5-MINUTES CLUB

  BY: MIYINGO Ivan, MPhil, B. Pharm, MPS, ___________________________ EXPLAIN PSYCHOLOGY TO A 5-YEAR OLD Of course, Atiah Miyingo is four, but I will do that. It will be fun.  The Universe creates you, then Mother Nature does the nurturing . The nurturing then shapes your behaviour . The scientific study of your behaviour is called Psychology . Behaviour comprises of What You Think (Cognition) , What You Feel (Emotions) , and What You Do (Action) . Psychology also includes the study of the behaviour of other organisms. Donkeys, monkeys, pigeons, parrots, dolphins, and rats. You can go on and on. Traditionally, psychology has focused on human behaviour, with other organisms coming in at experimental trials to understand the human behaviour better. The Greeks, as usual, used the word ' Psyche ' to mean soul . The ancient philosophers then coined psychology as the " study of the soul ". Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates being the usual suspects.  These mega-thinkers in...

  BY: MIYINGO Ivan, MPhil, B. Pharm, MPS, ___________________________ THE VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKE: 101 The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June 2026 are one of the most devastating seismic disasters in the country’s modern history, not only because of their magnitude but also because of their near-simultaneous occurrence, which intensified destruction and complicated emergency response efforts.  On 24 June 2026 , Venezuela was hit by a rare seismic “doublet” event: a magnitude 7.2 earthquake was followed just 39 seconds later by a stronger magnitude 7.5 shock, rupturing different segments of fault lines along the country’s northern coastal and central regions.  This near-instant succession meant that buildings already weakened by the first quake were immediately subjected to a second, more powerful wave of seismic energy, leading to widespread structural collapse across urban centers such as Caracas , La Guaira , and surrounding towns. From a geological standp...