True Intelligence: Metacognition Shariq Ali Valueversity A teacher once asked his student:“What happens when you become angry?”The student replied,“I react immediately, and later I think that I should not have done that.” The teacher smiled and said,“True intelligence is not… Read More »True Intelligence: Metacognition
Socrates and Democracy Shariq AliValueversity In a public square of ancient Athens, people had gathered around. Socrates was asking questions in his usual thoughtful manner. Looking at the crowd, he posed a curious question:“Suppose in an election there are two… Read More »Socrates and Democracy
A Priest Who Saw the Universe ExpandingThe Story of Georges Lemaître and the Big Bang Shariq AliValueversity In history, there was a man who led prayers in church and at night solved mathematical equations about the vastness of the sky.… Read More »A Priest Who Saw the Universe Expanding
Space and the Human Body Shariq AliValueversity Consider a situation for a moment: two identical twin brothers — the same DNA, the same upbringing, the same environment. Now imagine that one brother remains on Earth while the other spends an… Read More »Space and the Human Body
Who Is Truly Educated? From Thought to Industry Shariq AliValueversity According to the renowned British philosopher John Locke, the true purpose of education is not merely to accumulate information, but to cultivate the ability to think. He emphasized that education… Read More »Who Is Truly Educated? From Thought to Industry
No Compromise Shariq AliValueversity Whatever the circumstances may be, there can be no compromise on this conviction. The conviction that human beings are fundamentally one. Differences of colour, race, religion, language, culture, and economic status are realities of our world,… Read More »No Compromise
Alexander FlemingThe Story of Penicillin Shariq AliValueversity On an ordinary morning in 1928, the laboratory at St. Mary’s Hospital in London presented a routine scene. When the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming returned from his holidays, he noticed that one of… Read More »Alexander Fleming: The Story of Penicillin
The Cartographer of the BrainWilder Penfield Shariq AliValueversity Born in the late nineteenth century, a Canadian neurosurgeon sought to understand where our thoughts, memories, and emotions reside within the brain. His name was Wilder Penfield.While treating patients with epilepsy, he… Read More »The Cartographer of the BrainWilder Penfield
A Simple Idea That Saved Millions of Lives Shariq AliValueversity In the 1840s, a strange tragedy had become a routine occurrence at the Vienna General Hospital. Many women admitted to the maternity ward would develop a high fever and die… Read More »A Simple Idea That Saved Millions of Lives
Olmec Civilization — A Silent Story Carved in Stone Shariq AliValueversity In the dense forest of human history, some civilizations do not speak loudly, yet they leave a profound mark. The Olmec civilization is one of them. Flourishing in present-day… Read More »Olmec Civilization — A Silent Story Carved in Stone