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 “It's the gradual, slight, imperceptible change in your own behaviour and perception that is the product.” -Jaron Lanier The imbalance of power experienced during the period of classical colonialism, when there was a massive expansion of power through the control of key assets, from trade routes to oceans, railway stations and roads to precious metals is in no way a distant memory among the powerless countries which were colonized by the imperial nations. During this period which can be traced back to have started in the 15th century, the imperial powers, pushed by political, economic and social motives, forcefully scrambled for and obtained territories from weak nations, exploiting their human and natural resources to obtain cheap labour, raw materials for their industries and markets for their manufactured goods. The good news is, the era of classical colonialism ended back in the 20th century when the colonies gained their independence, but a new form of colonialism is emerging...

  Understand STEM. We all know stem as part of a plant/tree. The part that connects the leaves to the roots. That’s the stem we are used to, the stem that we all know. Many may wonder am I about to elaborate a tree or a plant part by mentioning stem.  However, that’s not nearly what I intend to bring to you in this fascinating knowledgebank blog. Although to be honest, wearing my gums as a botanist, that plant stem we all know, describing about it scientifically can be really interesting trust me, but still that’s not what I wish to narrate to you all today. STEM is a short abbreviation of the words Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The four letters that make STEM word are derived from the first letters of these words. This STEM acronym was introduced in 2001 by scientific administrators at the U.S National Science Foundation (NSF). The organization previously used the acronym SMET when referred to the career field in those disciplines or a curriculum that inte...

For the long time that I have been experiencing the change in all aspects of life even cultural, I also experience the change of technology time to time. Actually technology has been advancing to simplify activities done in the world. Do people change with the technology changes or we all somewhere observing technological changes but we never change? More than 3 billion people around the world using social media every month. Social media has taken the large part to influence people move with the technology, since it started, it has been a essential piece of our business marketing strategy, connect people with their customers. It allows people to reach others logically, regionally, nationally and even internationally. For social media having many users, does it mean people move with technology in other areas too? Technology has been introduced in many sectors, but do people apply them too? Do they have influence as social media has to people? Technology is an assemblage of practices and...

Being bullied can leave you feeling helpless, humiliated, depressed, or even suicidal. But there are ways to protect yourself and deal with a bully. During this time of pandemic, many people have been using using social medias. You can be harmed in anyway and get hurt. What is bullying? Bullying is repeated aggressive behavior that can be physical, verbal, or relational, in person or online. You may live in constant fear of where and when the bully will strike next, what they’ll do, and how far they’ll go. It can be physical, verbal and relationship bullying. Boys frequently bully using physical threats and actions, while girls are more likely to engage in verbal or relationship bullying. But no type of bullying should ever be tolerated. What is cyberbullying ? Technology means that bullying is no longer limited to schoolyards or street corners. Cyberbullying can occur anywhere, even at home, via smartphones, emails, texts, and social media, 24 hours a day, with potenti...

Technology during a pandemic. Experiencing people participating in gatherings like social events, markets and even in political events was normal in the world. It made people feel that they were together physically. Students in schools especially in developing countries where technology is still not so much in use in schools were attending school to study. Before pandemic, many people in developing countries were not utilizing and investing in technology. It was just heard "poor science and technology" in our ears. Few of them saw opportunities and decided to utilize them. The pandemic lead to physically stop of some social, political and economic activities. The businesses, meetings and crowded places are now scaring, very scaring because they lead to high spread of the corona virus. Students are now at home, no more gatherings! People are now adopting to a new world. Apart from other matters that pandemic reminds us, the corona virus helps to demonstrates t...