On May 29, 1953, at 11:30 a.m., Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first confirmed climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain (about 29,035 feet), during a British expedition after a harsh night at extreme altitude. News spread worldwide on the coronation day of Queen Elizabeth II. Located in the Great Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Tibet, the mountain locally called Chomo-Lungma(“Mother Goddess of the Land”) and also named aft

Older than the Roman Empire, Taller than the Statue of Liberty, As heavy as seven blue whales, Meet the General Sherman the largest tree on Earth by volume. Hidden within Sequoia National Park, California, US is a giant sequoia not just big; it is ancient beyond imagination. Scientists estimate it to be between 2,200 and 2,700 years old. When this tree first began growing, ancient civilizations were still shaping the foundations of philosophy, politics, and architecture. Enti

We like to believe we see the world as it truly is. That our perceptions, thoughts, and experiences are reliable windows into reality. But philosophy quietly interrupts this confidence with a haunting idea called the egocentric predicament. The term “egocentric predicament” means being trapped (predicament) in your own perspective (egocentric), unable to fully see reality outside your mind. It suggests that no matter how curious, rational, or open-minded we are, we can never