chess: How to Spot a Potential Cheat
A few years ago, the chess website Chess.com temporarily banned US grandmaster Hans Niemann for playing chess moves online that the site suspected had been suggested to him by a computer program. It had reportedly previously banned his mentor Maxim Dlugy.
By BURN BRIGHT3 years ago in Education
How to Chase Your Dreams and Reinvent Yourself
In 1965, a young man named Tom graduated from college with a degree in English. Soon after, Tom took a job with an insurance company in Connecticut. After working there for seven years, he transitioned to a new role in the industry and started working for an insurance agency. He worked at that insurance agency for the next eight years.
By BURN BRIGHT3 years ago in Education
The Pitfalls of the Pursuit of Happiness
In many cultures around the world, happiness is generally considered to be a positive emotion. But is the pursuit of happiness and “feeling happy” a good thing? Clinical psychologist June Gruber, social psychologist Iris B. Mauss, and researcher Maya Tamir looked into answering a related question: might happiness be dysfunctional at times? The short answer is: it depends.
By BURN BRIGHT3 years ago in Education
Why the future of restaurants runs through the grocery store
It’s Friday night and, judging from the dejected slump of a quartet of would-be diners outside of the legendary Una Pizza Napoletana on the Lower East Side, there are no tables to be had. Around the corner, a similar scene plays out at Nom Wah, the century-old dim sum restaurant on the bend of a crooked street in Chinatown. A few blocks north, at the Momofuku Noodle Bar, the hungry gaze at the eating through a plate glass window. Everything everywhere is booked all at once.
By BURN BRIGHT3 years ago in Education
