I’m in my physics class. The student to my right is fidgeting with a Rubik’s Cube. I recognize the brand: it’s a Qiyi Valk 3 M. This surprises me. You don’t see a casual ‘cuber’ solving a Valk 3 M. The Valk 3 M, named after elite ‘speed-cuber’ Mats Valk, is a ‘speed-cube’. It has…

We live in a society. That’s a strange way of starting an article that’s probably about sports. Believe it or not, human intelligence peaked thousands of years ago. Imagine having to forage a forest for survival, with a simple snack requiring heavy strategizing. This wasn’t just physically distressing; it was intellectually stimulating. And in an…