Science, in our society, is ignored, denied, distorted, and even snubbed. Every enromous discovery, from a sun centered solar system to our relation to other apes has been ridiculed and even hated, as if hating truth ever changes it. Science…
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Garrett Morgan was an American inventor who lived from 1877 – 1963. Born in Paris, Kentucky to parents who were former slaves, he and his ten siblings helped run the farm on which they resided. By the time Morgan was…
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In finding the truth does a person have to follow the guidelines of the scientific process? Well, the answer is no. The scientific process is set up to provide an accurate way to prove a hypothesis. Does this mean that…
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The Bermuda Triangle has many anomalies happen there that is fact. The human mind can conjure up fictional things to why there are disappearances and ships floating around empty, but that’s all fiction explains about the facts of the Bermuda…
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In the Sunday, June 24th T-N-T (Tacoma News Tribune), Section A4, was an intriguing article on a philosophical movement called transhumanism. It was easy to dismiss these absurd aspirations as so much nonsense, that is, until one starts to seriously…
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If you’ll take a pleasant moment to sniff the brisk autumn air, you’ll realize that each season has it’s own distinctive smells. Winter gives your nostrils the sharp sting of air heavy with ice and snow. Springtime features the odors…
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Scientific thinking means different things to different people, but most often is thought of as empirical thought. “Truth”, too, is not a solid tangible thing. Empirical methods are not suited to finding the truth, and more than any other method….
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Isaac Newton was an English scientist who formulated three laws of mechanics based on his observations of the nature of macroscopic objects with a mass (m). He has ascribed himself to three basic laws that continue to be valid in spite of…
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Strange but useful inventions based on discoveries of how this or that work take many forms and are designed for varied uses from medical devices to measuring instruments to the downright nosy and nonsensical. At least nosy and nonsensical to…
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Starting in October 2010, all Nobel Prize announcements will be streamed live on the official Nobel Prize YouTube channel. Clips of previous announcements and ceremonies will also be available on the channel. New clips will be posted as video on-demand…
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