# Mayura — Geeks Around Globe

> Mayura Rajapaksha is a contributing writer at GeeksAroundGlobe.com, passionate about movies, anime, TV shows, Shark Tank, and emerging innovations in technology. As an AI and robotics enthusiast, Mayura is especially fascinated by the future of human-machine interaction. With a love for storytelling and trends that shape geek culture, and dreams of embracing the digital nomad lifestyle, Mayura brings fresh, global perspectives to entertainment and tech coverage.

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## Articles by this author

- [Doublesoul Socks Shark Tank Season 17: Founders, Deal, Product, Updates and Where to Buy](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/doublesoul-socks-shark-tank): Doublesoul brought colorful, cushioned socks to Shark Tank Season 17 and landed a $500K deal with Kendra Scott.
- [Shark Tank Season 17: All 72 Products, Deals, Founders & Episode Guide](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/shark-tank-season-17-episode-guide-products-list): Shark Tank Season 17 ran September 24, 2025 to April 22, 2026 across 18 episodes. 72 companies pitched; 54 deals closed (75% deal rate); approximately $14.7 million was invested in total. The season featured a guest-Shar
- [David Blaine buried himself alive for seven days and changed modern magic](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/david-blaine-buried-himself-alive-for-seven-days-and-changed-modern-magic): David Blaine spent seven days buried underground and turned survival into modern magic.
- [MycoSphere Shark Tank Dubai: Can Fungi Solve UAE Food Security Crisis?](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/mycosphere-shark-tank-update): MycoSphere on Shark Tank Dubai revealed a bold idea to turn UAE waste into food and sustainable materials.
- [Rest Hero Shark Tank Dubai: How This Startup Is Replacing Websites with Social Commerce](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/rest-hero-shark-tank-update): RestHero on Shark Tank Dubai reveals a bold idea that could eliminate websites and transform how people shop online.
- [Bake My Day Shark Tank Dubai: From Home Kitchen to 10 Million AED Success](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/bake-my-day-shark-tank-update): A simple cookie craving in Dubai turned Bake My Day into a Shark Tank Dubai success story aiming for 10 million AED.
- [Everythink.me Shark Tank Dubai Breakdown: Can VR Replace Traditional Training?](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/everythink-me-shark-tank-update): Everythink.me stunned Shark Tank Dubai by turning boring corporate training into immersive VR experiences employees actually remember.
- [Sulmi Technology Shark Tank Dubai Pitch: 20,000 AED Cost-Saving EV Explained](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/sulmi-technology-shark-tank-update): Sulmi Technology’s Shark Tank Dubai pitch reveals how one electric bike could save fleets 20,000 AED every year.
- [Play: Date Shark Tank Dubai Pitch: The $10 Million Valuation That Raised Investor Doubts](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/playdate-shark-tank-update): A bold $10 million valuation shocked the Sharks, but the real story reveals a deeper crisis facing modern families in Dubai.
- [Garblizer Shark Tank Dubai: The UAE Startup Turning Food Waste Into Water and Profit](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/garbaliser-shark-tank-update): Garbaliser Shark Tank Dubai reveals how food waste can turn into clean water and real profit.
- [See.Shell Waste Shark Tank Dubai: Turning Seafood Waste Into Living Reefs](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/see-shell-waste-shark-tank-update): Seashell West Shark Tank Dubai revealed how seafood waste could rebuild oceans and spark a new business opportunity.
- [House of Pops Shark Tank Dubai: The 300 Million AED Popsicle That Shocked Investors](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/house-of-pops-shark-tank-update): House of Pops Shark Tank Dubai pitch shocked investors with a 300M AED valuation built on just five ingredients.
- [ARDH Collective Shark Tank Dubai: How Date Waste Is Turning Into Skyscraper Materials](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/ardh-collective-shark-tank-update): ARDH Collective shocked Shark Tank Dubai by turning date waste and desert sand into powerful construction materials.
- [NFTwist Shark Tank Dubai: How This “Dead” Tech Is Rebuilding Loyalty Programs](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/nftwist-shark-tank-update): NFTs may look dead, but one Shark Tank Dubai founder is quietly turning them into real-world business tools.
- [Strawe on Shark Tank Dubai: The Natural Straw Startup That Solved the Soggy Straw Problem](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/strawe-shark-tank-upadate): Strawe on Shark Tank Dubai revealed a natural reed straw that solved the soggy straw problem, but the founders’ commitment raised tough questions.
- [The Broth Lab Shark Tank Dubai Success: Inside the 3M AED Bone Broth Startup](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/the-broth-lab-shark-tank-update): When Hadeel Al-Khatib stepped onto Shark Tank Dubai, she turned a personal health crisis into a thriving “Liquid Gold” bone broth business.
- [How Valari Solved the Gamer Lean on Shark Tank Dubai: 4 Powerful Lessons for Founders](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/valari-shark-tank-update): Valari shocked Shark Tank Dubai by turning a simple gaming cushion into a fast-growing global health-tech success story.
- [How Jenin Won All 5 Sharks: Inside the Best Heritage Pitch on Shark Tank Dubai](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/jenin-shark-tank-update): A small Palestinian olive oil brand shocked Shark Tank Dubai by turning a modest ask into a five-Shark bidding war.
- [PeriCare Shark Tank Dubai Story: The Mom-Tech Innovation Changing Postpartum Care](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/pericare-shark-tank-update): PeriCare’s powerful Shark Tank Dubai pitch is redefining postpartum care and putting mothers back at the center of the story.
- [GoMovaro on Shark Tank Dubai: What Really Happened During Raed Al Khatib’s Pitch](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/gomovaro-shark-tank-update): GoMovaro’s bold Shark Tank Dubai pitch exposed surprising truths about scaling a moving app in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech markets.
- [Liftdex Shark Tank Dubai Update: The 10 Million Dirham Manufacturing Paradox](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/liftdex-shark-tank-update): Liftdex’s Shark Tank Dubai pitch reveals how a homegrown manufacturer is reshaping the UAE fitness industry through local production and smart scaling.
- [Wild Blueberries Are a Real Gut-Health Hack, Says New Review](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/wild-blueberries-gut-health-hack): Morning light spills over a bowl of wild blueberries as a new review stitches together scattered trials into a simple, daily gut-health nudge.
- [Why a Spider’s Pearl Necklace Was Living Parasites—and Brazil Just Found a New Mite Family](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/spiders-pearl-mite-brazil-discovery-archived-specimens): On a bench at the Butantan Institute, a spider the size of a sesame seed wore a necklace of pearl-like beads that would soon reveal itself as a living parasite.
- [How Monkibox Won Big on Shark Tank Dubai With a $1.85M Early Learning Vision](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/monkibox-shark-tank-update): Monkibox’s Shark Tank Dubai pitch revealed how a Montessori-inspired startup turned science-backed play into a powerful $1.85M investment win.
- [Why a Diabetes Drug That Doesn’t Make You Lose Weight Could Protect the Heart](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/why-a-diabetes-drug-that-doesnt-make-you-lose-weight-could-protect-the-heart): In a quiet Monash lab, Professor Mark A. Febbraio watches lean mice breathe easier as IC7Fc trims artery inflammation—a stark glimpse of a future where a diabetes drug protects the heart without altering body weight.
- [Why a Trojan-Horse Immunotherapy Is Turning Cancer's Guards Into Its Weak Spot](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/trojan-horse-immunotherapy-turns-cancer-guards-weak-spot): Morning rounds in the Mount Sinai lab glow as a glow-map shows CAR-T cells turning from hunter to turncoat, zeroing in not on cancer cells but the tumor’s protective guards.
- [Why the Early Heart-Detection Trend Is Real: A Skin Scan Spots Heart Disease Years Before Symptoms](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/early-heart-detection-skin-scan-fast-rsom): In a sunlit Helmholtz Munich lab, a palm-sized scanner hums as a volunteer rests their fingertip beneath a blue glow, revealing tiny skin vessels that hint at heart risk years before any symptom.
- [Why the Collagen Craze Isn’t Fixing Skin—Science Says Most Supplements Don’t Work](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/collagen-craze-not-fixing-skin-science-says): In a sunlit Tufts dermatology office, Farah Moustafa, MD, FAAD, sets a bottle of collagen capsules down as a morning meta-analysis flickers on her monitor.
- [AI Predicts Nature’s Defects 1,000x Faster—and That Changes How We Design Materials](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/ai-predicts-natures-defects-1000x-faster-nematic-liquid-crystals): In a blue-lit lab at Chungnam National University, Prof. Jun-Hee Na watches an AI surrogate spit out a defect map for nematic liquid crystals in milliseconds, turning hours of calculation into a single keystroke.
- [Brain Cancer May Begin Years Before It’s Visible—and Now We Know Where It Starts](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/brain-cancer-origin-cortex-spatial-transcriptomics-2026): In a KAIST lab, a spatial map glows where normal brain cells begin mutating into a glioma long before any scan can reveal a lump.
- [Why a Simple Blood Test That Spots Parkinson’s Years Before Symptoms Could Transform Early Diagnosis](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/blood-test-parkinsons-early-diagnosis-ml): In a sunlit lab at Chalmers, a drop of blood flickers on a monitor as Danish Anwer spots a prodromal Parkinson’s fingerprint that surfaces years before any tremor.
- [Why Grandparents Who Babysit May Slow Cognitive Decline — And It's Not About How Often](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/why-grandparents-who-babysit-may-slow-cognitive-decline): In a Tilburg lab, a stack of cognitive tests glows softly as Dr. Flavia S. Chereches explains that the simple act of helping a grandchild may be more than a family duty—it could keep the aging brain sharper.
- [The Fat You Can’t See Could Be Shrinking Your Brain — A Hidden Risk Beyond BMI](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/hidden-fat-patterns-brain-risk): In a quiet MRI lab, a heat-map of hidden fat patterns flickers to life, revealing two patterns that predict brain aging even when BMI looks normal.
- [Tea Health Boosts Depend on How You Drink It: Fresh Brew Beats Bottled Tea Every Time](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/tea-health-fresh-brew-beats-bottled): In a sunlit Beijing laboratory, a steam-wreathed cup of green tea hovers above the bench as researchers chase data that stubbornly refuse to align.
- [Why Radio Waves Are Becoming a Time Machine for Dying Stars](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/why-radio-waves-time-machine-dying-stars): In the New Mexico dawn, the VLA hums as a UVA PhD student watches a faint radio signal bloom, a clock-work echo from a star that shed gas years before exploding.
- [NASA Rolls Out Artemis II Rocket to Launch Pad Ahead of First Crewed Moon Mission](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/nasa-rolls-out-artemis-ii-rocket-to-launch-pad-ahead-of-first-crewed-moon-mission): NASA has moved its Artemis II rocket to Launch Pad 39B for final fueling and countdown tests, marking the biggest milestone yet before astronauts fly around the Moon in 2026.
- [Keto Weight Loss May Come with a Hidden Cost: Long-Term Metabolic Risks Found in Mice](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/keto-weight-loss-hidden-long-term-risks-mice): In a dim University of Utah Health lab, nine months into four diets, the ketogenic mice look leaner at first—until their livers fill with fat and glucose control frays when carbs reappear.
- [Asthma Isn’t Caused by Leukotrienes After All — Meet the Pseudo-Leukotrienes](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/asthma-pseudo-leukotrienes): Morning coffee still fogs his thoughts as Robert Salomon leans over a glowing vial in the Case Western Reserve lab and realizes the asthma villains scientists chased for decades may be the wrong culprits—the pseudo-leuko
- [Why Artemis II Around the Moon Is NASA's Real Moon Mission — And the One That Matters Most](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/artemis-ii-around-the-moon-real-mission-path-to-mars): Under Kennedy Space Center floodlights, the Artemis II Orion rumbles to life, its four astronauts bracing for a ten-day lunar flyby that could redraw NASA’s future.
- [Why the brain glitch misreading inner speech explains hearing voices — and how that challenges old schizophrenia myths](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/brain-glitch-inner-speech-hearing-voices-schizophrenia-myths): In a buzzing UNSW Sydney EEG lab, a volunteer imagines saying ‘bah’ while a real sound plays, and the brain suddenly treats the inner speech as if someone else is speaking.
- [Why 150 Minutes of Exercise Per Week Could Make Your Brain Look Biologically Younger](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/150-minutes-exercise-brain-age-younger): In AdventHealth’s sunlit MRI suite, a volunteer watches a color-coded brain-age map flash younger after a year of daily morning workouts totaling 150 minutes per week.
- [Tiny Nanoflowers in Stem Cells Could Recharge Aging Human Cells and Boost Healing](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/tiny-nanoflowers-in-stem-cells-could-recharge-aging-human-cells-and-boost-healing): Tiny nanoflowers added to human stem cells help those cells make more energy powerhouses and may help damaged and aging tissues recover.
- [Scientists Find Moss Can Act Like a Silent Witness at Crime Scenes](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/scientists-find-moss-can-act-like-a-silent-witness-at-crime-scenes): A new research study suggests moss could quietly help solve crimes by linking people, places, and timelines.
- [New Study Finds Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Raise Mouth Cancer Risk in Indian Men](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/new-study-finds-even-small-amounts-of-alcohol-raise-mouth-cancer-risk-in-indian-men): A new research study finds alcohol consumption increases buccal mucosa cancer risk in Indian men, even at very low daily levels.
- [Ants Grew Big Armies by Giving Up Armor and Winning With Numbers](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/ants-grew-big-armies-by-giving-up-armor-and-winning-with-numbers): New ant research shows that cheaper worker ants led to bigger colonies and faster evolution in ants.
- [He Went to War Without a Gun and Saved Dozens of Lives](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/desmond-doss-war-hero-without-a-gun): Desmond Doss chose compassion over violence and saved dozens of lives in the middle of war.
- [New Study Finds Garlic Mouthwash Can Rival Standard Dental Treatments and May Offer Longer Protection](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/new-study-finds-garlic-mouthwash-can-rival-standard-dental-treatments-and-may-offer-longer-protection): Garlic extract mouthwash shows surprising antimicrobial power that matches chlorhexidine in new research.
- [Japan Woman Marries Her AI Partner After Heartbreak, Using Only a ChatGPT Persona](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/japan-woman-marries-her-ai-partner-after-heartbreak-using-only-a-chatgpt-persona): A 32 year old woman in Japan has shocked the world after marrying an AI partner she built through ChatGPT.
- [Google Just Found Malware That Uses AI to Rewrite Itself and Outsmart Human Defenses](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/google-just-found-malware-that-uses-ai-to-rewrite-itself-and-outsmart-human-defenses): AI-powered malware is rewriting its own code in real time, and Google just confirmed it’s already happening in the wild.
- [The World’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaires Are Three 22-Year-Olds Behind AI Giant Mercor](https://geeksaroundglobe.com/the-worlds-youngest-self-made-billionaires-are-three-22-year-olds-behind-ai-giant-mercor): Three 22-year-old college dropouts just became the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after their AI startup, Mercor, reached a $10 billion valuation in 2025

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