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13 Technical trends to Invest in for colossal returns in the decade of 2020

“I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.” – Elon Musk

Investments can be done in multiple ways including money, time, effort, or energy.

Below are the 13 Trends to invest in Financially or with Time for astronomical returns in the second decade of 21st century

13. Human Augmentation

Human augmentation is generally used to refer to technologies that enhance human productivity or capability, or that somehow add to the human body. The field of human augmentation focuses on creating cognitive and physical improvements as an integral part of the human body

The First level of human augmentation is replication. This refers to any augmentation that replicates something a typical person can already do. You’ve likely seen examples of replication in your own life.

Take prosthetics, For example. A prosthetic leg or arm doesn’t provide the individual with an ability that most humans wouldn’t already have. It simply replicates a preexisting human function and provides it to someone who may not have had it previously.

The Second level of human augmentation is supplementation. This takes replication one step further by enabling us to do things that are already humanly possible, but better – run faster, jump higher, endure more. We’ve already seen the effects that enhancing human capabilities can have through computing.

The Third and final level of human augmentation allows humans to exceed normal abilities. Flying, for example, counts as exceeding human ability.

12. Autonomous Driving

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous vehicle (AV), connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV), driverless car, or robotic car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input

A human passenger is not required to take control of the vehicle at any time, nor is a human passenger required to be present in the vehicle at all.

Autonomous cars rely on sensors, actuators, complex algorithms, machine learning systems, and powerful processors to execute software.

Autonomous cars create a map of their surroundings based on a variety of sensors situated in different parts of the vehicle. Radar sensors monitor the position of nearby vehicles. Video cameras detect traffic lights, read road signs, track other vehicles, and look for pedestrians

When anyone talks about self-driving cars Tesla is the first thing that pops into mind. Tesla was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who wanted to prove that people didn’t need to compromise to drive electric and that electric vehicles can be better, quicker and more fun to drive than gasoline cars. Today, Tesla builds not only all-electric vehicles but also infinitely scalable clean energy generation and storage products. Tesla believes the faster the world stops relying on fossil fuels and moves towards a zero-emission future, the better.

11. Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Extended Reality

Augmented reality (AR) is a view of the real, physical world in which users find elements enhanced by computer-generated input. Designers create inputs ranging from sound to video, to graphics to GPS overlays and more, in digital content that responds in real time to changes in the user’s environment, usually movement.

Augmented reality (AR) is one of the biggest technology trend right now, and it’s only going to get bigger as AR ready smartphones and other devices become more accessible around the world. AR let us see the real-life environment right in front of us for example, trees swaying in the park, dogs chasing balls, kids playing soccer. With a digital augmentation overlaid on it

Pokemon Go: Pokémon Go is one of the example of augmented reality (AR) mobile game developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices.

Virtual Reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment. Unlike traditional user interfaces, VR places the user inside an experience. Instead of viewing a screen in front of them, users are immersed and able to interact with 3D worlds. By simulating as many senses as possible, such as vision, hearing, touch, even smell, the computer is transformed into a gatekeeper to this artificial world. The only limits to near-real VR experiences are the availability of content and cheap computing power.

Virtual Reality’s most immediately-recognizable component is the head-mounted display (HMD). Human beings are visual creatures, and display technology is often the single biggest difference between immersive Virtual Reality systems and traditional user interfaces.

The virtual reality we have been referring to in this feature typically requires some form of a head-mounted display, a computer, smartphone or console that creates the 3D world and some form of input tracking, which could be hand tracking, voice or head.

virtual reality is constantly changing and improving. We’re seeing the prices of headsets falling and even the advent of new headsets being released. Technology improvements like wireless adapters and standalone VR headsets are making technology more and more accessible. As the technology improves, more game developers are getting involved too. Meaning there are more games to play and more to get excited about.

Extended Reality (XR) is an emerging umbrella term for all the immersive technologies. The ones we already have today – augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) plus those that are still to be created.

Extended combines core features of each of them and everything between these interrelated phenomena. According to the extended reality definition, it incorporates real and virtual environments and concerns technologically powered interactions between humans and machines.

10. Hyper-automation

Hyper-automation “deals with the application of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), to increasingly automate processes and augment humans. Hyper-automation extends across a range of tools that can be automated, but also refers to the sophistication of the automation (i.e., discover, analyze, design, automate, measure, monitor, reassess.)”

In simple terms, hyper-automation refers to the mixture of automation technologies that exist to augment and expand human capabilities.

Hyper-automation provides business and its leaders with:

Automated processes
Advanced analytics
Increased employee satisfaction and motivation
Instant and accurate insights
Greater productivity

Hyper-automation brings together several components of process automation, integrating tools and technologies that amplify the ability to automate work. 

It starts with robotic process automation (RPA) at its core and expands automation capability with artificial intelligence (AI), process mining, analytics, and other advanced tools. 

Hyper-automation can alleviate the stress on businesses in the wake of the talent shortage.

9. Digital Currency

Digital currency (digital money, electronic money or electronic currency) is a type of currency available in digital form (in contrast to physicals, such as banknotes and coins).

It exhibits properties similar to physical currencies, but can allow for instantaneous transactions and border-less transfer-of-ownership.

Digital currency is a payment method that exists only in electronic form and is not tangible. Digital currency can be transferred between entities or users with the help of technology like computers, smartphones and the internet.

Digital currencies can be used to purchase goods and services but can also be restricted to certain online communities such as gaming or social networks.

Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that uses cryptography to track transactions and prevent the creation of new coins by unauthorized parties.

Paper notes and coins will be obsolete and vintage in the future with the advancement of the Digital world

8. Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing is the use of quantum-mechanical phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to perform computation.

Quantum computers could spur the development of new breakthroughs in science, medications to save lives, machine learning methods to diagnose illnesses sooner, materials to make more efficient devices and structures, financial strategies to live well in retirement, and algorithms to quickly direct resources such as ambulances.

We experience the benefits of classical computing every day. However, there are challenges that today’s systems will never be able to solve. For problems above a certain size and complexity, we don’t have enough computational power on Earth to tackle them.

To stand a chance at solving some of these problems, we need a new kind of computing. Universal quantum computers leverage the quantum mechanical phenomena of superposition and entanglement to create states that scale exponentially with a number of qubits, or quantum bits.

All computing systems rely on a fundamental ability to store and manipulate information. Current computers manipulate individual bits, which store information as binary 0 and 1 states. Quantum computers leverage quantum mechanical phenomena to manipulate information. To do this, they rely on quantum bits or qubits.

There are a few different ways to create a qubit. One method uses superconductivity to create and maintain a quantum state. To work with these superconducting qubits for extended periods of time, they must be kept very cold. Any heat in the system can introduce error, which is why quantum computers operate at temperatures close to absolute zero, colder than the vacuum of space.

In order to work with qubits for extended periods of time, they must be kept very cold. Any heat in the system can introduce error, which is why quantum computers are designed to create and operate at temperatures near absolute zero.

7. Multiexperience

Multiexperience is a concept pioneered by Gartner late in 2019. The concept is being championed as one of the biggest developments for 2020. In fact, Gartner states that “more than 25% of the mobile apps, progressive web apps and conversational apps at large enterprises will be built and/or run through a multiexperience development platform” by 2023.

In short, multiexperience is about adapting to the increasing market of different devices and their respective experiences. Applications now need to run on different platforms and adapt easily, all while providing a consistent experience from a business perspective.

Multiexperience Development Platforms (mxdp)

MXDPs serve to centralize life cycle activities – designing, developing, testing, distributing, managing and analyzing – for a portfolio of multiexperience apps.

Multiexperience refers to the various permutations of modalities (e.g., touch, voice and gesture), devices and apps that users interact with on their digital journey across the various touchpoints.

Multiexperience development involves creating fit-for-purpose apps based on touch-point specific modalities, while at the same time ensuring a consistent user experience across web, mobile, wearable, conversational and immersive touchpoints.

MXDP simply means the Low Code platform integrating customized environmental experiences. The technology has gained massive traction because it comes with massive digital transformation.

6. Edge Computing

Gartner defines edge computing as “ A part of a distributed computing topology in which information processing is located close to the edge, where things and people produce or consume that information.”

Edge computing (originally coined as “fog computing” by Cisco) is an extension of the existing cloud where the smaller infrastructure components are distributed at the edge of the network.

Edge computing is a distributed computing framework that brings enterprise applications closer to data sources, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) devices or local edge servers.

This proximity to data at its source can deliver real business benefits: faster insights, improved response times and better bandwidth availability.

The basic idea there is running applications and performing related processing tasks closer to the cellular customer. This, in turn, reduces network latency and congestion, thus allowing apps to perform better.

Edge computing promises to bring storage and computing capabilities closer to mobile users, leveraging existing devices to reduce latencies and core network utilization.

5. Podcasts

In Today’s world everyone is extremely busy. You cannot always see a video to educate or Entertain yourself but plugging in earphones and listening to audio is just a casual task and it doesn’t turn many eyes in the workplace or public places. I think podcast will see growth similar to Youtube.

It will include motivational, educational audios to audio movies with 3D Experience. Of-course audio movies will need us to include the best graphic processor “Our Imagination”

A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio files that a user can download in order to listen. Alternatively, the word “podcast” may refer to the individual component of such a series or to an individual media file.

The word “podcast” is a portmanteau, a combination of the words pod and broadcast:

Pod refers to iPod devices and implies that this content is portable so you can listen to it anywhere you go.
Broadcast is inspired by the medium of radio as podcast content can be consumed exactly the same way.

I’m guessing that the future holds many more big players in the space, more money available to creators and better technology for listeners

I also think we are going to get better content as creators figure out more ways to monetize podcasts and as premium networks look for their next podcast stars

4. Blockchain

Blockchain applications go far beyond cryptocurrency and bitcoin. With its ability to create more transparency and fairness while also saving businesses time and money, the technology is impacting a variety of sectors in ways that range from how contracts are enforced to making government work more efficiently.

Blockchain technology enables distributed public ledgers that hold immutable data in a secure and encrypted way and ensure that transactions can never be altered.

While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are the most popular examples of blockchain usage, this “distributed ledger technology” (DLT) is finding a broad range of uses. Data storage, financial transactions, real estate, asset management, and many more uses are being explored.

In the simplest terms, Blockchain can be described as a data structure that holds transactional records and while ensuring security, transparency, and decentralization.

A blockchain is a distributed ledger that is completely open to any and everyone on the network. Once a piece of information is stored on a blockchain, it is extremely difficult to change or alter it.

Blockchain owes its name to how it works and the manner in which it stores data, namely that the information is packaged into blocks, which link to form a chain with other blocks of similar information.

Application of Blockchain

Asset Management

Trade Processing and Settlement Traditional trade processes within asset management (where parties trade and manage assets) can be expensive and risky, particularly when it comes to cross-border transactions.

Insurance: Claims processing

Insurance processors have to wade through fraudulent claims, fragmented data sources, or abandoned policies for users to state a few – and process these forms manually. Room for error is huge.

The blockchain provides a perfect system for risk-free management and transparency. Its encryption properties allow insurers to capture the ownership of assets to be insured.

3. Robotics

Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, computer science, and others.

Robotics deals with the design, construction, operation, and use of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.

The main era of robotic research and development was the mid-20th century, primarily within an industrial environment where repetitive movements and lifting of heavy objects made the use of machines over humans attractive. Robots were mainly employed for tasks that were too dirty, distant or dangerous for humans

Science-fiction author Isaac Asimov is often given credit for being the first person to use the term robotics in a short story composed in the 1940s. In the story, Asimov suggested three principles to guide the behavior of robots and smart machines.

Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, as they are called, have survived to the present:

A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

Life Like Robots

Robotic engineers are designing the next generation of robots to look, feel and act more human, to make it easier for us to warm up to a cold machine.

Realistic looking hair and skin with embedded sensors will allow robots to react naturally in their environment. For example, a robot that senses your touch on the shoulder and turns to greet you.

2. 3D printing

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process by which physical objects are created by depositing materials in layers based on a digital model. All 3D printing processes require software, hardware ,and materials to work together.

3D printing technology can be used to create everything from prototypes and simple parts to highly technical final products such as Aeroplane parts, eco-friendly buildings, life-saving medical implants and even artificial organs using layers of human cells.

Methods of 3D printing

Fused filament fabrication (FFF)

Also known as fused deposition modeling (FDM). This method of 3D printing heats and extrudes plastic materials. It is common in both consumer and professional 3D printers.

Stereolithography (SLA)

This method of 3D printing uses UV light to cure or harden resins, layer by layer.

Selective laser sintering (SLS)

Common in industrial manufacturing, this method of 3D printing uses lasers to fuse powdered materials together, layer by layer.

Future of 3d Printing

Bioprinting :

when medical professionals discover a technology capable of producing customized, organic forms with some degree of precision, they decide to manufacture some human organs.

Currently, bioprinting is used to manufacture relatively simple human tissue, like cartilage or skin, and mostly for research purposes.

Prosthetics

Many professionals already use this technology to produce durable, customized parts, and prosthetics are a great example of such an application. Not only is production quick, but the designs can also be easily shared and tweaked to provide the best value to patients

Architecture and Construction

Architects periodically produce scale models to communicate their visions to colleagues and clients, and 3D printing is a prime technology for this use case. There’s no doubt that, as technology becomes cheaper and more common, the benefits that 3D printing brings to the architectural modeling process will only increase.

1. Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions.

The term may also be applied to any machine that exhibits traits associated with a human mind such as learning and problem-solving.

Artificial intelligence is based on the principle that human intelligence can be defined in a way that a machine can easily mimic it and execute tasks, from the most simple to those that are even more complex. The goals of artificial intelligence include learning, reasoning, and perception.

Turing’s paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (1950), and it’s subsequent Turing Test, established the fundamental goal and vision of artificial intelligence.

Applications of AI

Gaming

Artificial intelligence in video games is largely used to determine the behavior of non-player characters (NPCs) in games. There is a tremendous increase in the use of AI in Gaming industries. A lot of AI in game development goes toward defining the way a computer opponent behaves. Behavior can range from relatively simple patterns in action games all the way to chess programs that can beat champion human players

Natural Language Processing

NLP is a field of Artificial Intelligence that gives the machines the ability to read, understand and derive meaning from human languages.

Chatbot

A chatbot is artificial intelligence (AI) software that can simulate a conversation (or a chat) with a user in natural language through messaging applications, websites, mobile apps or through the telephone.

Intelligent Robots

Intelligent robots have a range of sensors attached to them as well as their own powerful on board processors, and significant memory capacity. All of which enables them to reproduce the capacities of the human senses.

Sophia is a social humanoid robot developed by Hong Kong based company Hanson Robotics. Sophia has been covered by media around the globe and has participated in many high-profile interviews.

In October 2017, Sophia became a Saudi Arabian citizen, the first robot to receive citizenship in any country. Sophia was activated on February 14, 2016.

Machine Learning

Machine learning is an application of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides systems the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed.

Machine learning focuses on the development of computer programs that can access data and use it to learn for themselves.

Machine Learning is the field of study that gives computers the capability to learn without being explicitly programmed. ML is one of the most exciting technologies that one would have ever come across.

As it is evident from the name, it gives the computer that makes it more similar to humans: The ability to learn. Machine learning is actively being used today, perhaps in many more places than one would expect

Deep Leaning

Deep Learning is a subfield of machine learning concerned with algorithms inspired by the structure and function of the brain called artificial neural networks.

Andrew Ng from Coursera and Chief Scientist at Baidu Research formally founded Google Brain that eventually resulted in the productization of deep learning technologies across a large number of Google services.

It is a field that is based on learning and improving on its own by examining computer algorithms. While machine learning uses simpler concepts, deep learning works with artificial neural networks, which are designed to imitate how humans think and learn.

Until recently, neural networks were limited by computing power and thus were limited in complexity.

In All, Each Trend mentioned above is going to see a Massive growth. Investing in such trends either Financially or Educationally will provide huge returns

7 Easy Ways to generate Passive income in 2020 Part-1

“My rich dad taught me to focus on passive income and spend my time acquiring the assets that provide passive or long term residual income…passive income from capital gains, dividends, residual income from business, rental income from real estate, and royalties.”
— Robert T. Kiyosaki

Imagine if you could earn money simply by sitting back and doing nothing. Believe it or not, it’s something countless folks do every day. It’s a concept known as passive income investing, and it’s what allows people like you to accumulate wealth without having to lift a finger. Passive income is earnings derived from a rental property, limited partnership, or other enterprise in which a person is not actively involved. As with active income, passive income is usually taxable.

1. License your Images

We all take photographs. You can earn a passive income by Licensing your images and getting royalty fee whenever someone uses it.

As the photographer, you own the rights to your images. You can decide to license specific usage rights to a client that wants to use your photographs through a contract. The license allows the client to use images within the scope of the usage photography license agreement only. Website where you can earn for your images

Websites

Shutter Shock – Shutterstock is an American provider of stock photography, stock footage, stock music, and editing tools. Over 32,02,73,939 royalty-free images with 13,82,561 new stock images added weekly. Use below link to create account and start selling your images – Start making money now http://submit.shutterstock.com?rid=257744320

Adobe Stock is a stock photo service offered by Adobe that is fully integrated into Creative Cloud platform. It provides a seamless workflow for designers, since you can browse, test edit and use professional stock photos in your designs directly in your favorite editing apps.

2. Blogging

A blog is an online journal or informational website displaying information in the reverse chronological order, with the latest posts appearing first. It is a platform where a writer or even a group of writers share their views on an individual subject.

Websites

WordPress – Among the best blog sites, the free version of WordPress is a great place to start blogging. You can get a free blog with basic features. For advanced functionality, you need to opt for one of their paid plans. https://wordpress.com/

WordPress.com allows you to build a website that meets your unique needs. Start a blog, business site, portfolio, online store, or anything else you can imagine. With built‑in optimization and responsive, mobile‑ready themes, there’s no limit to who you can reach with your new website. Create a simple website sell products around the world

Medium – Medium is an online publishing platform developed by Evan Williams and launched in August 2012. It is owned by A Medium Corporation.Medium taps into the brains of the world’s most insightful writers, thinkers, and storytellers to bring you the smartest takes on topics that matter. So whatever your interest, you can always find fresh thinking and unique perspectives. https://medium.com/@YadneshC

Blogger is a blog-publishing service that allows multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was developed by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. The blogs are hosted by Google and generally accessed from a sub-domain of blogspot.com. https://www.blogger.com/about/?r=1-null_user

3. Dividends Stocks

Dividend stocks are companies that pay out regular dividends. Dividend stocks are usually well-established companies with a track record of distributing earnings back to shareholders.

A stock dividend is a dividend payment made in the form of additional shares rather than a cash payout. Companies may decide to distribute this type of dividend to shareholders of record if the company’s availability of liquid cash is in short supply. These distributions are generally acknowledged in the form of fractions paid per existing share, such as if a company issued a stock dividend of 0.05 shares for each single share held by existing shareholders.

Cash dividends are normally paid to shareholders each quarter, or four times per year. However, some companies pay dividends annually (once per year), semi-annually (twice per year), or even monthly (12 times per year). Each company sets its own payout schedule and determines the dividend dates on which the dividends will be made. Some companies will even pay a special (one-time) dividend every so often. These special payouts are separate from the company’s regular payout schedule and are not factored into the stock’s dividend yield.

Top 5 dividend stock

Macerich – 12.37%
Macy’s Inc – 8.90%
Iron Mountain Inc – 7.75%
Occidental Petroleum Corporation – 7.52%
Altria Group Inc – 7.19%

4. Publish an E-book

An electronic book , also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. Ebook uses either a computer, mobile device, or ebook reader to display long-form texts in book form. Ebooks have multiple digital “pages” that people can navigate through, and are often packaged as a PDF document so they can easily be sent from one user to another.

Websites

Amazon – Self-publish eBooks and paperbacks for free with Kindle Direct Publishing, and reach millions of readers on Amazon. Get to market fast. Publishing takes less than 5 minutes and your book appears on Kindle stores worldwide within 24-48 hours. Make more money. Earn up to 70% royalty on sales to customers in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, India, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Australia and more. Enroll in KDP Select and earn more money through Kindle Unlimited and the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. Keep control. Keep control of your rights and set your own list prices. Make changes to your books at any time. Publish in digital and print. Publish Kindle eBooks and paperbacks for free on KDP. https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

5. Creating your own Podcasts

Podcasting often uses a subscription model, whereby new episodes automatically download via web syndication to a user’s own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player..

Websites

Anchor is the easiest way to make a podcast, ever. It’s the only app that lets you record a high-quality podcast, and distribute it everywhere (including Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts) – all in one place. No fancy equipment or podcasting experience necessary. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.anchor.android&hl=en_IN

Google Podcasts is a podcast player for Android users, where they can discover and listen to the world’s podcasts. You can subscribe to any podcast for free and download episodes for offline playback. All your listening is automatically synced across devices so that you can pause on one device and resume on another with the Google Assistant.

6. Rent Devices

Everyone loves earning extra cash. Launching a side project or business can be lucrative, but it can also be a lot of work. There are ways to make passive income without investing any money, and renting out your things is an excellent way to do just that. The idea is simple – you have stuff other people need, and they are willing to borrow it from you for cash

Websites

Rent-A-Center is a rent-to-own industry leader with a mission to improve the quality of life for our customers. Rent furniture, electronics, appliances, computers & smartphones from Rent-A-Center. https://www.rentacenter.com/

RentoMojo – Say goodbye to all the hassles of furnishing your home or spending thousands on owning the latest smartphone. Get your home/office furnished with furniture and appliances in just 24-72 hours or upgrade to the latest gadget in town.

7. Peer to Peer Lending

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending enables individuals to obtain loans directly from other individuals, cutting out the financial institution as the middleman. Websites that facilitate peer-to-peer lending have greatly increased its adoption as an alternative method of financing.

P2P lending websites connect borrowers directly to investors. The site sets the rates and the terms and enables the transaction. Most sites have a wide range of interest rates based on the creditworthiness of the applicant.

Upstart is an online lending marketplace that provides personal loans using non-traditional variables, such as education and employment, to predict creditworthiness.

10 Most Haunted Places in the World

10. Poveglia in Venice

Definitely one of, if not the creepiest place in Italy (and maybe even Europe), is the island of Poveglia. Closed to tourists, and therefore known as ‘The Forbidden Island,’ it’s located in the Venetian lagoon.

The famous legend has it that a healer (or witch as many believed) cursed the island, proclaiming it to never be inhabited again; and people refused to live there. Eventually, it was used as a mass burial ground during the Black Death and other plagues. When ships entering the Lagoon were found to carry the plague, passengers were quarantined on Poveglia.

Poveglia legend tells of a particularly demented doctor who worked at the island’s mental hospital in the early 20th century. His notorious experiments on patients are still shocking when told today. For instance, he believed that lobotomies were a great way to treat and cure mental illness, so he performed lobotomies on numerous patients, usually against their will. The procedures were heinously wicked, and painful, too. He used hammers, chisels, and drills with no anesthesia or concern for sanitation.

He supposedly saved his darkest experiments for special patients, whom he took to the hospital’s bell tower. Whatever he did in there, the screams from those being tortured could be heard across the island.Karma eventually caught up with the wicked doctor. According to the story, the doctor began to suffer his own mental torture and was pursued by the island’s multitude of ghosts. Eventually, he lost his mind and climbed to the top of the bell tower and flung himself to his death below. There are varying accounts of his death, though. Some say he may have actually been pushed, either by an angry island spirit or by some of his furious patients.

9. Berry Pomeroy Castle

Devon, **Castle in England** *Image-Google*

The shell of a once stunning castle is all that’s left today. It sits completely empty and often leaves visitors feeling unsettled. Said to be the most haunted castle in Britain, a number of ghostly stories and encounters have been reported – most notably that of the Blue Lady, the White Lady and the child Isabella

Story – Blue Lady

The Blue Lady is thought to be a daughter of the Pomeroy family. The poor girl was forced into an incestuous relationship with her father. When she gave birth, she killed the innocent child by strangling it. Perhaps she wanted to save the child from a fate like hers. Whatever the truth of the matter, she now wanders the castle of a night. The Blue Lady is mainly witnessed by men. Dressed in a long blue cape, she calls for help. Those that respond to her are lured to the most dangerous parts of the castle where she attempts to push them to their deaths. On one night of the year a blue light is seen glowing near St. Margaret’s Tower. The wailing of a baby has been heard around the tower. Interestingly the tower is dedicated to St. Margaret of Antioch, the patron saint of pregnancy

Story – White Lady

The White Lady is said to be the ‘restless soul of Margaret Pomeroy’, who haunts the dungeons at St. Margaret’s Tower. She was held captive in the dungeons by her own family and consequently starved to death. Visitors have claimed Margaret has waved to them or eerily stared at them during their visit.

Story – The Child Isabella

The ghost of the child Isabella is thought to frequent the kitchens of Berry Pomeroy Castle. Estimated to be about nine years old she is rumoured to be the illegitimate daughter of a Pomeroy noble and a servant. On entering the kitchen one evening, she witnessed her mother being attacked by a group of visiting noblemen. In a desperate bid to save her mother the child intervened. The story goes that both her and her mother died in the attack. The child’s presence has been felt about the kitchens ever since and is thought to inspire intense fear. Desperately seeking help for her mother, the little girl is rumoured to have followed friendly visitors home

8. Whaley House

**San Diego, California, United states** *Image-Google*

Thomas Whaley built this family estate in 1857 in San Diego, on the former site of the city’s first public gallows. Shortly after he moved in, he reported hearing the heavy footsteps of “Yankee” Jim Robinson, a drifter and thief who was hanged on the site four years before the house was built. Whaley’s family history ended up being filled with tragic deaths and suicides, many of which occurred inside the home itself. Some of the family members reportedly still haunt the landmark, often accompanied by cigar smoke and the smell of heavy perfume.

7. Devils Pool

A natural pool nestled among boulders, Devil’s Pool is thought to have been cursed by an Aboriginal woman who tragically drowned herself after her lover was taken away from her.

The native people of the area have long shunned the deceptively quiet pool, and one Aboriginal legend is particularly tragic. According to the dark tale, there was once a young, beautiful woman from the Yidinji tribe named Oolana, and this maiden married a respected tribal elder named Waroonoo. When she met a handsome younger man from another tribe she set forth into a torrid affair, running off away into the wilderness with her newfound lover. Unfortunately for her, Oolana’s husband was a powerful man within her tribe, and he sent out search parties to hunt the pair down to put an end to their adulterous tryst. When they were finally surrounded and separated at the Babinda Boulders, Oolana is then said to have thrown herself into the water and drowned rather than face a bleak life without her true love. According to the Aboriginal tales, she has never really left, and still prowls these waters, looking to lure young men to a watery grave.

This legend has become notable in light of the fact that over the years a large number of young men have mysteriously met their deaths here, and since 1959 at least 17 people, and more still in old newspaper clippings, have drowned here under decidedly strange circumstances. In many cases the victims are said to be forcefully pulled and held under as if by unseen hands. The site is said to be particularly aggressive towards men and those that disrespect the pool in any way.

6. Bhangarh Fort

The Bhangarh Fort is a 17th-century fort built in the Rajasthan state of India. It was built by Bhagwant Das for his younger son Madho Singh I

Located in the Alwar region, the uninhabited town of Bhangarh is one of the eeriest places imaginable and is unanimously considered as one of India’s most haunted places. It is considered to be so dangerous that even the Archaeological Survey of India has legally prohibited anyone from entering the Bhangarh Fort after dark.

A tantrik’s curse

The legend goes that during the 16th century, a tantric named Singhia fell in love with Ratnavati, the beautiful princess of Bhangarh.

Tales of her beauty and delightful temperament spread far and wide and she received many marriage proposals. A tantrik priest, who was well versed in black magic, fell in love with her. But knowing that he didn’t stand a chance with the beautiful princess, he tried to cast a spell on her. Seeing the princess’ maid buying perfume for her in the village, he cast a spell on it so that Ratnavati would fall in love with him. Ratnavati came to know of this and threw the bottle. Before his death, enraged by the turn of events, he cursed the palace to doom and the town to be roofless and miserable forever. The next year, a battle was fought between the forces of Bhangarh and Ajabgarh, which led to the death of Ratnavati and most of the army. Nearby locals believe that anyone who goes into the fort after dark won’t make it back.It is forever condemned to desolation and is inhabited by ghosts. If any villager tries to build a roof, it apparently mysteriously collapses.

5. The Stanley Hotel

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One night in this hotel nestled in Colorado’s mountain wilderness inspired Stephen King’s best-selling novel turned horror film, The Shining. Massachusetts couple F.O. and Flora Stanley opened the isolated resort in 1909—and reportedly never left The Stanley Hotel inspired Stephen King’s best-selling novel turned horror film, The Shining.

According to staff, Mrs. Stanley can be heard playing her Steinway piano in the music room at night, and Mr. Stanley occasionally shows up in photographs. There have also been reports of bags being unpacked, lights turning off and on, and echoes of children’s laughter heard in the hallways. Paranormal experts hail the Stanley Hotel as one of the nation’s most active ghost sites in the U.S. Guest bedrooms have a TV channel that plays The Shining on a 24-hour loop.

4. Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Built in 1888 to encourage tourism and sell train tickets, this chateau-style hotel sits pretty by the Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park. But it gets a tad more Gothic once you get inside—and we aren’t talking about the architecture. The Calgary Herald has reported several resident ghosts, including a bride who supposedly fell down the stone staircase during her wedding. But there’s a less tragic spirit, too: Sam the bellman, who worked at the hotel until 1975 and claimed he’d come back to haunt the joint. His spirit supposedly pulls shifts helping people with their bags before disappearing.

3. Winchester Mystery House

Following the death of her husband and child, Sarah Winchester (the wife of a rifle-maker’s son) was informed by a seer that her family was killed by the ghosts of gunshot victims. To keep away the vengeful spirits, she commissioned the Victorian fun house-turned-macabre dwelling that you see today. Some of the creepier features include staircases that lead directly into the ceiling, doors that open onto brick walls, and windows that can take you to secret passages.

Hall of Fires

Some employees who worked at the mansion for Mrs. Winchester are said to have stayed on after their deaths. There are footsteps heard shuffling to and from Mrs. Winchester’s room. Her servants? There’s an apparition with black hair who is frequently spotted pushing a wheelbarrow. Perhaps that laborer is what a present-day worker encountered in the Hall of Fires, so named for its many fireplaces. Prior to the mansion opening for tours one day, the worker was on a ladder. He felt a tap on his shoulder, turned and — no one was there. The worker refocused his attention on his task. That’s when he felt what seemed like a hand pressing against his back. He was still the only one in the room. But not for long — that worker got out of there fast, leaving the otherworldly laborer alone to handle the job.

2. Plas Mawr

Right in the centre of the historic, walled town of Conwy stand Plas Mawr, one of the most magnificent Elizabeth townhouses in the UK. The home of Robert Wynn and his family, the households tragic, spooky tales of the family’s turbulent past.

It’s believed that Robert’s pregnant wife, Dorothy, along with her young son, was waiting for him to return one evening when Dorothy lost her balance on the stairwell, leading to the serious injury of her and her son. The household called the family doctor but a young, unfamiliar man turned up to assist them. He was unable to treat the injuries – but the household refused to allow him to leave, locking him in a room with Dorothy and her son. The Wynns died, and in fear of his life, the doctor fled into the chimney and was never to be seen again. When Robert Wynn returned, he was grief-stricken and heartbroken, vowing to have his revenge on the supposed doctor who took his beloved family away from him.Robert Wynn, Lady Wynn and the doctor are said to haunt the house to this day. Strange noises, sights and sounds have often been reported, as well as mysterious sightings of misty, black faces in the windows and doors violently swinging open and shut of their own accord.

1. Hoia-Baciu Forest

From the moment a military technician captured a photograph of a “UFO” hovering over the forest in 1968, Hoia-Baciu has gained paranormal notoriety around the world, with some believing it to be a portal that causes visitors to disappear. Those who have passed through the forest without being zapped into another realm have reported rashes, nausea, and feelings of anxiety, according to The Independent. Known as the “Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania,” the spooky curved trees that populate the forest just add to the eerie atmosphere.

One of the more famous stories recounts the tale of a young, five-year-old girl. She is said to have wandered off into the forest and disappeared without a trace. Strangely, five years later she wandered out from the forest in a confused daze. She was still dressed in the same clothing she had worn the day she went missing and had no recollection of where she had been or what had happened to her. The little girl’s story remains a mystery, as do the countless others who have similar stories. Many believe that Hoia Baciu Forest contains some sort of portal to another dimension. Explaining the disappearances of so many and earning it the nickname of The Bermuda Triangle of Romania.

Top 10 Crime fiction TV Series

10. Blindspot (2015 – 2019)

A woman is found naked in Times Square, her memory erased, her body covered in a series of coded tattoos. But as “Jane Doe” and the FBI team who discovered her work to decipher, investigate and solve the complex treasure map of her body, an ever-widening web of conspiracy and corruption is revealed, as is the truth behind Jane Doe’s real identity and the identity of the people who sent her to the FBI in the first place.

Episode count	89
No. of seasons	4
Running Time	*42-43 Mins*

9. Lucifer (2016 – Present)

Bored with being the Lord of Hell, the devil resigns his throne in defiance to his father (God) and abandons his kingdom and relocates to Los Angeles, where he ends up running his nightclub called “Lux”. He becomes involved in a murder case with Detective Chloe Decker and is subsequently invited to be a consultant to the LAPD. Throughout the series, several celestial and demonic threats come to L.A.

Episode count	67
No. of seasons	4
Running Time	*42-56 Mins*

8. Person of Interest (2011 – 2016)

Set in New York City, this procedural centers on an ex-CIA agent, presumed dead, and a mysterious billionaire prevent violent crimes with the help of an all-seeing machine that can predict events before they happen.

Episode count	*103*
No. of seasons	5
Running Time	*43 Mins*

7. Bones (2005 – 2017)

Bones is a procedural crime drama, focusing on FBI case files related to human remains. Forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance ‘Bones’ Brennan and FBI Agent Seeley Booth form an unlikely alliance to solve cases by examining the remains of victims.

Episode count	246
Number of seasons	12
Running Time	*43 mins*

6. Criminal Minds (2005 – Present)

Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country’s most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit’s most experienced agent is David Rossi, founding member of the BAU, who is essential in helping the team solve new cases.

Episode count	318
Number of seasons	15
Running Time	*45mins*

5. Castle (2009 – 2016)

Rick Castle, a famous crime novelist and rock star of the literary world, finds inspiration for a new character from an unlikely source – the smart, beautiful, no-nonsense Det. Kate Beckett – whether she likes it or not. His fame gives him an all-access pass to her cases and he’s working her last nerve. But somehow, together, they’re the perfect partners in crime.

Episode count	173
Number of seasons	8
Running Time	*43 mins*

4. White Collar (2009 – 2014)

Neal, a charming con artist, is finally caught by his nemesis, FBI agent Peter. But he teams up with Peter to assist the Feds in catching other elusive criminals in exchange for his freedom.

Episode count	81
Number of seasons	6
Running Time	*43 mins*

3. True Detective (2014 – Present)

In Season 1, Two detectives are determined to solve a macabre 1995 murder . In Season 2, A bizarre murder case brings together three law-enforcement officers and a career criminal. In Season 3, Mahershala Ali Plays a retired detective who has been tormented for 35 years by a case involving the disappearance of a 12-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister.

Episode count	24
Number of seasons	3
Running Time	*58-87 mins*

2. Mentalist (2008 – 2015)

The Mentalist tells the story of Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation.

Episode count	151
Number of seasons	7
Running Time	*40-50 mins*

1. Sherlock (2010- 2017)

Dr. Watson, a former army doctor, finds himself sharing a flat with Sherlock Holmes, an eccentric individual with a knack for solving crimes. Together, they take on the most unusual cases.

Episode count	13
Number of seasons	4
Running Time	*85-90 mins*

Top 10 Comedy TV Series in 2020

“There’s no such thing as a selfless good deed” – Joey

Everybody loves a good Comedy TV show. Comedy is one of the most personal genres of entertainment, as subjective and divisive as politics. Below is the list of Top 10 Comedy TV Series to watch

10. Joey (2004 – 2006)

9. Young Sheldon (2017 – Present)

8. Silicon Valley (2014 – 2019)

7. Two and a Half Men (2003 – 2015)

6. How I Met Your Mother (2005 – 2014)

5. The Office (2005 – 2013)

4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 – Present)

3. Modern Family (2009 – 2020)

2. The Big Bang Theory (2007 – 2019)

1. FRIENDS (1994- 2004)

Some worthy Mentions

1. Man with a plan

Andi Burns, a housewife, decides to return to work and make a career. As a result, her husband, Adam, faces the challenge of parenting their three unruly children while also running a business

2. Two broke Girls

Max and Caroline, two girls in their mid-twenties, work at a Brooklyn restaurant as waitresses. Together, they dream of starting up their cupcake business, but always find themselves without money.

3. Sex Education

Socially awkward high school student Otis may not have much experience in the lovemaking department, but he gets good guidance on the topic in his personal sex ed course — living with mom Jean, who is a sex therapist.

4. Mom

Christy, a newly sober single mother, attempts to pull her life together by avoiding alcohol. However, when her estranged mother walks into her life, she has to deal with her eccentricities

Top 10 Comedy TV Series

“There’s no such thing as a selfless good deed “
— Joey.

10. Joey (2004 – 2006)

Joey is an American sitcom, which starred Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends.Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, who moves to Los Angeles from New York, to proceed with his acting career.

Episode count	46
No. of seasons	2
Running Time	*20-24 Mins*

9. Young Sheldon (2017 – Present)

For 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper it isn’t easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn’t always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him

Episode count	56
No. of seasons	3
Running Time	*22 Mins*

8. Silicon Valley (2014 – 2019)

Richard, a programmer, creates an app called the Pied Piper and tries to get investors for it. Meanwhile, five other programmers struggle to make their mark in Silicon Valley.

Episode count	53
No. of seasons	6
Running Time	*28-47 Mins*

7. Two and a Half Men (2003 – 2015)

A hit sitcom built on often-raunchy material, starring Charlie Sheen and, later, Ashton Kutcher begins with the premise of a Malibu bachelor (Sheen) whose life is disrupted when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move in with him. In the ninth season, Kutcher replaces Sheen, playing a billionaire with a broken heart.A hedonistic jingle writer’s free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

Episode count	262
Number of seasons	12
Running Time	*21 mins*

6. How I Met Your Mother (2005 – 2014)

A comedy series about a guy in his twenties and the romance between him and the woman who will be his wife and the mother of his children. The series will also flash forward to him telling the story to his kids.

Episode count	208
Number of seasons	9
Running Time	*22 mins*

5. The Office (2005 – 2013)

The Office, Dunder Mifflin Regional Manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) leads the documentary team and his staff on a journey through inappropriate behavior, well-intentioned but misguided comments and a myriad of poor management techniques.

Episode count	201
Number of seasons	9
Running Time	*22-42 mins*

4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 – Present)

Jake Peralta, an immature, but talented N.Y.P.D. detective in Brooklyn’s 99th Precinct, comes into immediate conflict with his new commanding officer, the serious and stern Captain Ray Holt.

Episode count	130
Number of seasons	6
Running Time	*21-23 mins*

3. Modern Family (2009 – 2020)

Three modern-day families from California try to deal with their kids, quirky spouses and jobs in their own unique ways, often falling into hilarious situations.

Episode count	244
Number of seasons	11
Running Time	*20-23 mins*

2. The Big Bang Theory (2007 – 2019)

Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists, the kind of “beautiful minds” that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people, especially women.A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.

Episode count	279
Number of seasons	12
Running Time	*18-22 mins*

1. FRIENDS (1994- 2004)

This hit sitcom follows the merry misadventures of six 20-something pals as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life, and love in the 1990s Manhattan. Most of all, it’s about friendship–for when you’re young and single in the city, your friends are your family. Friends is an American sitcom television series, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman