How Slow Can a Heartbeat Get?

Is it possible to have such a slow heart beat than what is usually accepted as the norm? A literature search combined with personal observation can be empowering tools to educate oneself. Indeed, heart rate deviants, called outliers in statistics, exist. It really pays to educate yourself to keep yourself abreast with what has been … Read more

5 Ways on How to Generate Ideas Even When You Are Not Inspired

Perhaps one of the most difficult situations a graduate student encounters when writing parts of their research is when they are not inspired at all. How can one overcome this difficulty? Here are five ways to generate ideas even when you are not inspired. Ever faced a blank wall, feeling uninspired to write something at … Read more

How to Come Up With Original Ideas: Try This

Running out of ideas? Creative thinking can arise using a creative approach. Try this exercise and you’ll discover there’s another world of untapped consciousness out there. One of the challenges researchers face when pursuing a subject that will be the topic of their investigation is to come up with original ideas or something nobody has … Read more

Politics of Resource Allocation: The Case of the Pork Barrel Funds

What is resource allocation? How is it practiced? What are suggested solutions to ensure fair distribution of wealth? Here’s an analysis of a recent case. Resource allocation has always been a contentious issue in many countries. That is primarily because the allocation of a country’s wealth depends heavily on politicking, lobbying, or manipulating funds to … Read more

Five Memory Improvement Tips for Researchers

Field encounters become more meaningful when you gather and recall as much detail as you can. If you do not have a system or technique to do it, it will be difficult. Here are five memory improvement tips that work. Good researchers need a sharp memory; if not, then they will be losing valuable information … Read more