Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The technology we use today is something of a marvel. We have state-of-the-art cellphones, laptops, AirPods, speakers, gaming systems, and just about everything else under the sun. But not so many decades in the past, technology looked a lot different. If you’re a baby boomer, you will likely recognize some of the following images. Although…

The Statler Brothers Show was one of the most famous shows on The Nashville Network (a country-music-oriented cable network that eventually was folded into Paramount in 2018). It aired every Saturday night and it featured the incredibly talented Statler Brothers. This group, which were not actually brothers, started by backing up Johnny Cash from 1964…

The likelihood of conceiving twins increased 72% between 1980 and 2018, but they are still quite rare. Around 33 out of every 1,000 births are twins. How probable is the existence of identical twins? There are roughly three or four sets of identical twins for every 1,000 births. Once more, not all that common. Savannah…

Michael Douglas, aged 79, shared a poignant and somber message on Instagram amidst a solar eclipse, reflecting on the beauty of the world and the sadness of its treatment. He emotionally conveyed, “Reminding us how beautiful this world is or how sad our planet is for how we are treating it.” His plea for peace…