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THE HUMAN MIND: THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE MODERN WORLD.

image from payh.org It's the year 2032, 10 years after the first robot was launched, our planet earth has paved the way with the help of the human mind, for the machines who look like us but are devoid in what makes a human, human, to wine and dine amongst us. Yet there was a time the idea of robots was just a figment of an imaginative mind and this speaks of every technological material ever made Since the beginning of time, the human mind has continued to evolve, creating and giving life to ideas. On August 21, 2021 Elon Musk one of the richest men in the world, if not the richest, the hierarchy is dynamic, made an announcement about the launch of a Tesla bot prototype set to be released in the coming year. image from wired This announcement was met with a lot of mixed feelings on the internet, memes being circulated around. Despite this being another significant technological leap, I couldn't but wonder like so many others about what this signifies for the future since this ...

Patent Medicine Vendors And The Roles Of Pharmacists in Nigeria

They are everywhere, at the street corners, in the markets, etc. Try counting five (5) electric poles in your hood, and I can bet you would find at least one. They are scattered all across. It is business as usual, and many provision stores or better still, daily needs stores would usually at some point, start stacking bottles of paracetamol, tablets of vitamin C, antibiotics (Even though many do not know their uses, and would randomly combine it for those who are fortunate enough to seek for their counsel), cough syrups, etc. It is common to see packs of sugar, bottles of groundnut, with the items earlier mentioned.  For many, it is just business, nothing special. Here in Nigeria, you can make money from anything; even if they are medications with the ability to alter your mental state. No one cares; if these medications are stacked up, with no care for their shelf life, till the next person comes to buy them. The open drug markets further contribute to this menace. Take a trip to...