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Daylight Saving Time

Spring ahead and Fall back, is the best catch phrase to understand and remember Daylight saving time. Daylight Saving Time Explained Sun is a great source of heat and light. Daylight saving time is just making optimal usage of sunlight….
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Best of 2008 Invention

Centurions have to be astounded by all the inventions they have witnessed during their lifetimes. When they were born there were no electric washers, dryers, dishwashers, air conditioners, televisions or microwaves. A telephone had a live person who asked for…
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Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time is a method of progressing our clocks ahead by one hour in order to make better use of the extended daylight hours of summer, hence the usage of the term “Summer Time” to describe the shift. On…
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Best of 2008 Invention

Chueh Lee, a designer at Samsung in China, was probably too optimistic when he decided to break the limits of paradoxical and design the Touch Sight camera. Or maybe he was just too determined to offer to the visually impaired…
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Some Inventions Originating in China

One of the interesting things about Chinese history is that China created numerous inventions that have been expanded upon by the rest of the world. Of the eastern side of the hemisphere, China was the most technologically advanced civilization. It…
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Best of 2008 Scientific Discovery

On September 10, 2008, the world stands silent in front of the greatest ever particle physics experiment. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), built to assist scientists to answer chief unresolved questions in particle physics and alter our understanding of the…
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Social Sciences Science Comparison

Before debating what should and should not be labeled a science, we must first consider what academic disciplines actually exist and what they typically call themselves. In the natural or physical (or “true” if you will) sciences one finds biology,…
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Best Discovery 2008

From the discovery of several new species of animals to new HIV strains, 2008 has been a year of great discovery. Yet, they all pale in comparison to this scientific image of 2008, that caused a bit of a stir…
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Astrology is it a Science

Astrology a scientific outlookFrom time immemorial, the concept that celestial bodies in the sky can provide a map of the future has fascinated mankind. Mankind’s romance with Astrology ranges from a casual glance at the newspaper’s zodiac signs section, to…
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