Week 34, 2020
How hot can the hottest place on Earth get?
Mosquitoes in Mosquito City and
How does a car actually turn?
When I set-up maktheway, one of the steps I took was to follow other bloggers. Tim Ferris, Victor Cheng, Brain pickings, Wait but Why, Ariana Huffington, Chartr, Bill Gates, and the list goes on.
Although all the blogs are unique, one commonality they shared was a consistent weekly post about what augmented their curiosity.
And I thought, why not me as well?
Every week you will receive a 10-minute read that summarises all the questions and answers that piqued my curiosity. And also, by focussing on a different set of themes every week, each curiosity box is diversity assured.
(links to the sources of information are also enclosed)
Well, go on and open one.
How hot can the hottest place on Earth get?
Mosquitoes in Mosquito City and
How does a car actually turn?
– What is a fuel that helps spread fake news?
– Why and how – Belly button lint
– Do we have a new zodiac sign?
– What have I missed about Lebanon?
– Like books, can journals also be judged?
– What else do animals use if they have poor sight?
Why is lockdown affecting sleep patterns?
Do you burn more calories when you exercise in a hotter climate?
How far do the roots of Voodoo go?
This week’s Curiosity Box has Can you juxtapose Pulitzer Prize winners with other books? What is the story behind a fairy tale? How and why do space agencies track Asteroids and Comets? 1. Pulitzer prize winners vs the rest: Last week, a simple analysis revealed that a book that hasContinue Reading
Does the number of pages matter and motivate one to read more books?
Of all the things pandas could have chosen, they chose…
How expensive is it to change the name of a city?
– What happens under the hood when you click a link?
– A simple hack to get rid of the fishy smell
– What will I have to do to restart my Pokémon journey
How do big foods infiltrate our lives? You can’t beat a tortoise in a race 1. Big Foods infiltrate and make you go umami My mini research has shown two strategies that big food corporations use to make sure their products infiltrate our lives. The first is to make sureContinue Reading
How big is big food?
The story of a cup of coffee
What is happening in Yemen?
How has suicide, a mental epidemic, been spreading across the world?
Who was Pythagoras?
If you want to excel as a cricket batsman, where should you go?