Chasing the Why

How Omar Khayyam gave us x The Person Who Discovered the Unknown: Omar Khayyam First of all, let me state this from the beginning: This article is not a detailed article about Omar Khayyam. In this article, only Omar Khayyam's contributions to mathematics and astronomy will be mentioned. So let's get to know the person who found the unknown. Who is Omar Khayyam? Omar Khayyam is a poet, writer, mat...

Why freshly mowed grass smells like panic What Makes the Smell of Freshly Cut Grass So Good? If you are one of those who like the smell of freshly cut grass, you are definitely not alone. The result of Dailymail's research with 2000 people in the UK shows that the smell of freshly cut grass is the third most liked scent. So what makes this fragrance so special? Hearing the Death Cry This smell is...

Why science relies on dead Latin Why Are Latin Names Often Used in Science? Especially in branches of science such as medicine, biology, and chemistry, we often come across Latin nomenclatures. It is called “felis catus” instead of a cat, “dihydrogen monoxide” instead of water. The vast majority of medical terms come from Latin. So what makes Latin so special? Latin is a Dead Language! Let's first...

Why we love things we build The IKEA Effect: I Love It If I Do It! During the pandemic, we tried to do stuff ourselves at home instead of buying many things ready. Sometimes we did not trust what we bought from outside, and sometimes we occupied ourselves with them to pass the time. Well, can our efforts to do something increase the feeling of happiness we will get as a result of that work? This d...

How Pan Defined Panic and Syringes Pan: Mortal God Immortalized by Words and Stories God Pan... God of the fields and shepherds. We thought it would be important to write an article about this God in Greek Mythology. At the end of this article, we will learn the origins of some of the words in the language, where the name of a musical instrument comes from, and how Pan is intertwined with our cult...

When Aluminum Was More Valuable Than Gold Aluminum: A Journey from Palace Tables to Corn Cans! We need some imagination for our topic today. Because today we're going to take a little trip back in time. Then we get to know one of the richest people in the world in the shortest time. Then we will watch the reign of aluminum collapse. Let's start with this first: Let's say you are a very successful...

Why Your Body Mistakes Peanuts For Tapeworms Why Are Some People Allergic to Certain Foods? Where is the tightest security control in the world? In the banks? Or at Airports? One of the strongest security controls in the world is inside us. Yes, indeed, our immune system is one of the strongest defense systems in the world. So why does this strong immune system also react to harmless foods? For ex...

How Heat and Friction Erase Pencil Marks How Does Eraser Erase Pencil Traces? Maybe there are two indispensable tools that we all use every day: pencil and eraser. So how does an eraser erase pencil marks on our paper? In this article, we will examine this situation. Before moving on to the working principle of the eraser, let's take a closer look at the tool that makes the writing permanent: Penc...

The Earth as a Living Superorganism The Gaia Hypothesis: Could Nature be a Living Organism? Nature is cleaning itself! Nature takes its revenge! The sky is bluer, the forests are greener now! These were perhaps the words we heard the most during the pandemic period. In fact, United Nations Environment Director Inger Andersen explained this situation by saying "Nature is sending us a message!". In...

How trees talk through fungal networks Do Trees Talk? Discover the Mysterious Language of Plants! We come across talking trees in movies or books. For example, in The Lord of the Rings, Ents are old creatures who can communicate with each other. Or the Groot we see in Guardians of the Galaxy can even speak although he only says "I'm Groot!". So, is this fictional situation possible in real life? C...