Putting the phone on charge all night does not damage the battery.Smartphones of today have lithium-ion batteries, and advanced technology that prevents overheating, overcharging and other issues that plagued earlier phones.

The Five Biggest Myths Of Technology: Overnight Charging

It is believed that airport X-Ray machines wipe the data on our smartphones and laptops. This is entirely false, as hard drives, flash drives and optical drives are not affected by X-rays.Camera films are at risk with the X-Ray, and metal detectors can really do wipe the data in the hard disk.

The Five Biggest Myths Of Technology: X-Ray Machines

Advertising of more megapixels makes a great marketing strategy in smartphones, with the numbers going to 64 and 108 MP.&nbsp;Do not fall for this myth, as more megapixels does not mean better pictures. What matters is the quality of the pixel, and bigger pixels can improve the quality of the photographs.

The Five Biggest Myths Of Technology: More Megapixels

Early computers required air conditioning and dust-free zones. They crashed often, taking our data with them. It was advised to shut them every night to prevent konking out.Nowadays, computers are sophisticated and can be easily put in sleep mode when not in use. Shutting down or restarting them can be done weekly.

The Five Biggest Myths Of Technology: Shut Down Your PC

<ul><li>It was thought that Macs, developed by Apple, don’t get viruses, and are safer to use.</li><li>The truth is that virus developers concentrated more on the Windows platform as it always had a larger market share.</li><li>Macs, with their comparatively small market share, still can get viruses.</li><li>That being said, Macs do have unique, built-in security features.</li><li>Antivirus software is a good bet no matter what operating system you are using.</li></ul>

The Five Biggest Myths Of Technology: Mac And Viruses

Last year, Apple was fined millions of dollars for slowing down older iPhones, though they maintained that it was for a better experience and to ensure that the battery does not fail.&nbsp;This scandal, known as Batterygate, gave rise to the myth that manufacturers purposely slow down our devices. The truth is, old hardware does get slowed down due to the apps getting newer updates.

Bonus Tech Myth: Slowing Down Your Smartphone

HowStuffWorks looks at five still-popular tech myths, like charging your phone overnight is bad and the best camera has the most megapixels.

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We Need to Stop Believing These Five Tech Myths

A full charge of the battery does not mean it does not have any more battery cells that can be charged. 
The Lithium ions inside the lithium cobalt oxide layer are designed by manufacturers so that only half of it is used, to ensure repeat charging and discharging for maximum cycles

Battery Myths Busted: Full Charging

Charging the phone while it is in aeroplane mode is indeed slightly faster, as all battery-hogging services like Bluetooth, cellular data, phone signal and Wi-Fi are off. The difference is minuscule, though.

Battery Myths Busted: Airplane Mode Charging

The phone wastes a lot of battery power trying to find Wi-Fi services and connect with them when Wi-Fi is kept on in the background.&nbsp;It is a good idea to keep them off if possible and also reduce the screen brightness while you are at it.

Battery Myths Busted: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth On

An unofficial charger can be a bad choice for your premium phone as off-brand chargers may not meet the safety standards and could damage the battery.The charger that came with the phone is your best bet.

Battery Myths Busted: Unofficial Chargers

Charging from the laptop is convenient and while the charging is slow, it is actually good for battery life as It puts less strain on the lithium ions. Fast chargers save some time but may not be great for the phone battery.

Battery Myths Busted: Charging Through Your Laptop

There is no need to switch off the device to save the battery.Modern batteries are designed to read their own level of charge at any time, accurately. If the device isn’t being used, the battery strain is minimal.

Battery Myths Busted: Switching Device Off To Save Battery

Cold weather does not adversely affect the battery, and actually makes it perform well. Exposure to hot weather for prolonged periods is what reduces battery life.The phone may feel slightly slower in cold weather, and it is nothing to worry about. Just keep in mind that batteries hate the heat!

Battery Myths Busted: Cold And Hot Weather

Often the device charger is plugged in and kept on without any device. It is thought to waste energy, but the reality is that any modern charger with a brick attached to it has power-saving measures that keep the wire in standby mode, drawing very little energy. Even while in use, today’s chargers are optimized to use minimum energy.

Battery Myths Busted: Charger Plugged In With No Device

We often think a complete discharge followed by a complete charge would be good for the battery. The truth is that charging when the battery level is at 50 percent will provide the least amount of strain to the battery.Keeping the battery charge between 20 to 80 percent is the best way to keep your battery working for as long as possible.

Battery Myths Busted: Discharging To Zero

Placing the phone on an overnight charge is generally safe in modern devices, but it is not good news for your battery as it is at maximum strain when at 0 and 100 percent.The battery limits set by the manufacturer will keep it on standby mode at 100 percent with the power being cut off, only to be refilled when it goes slightly down.

Battery Myths Busted: Charging To 100 Percent

A new battery can give your old phone a few more years of life, and most phone batteries can be replaced at home. Phone makers don’t want you to know this and prefer you keep buying newer devices from them every one or two years.

Battery Myths Busted: A New Battery

Yes, keeping your phone on charge overnight is bad news for its battery. And no, you don’t need to turn off your device to give the battery a break. Here’s why

Here’s the truth behind the biggest battery myths

Dating to find “The One” is extremely limiting—and often leads to major disappointment. There is never going to be one perfect person whose love is so powerful that it checks every box, heals all our wounds, and makes us want to delete all the apps.&nbsp; Why do we carry these expectations of potential partners when we know that we’re not perfect either? Instead of looking for perfection, look for potential.

MYTH 1: There’s Only One Person Out There For Me.

Great potential is fundamental to meaningful growth, and couples are&nbsp;supposed to&nbsp;grow and change.&nbsp;

There have been multiple people with whom we have had a life and, for a time, maybe we did. But people we love are not necessarily the same people we can make a life with. Life stories are not the same as love stories. It’s a different set of ingredients, different aspirations. We can have an incredible romantic interlude for a few months, totally disconnected from our realities, and it can be a perfect, beautiful love. But it has little to do with the intricate scaffolding that supports a life together.

MYTH 2: At A Certain Point, Dating Should Lead To Marriage.

We pursue a new relationship for a few months while and then find ourselves bored and looking for the next person to come along. Why? Is it because “we haven’t found the right person yet,” or is it because we’re not yet familiar with our own attachment style? Love, desire, connection—all of the things that make us want to stay and go deeper with someone—are not induced by another person. They are co-created. Instead of asking whether we’ve found the right person, learn what it would be like to be in a relationship in which both partners are mutually interested in being good for each other.

MYTH 3: I Haven’t Found The Right Person Yet.

There are times when we need to show the person how deeply we feel for them and there are times when we need to stop. When we struggle to know which is which, it can help to ask ourselves: <ul><li>Am I trying to prove how much I care about this person because they’re doubting it?</li><li> Or am I struggling with my own feelings of rejection? </li><li>Is this about our connection or is this about me? </li><li>Can I privately deal with this unbearable rejection or do I feel entitled to another shot? If so, why? </li></ul>We have a tendency to respond to disconnection by gripping tighter, although it doesn't give us the expected result.

MYTH 4: If I Try Harder With The Person I’m Interested In, They 

It’s an experience that can make us never want to try again. But this is the voice of heartbreak. It conveniently highlights the good parts and disregards the shortcomings. Being realistic with ourselves about the shortcomings, however, can help us heal and determine what we want in future relationships. The person who broke our heart wasn’t “the one”—not only because the concept of “the one” is flawed—but because there are many people we can love and who will love us. It takes time to heal, but love is not a finite resource.

MYTH 5: I’ll Never Love Again.

Almost every one of us will have our heart broken.

If and when we find a partner who makes us believe in love again—we’ll be grateful that the other ones didn’t work out.

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There are very few set rules for dating, especially in the ever-evolving world of modern love. But no matter how much progress we make, we still carry outdated mythologies with us, often from relationship to relationship. Correcting those myths—such as "dating should lead to marriage" and "it's about finding the one"—starts here. Read more about 5 common myths we tell ourselves when we're dating and how to reframe them.

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Esther Perel's Blog - 5 Myths We Tell Ourselves When We’re Dating

There are just too many things living on our hands to wash all of them off. Killing all the microbes on your hands has never even been the point of hand-washing. The point is to get as big a reduction in microbes as possible while balancing that effort with the demands of real life.

Your hands are never going to be clean

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says to wash your hands for 20 seconds. The World Health Organization says hand-washing should take 40 to 60 seconds. And it's complicated to determine who is right. The optimal length of time for hand-washing is likely to depend on many factors, including the type and amount of dirt on the hands and the setting of the person washing hands (temperature of water, washing technique, the type of soap, etc.)

The numerical oddities 

Food safety researchers have to think in orders of magnitude, by necessity. Instead of aiming to completely wipe out a population of microbes, they’re trying to achieve a relative decrease as measured in orders of 10. A 1-log reduction would be a 10-fold decrease — so, 90 percent fewer germs. A 2-log reduction is a 100-fold decrease — so 99 percent fewer germs — and 3-log is 1,000 times less, or 99.9 percent fewer. You get the picture.

Logarithmic reduction

Don Schaffner wants you to understand that your hands are never going to be clean. He should know - over the past 20 years, he has published multiple research papers investigating the minutia of hand-washing. (Work that is extremely relevant to the public interest all of a sudden.)

Hand-Washing Technique Is Surprisingly Controversial

Depending on what kind of germs you’re trying to kill, 70 percent alcohol is probably more effective than 91 percent for disinfecting.
A 90 percent alcohol solution is too powerful in some cases. It kills the outside of the cell before it can get into the inside and kill the actual germ.

Rubbing alcohol

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<li>To fend off bacteria, a 70 percent alcohol solution with water in it allows it to cross a cell membrane and kills the entire cell.</li>
<li>Viruses with an envelope structure, including the new virus, can be deactivated by alcohol solutions of 60 percent.</li>
<li>Any concentration of alcohol won't effectively target the norovirus.</li>
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Alcohol percentages

You would think alcohol solutions with a higher percentage would be more powerful at killing germs, right? But according to microbiology, 70 percent alcohol is probably more effective than 91 percent for disinfecting-depending on what kind of germs you're trying to kill.