gentleshaid (@gentleshaid) - STEMGeeks

gentleshaid

Nigeria

Writer | Curator | Minimalist

about 1 month ago

Global Warming and the Politics of Convenience Global warming is not entirely a bad thing. In fact, without it, the Earth might have remained locked in an ice age, making much of today’s civilization impossible. The warming…

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about 1 month ago

When Vaccines Don’t Seem to Work: My Measles Experience I have listened to and read about several arguments against vaccines. Initially, I thought many of these arguments were simply dumb and reeked of a lack of education. With time…

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about 2 months ago

Young Blood, Old Questions: What the Science Really Says About Ageing I first saw the headline on Sky News: Drinking young blood could prevent age-related diseases, study reveals. Even though the article date 2018, it hit me like a

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47.343 STEM

2 months ago

Something Must Kill a Man Something must kill a man. The above phrase is a popular joke in Nigerian societies, and perhaps beyond. It is usually pronounced out of frustration against several lifestyle…

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44.183 STEM

4 months ago

Much Ado about the Male Birth Control Pill So you’re telling me that a male birth control pill was created but canceled due to side effects… The same ones women deal with??????? It was this short, sharp, and…

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40.607 STEM

4 months ago

I found the key to solving stomach ulcer problems I don’t know much about medical statistics. I can, however, confidently say that stomach ulcers are one of the most common ailments in the society I live in. I may not be able to…

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35.443 STEM

4 months ago

My Unexpected Encounter with Cupping Therapy The first time I heard about cupping as a form of therapy, I dismissed it almost instinctively. I filed it away in the same mental folder as acupuncture and other traditional…

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26.131 STEM

5 months ago

A New Dawn for Baldness Hair loss is one of those things people joke about until it becomes their own story. I remember the first time I noticed a tiny clearing forming at the top of a friend’s head…

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72.424 STEM

9 months ago

Why Don’t Orcas and Wolves Attack Humans? I remember watching a viral video a few months ago. It was one of those jaw-dropping nature clips that leave you questioning everything you thought you knew. A paddleboarder was…

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89.714 STEM

10 months ago

Why Nigeria Must Stop Taking Maternal Care for Granted Two days ago, I found myself reliving a trauma I thought I had buried deep in the folds of time. It wasn’t my wife this time, I lost her years ago to complications during a…

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