Philanthropy etymologically means “the love of humanity”, in the sense of “what it is to be human”, the essence of our humanity. In modern practical terms, it is “private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of life” – balancing the social-scientific aspect emphasized in the twentieth century, with the long-traditional and original humanistic core of the word’s ancient coinage. …

Whenever an individual or a group of individuals overtly convey to another individual or group their affection frequently, consistently and profusely, then the former is said to be love bombing the latter. There is a controversy on whether this indicates real affection. It is said to be practised by members of many religious organisations. Critics of the cults feel that …

With a ranking of 0.968, Iceland had the highest Human Development Index (HDI) ranking in 2007. The HDI ranking takes into consideration a country’s life expectancy, literacy, educational attainment and GDP per capita. Currently though, Iceland’s top-ranking status is rather ironic, considering the global financial crisis has almost wiped out its economy and the country is virtually bankrupt.

An heirloom plant, heirloom variety, or (in the UK) heirloom vegetable is an open-pollinated cultivar that was grown during earlier periods in human history, but not used in modern agriculture. The trend of growing heirloom plants in gardens has been growing in popularity in the Us and Europe over the last decade. This is called heirloom gardening. Some examples are …

Crop milk is a secretion from the lining of the crop of parent birds that is regurgitated to young birds. They are found among all pigeons and doves where they are referred to as pigeon milk. Crop milk is also produced by flamingos and some penguins. Crop milk bears little resemblance to mammalian milk, being a semi-solid substance somewhat like …

It is interesting to note that the festival of Holi is significant for our lives and body in many other ways than providing joy and fun. We also need to thank our forefathers who started the trend of celebrating Holi at such a scientifically accurate time. And, also for incorporating so much fun in the festival. As Holi comes at …

The Chinese practice of extracting bile from captive bears for use in traditional medicinal products is called bile farming. Many animal welfare groups decry this as inhumane. Bear bile has been prized in the traditional Chinese medicine community for thousands of years. It�s got a reputation as being a sort of wonder drug, and its active ingredient, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), …

Barcode art is created using the personalized data of a human being. When an individual’s gender, weight, height, age and location are entered, a barcode is formed using real-world data. This barcode can then be printed, mapped, scanned, even depicted on a T-shirt or a coffee mug. Scanning this barcode projects the user’s brand of humour. The calculation of an …

Anthropophagy means cannibalism – the practice of human beings eating other human beings. The word is a combination of Greek words: anthropos meaning human being, and phagein meaning to eat. Cannibalism might involve eating other humans after killing them intentionally or eating body parts of those whose death has occurred due to other causes. The practice of eating humans of …