Quote of the day by Michael Faraday: ‘There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right’ and how blind certainty is human nature’s most dangerous trap

‘There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right’ A room full of clever people falls silent when someone speaks with total confidence. Doubt creates space for discussion, compromise, and checking the facts. Absolute certainty does the exact opposite. It shuts down debate, ignores warning signs, and treats any disagreement as a…

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Quote of the day by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew: ‘I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course’

Quote of the day on leadership by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew. Lee Kuan Yew was known for his iron fist with which he founded the base of today’s Singapore. He was revered for his leadership and this is one of his most memorable leadership quotes, where he said leaders are not manufactured in…

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Quote of the day by John Cena: ‘By the time I was 15 and I stepped in the high school gym…’ and how a bullied kid changed his life forever

‘By the time I was 15 and I stepped in the high school gym, I was just stronger than everybody’ A teenager stands in front of a bathroom mirror, wearing baggy clothes for one main reason: to hide from bullies. Long before the bright stadium lights, movie success, or world championship belts, there was a…

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Quote of the day on discretion and self-preservation: ‘It’s good to know the truth and speak it. But it is even better to know the truth and speak of palm tree’

Quote of the day on self-preservation. Knowledge is power. But sometimes this power is best hidden for self-preservation. The quote of the day advises us to keep our mouths shut when we have information that can pose a threat to us. This old quote is not attributed to anyone in particular, but it is said…

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Indian students in Canada denied of post-graduation work permit start hunger strike: ‘We studied here, we deserve to work here’

Indian students in Canada who have been denied of work permit start a hunger strike. A few Indian students of Portage College in Calgary, Canada, started a hunger strike as part of their ongoing protest against Canada Immigration’s decision to deny them a post-graduation work permit. They said they waited for some positive outcome as…

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In the 1980s, Scotland planted commercial trees across parts of a 9,000-year-old peatland; decades later, conservationists are removing them to protect wildlife and keep its stored carbon in the ground

A Common Greenshank stood on the edge of a pool of water. In the 1980s, Scotland planted commercial trees across parts of a 9,000-year-old peatland; decades later, conservationists are removing them to protect wildlife and keep its stored carbon in the ground.The massive project centers on the Flow Country, a vast area of wet bog…

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Big Bear bald eagle Jackie’s health update: Lead poisoning ruled out, bright and strong but critical after life-saving blood transfusion

Jackie was critically injured after a fight. Her partner Shadow gave her blood. The Ojai Raptor Center said Jackie did not suffer lead poisoning, as millions have been waiting for a health update on the beloved bald eagle who is also one of the internet-famous Big Bear Valley Bald Eagles. Jackie and her mate Shadow…

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Duchy: Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England’s last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,250 young trees have already been planted

Dartmoor Nature Alliance launch their rainforests campaign at Black-a-Tor copse on Dartmoor national park (Photograph: Fern Leigh Albert) Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England’s last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,200 young trees have already been planted at one site alone as part of wider expansion efforts.According to a report by…

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