Sound travels about 4 times faster through water than through air.

The cocktail party effect allows selective attention to specific sounds.

Your brain can store the equivalent of millions of gigabytes of information.

COINTELPRO was an FBI program aimed at monitoring and disrupting political organizations.

Fiber optic cables transmit data as pulses of light and can carry thousands of simultaneous communications.

The thalamus acts as the brain's relay station, routing sensory information to the appropriate cortical areas.

The availability heuristic makes people overestimate the likelihood of memorable events.

Social media's algorithmic feeds are optimized for engagement — which often means prioritizing emotionally charged content.

Tahini, a sesame seed paste, is richer in calcium than most dairy products.