Since time immemorial, through different cultures and whenever they occur, there have been many beliefs about the northern lights. The Inuit around Hudson Bay had the following explanation of what they saw: The sky is a huge dome of hard material arched over the flat earth. On the outside there is...

The Theory of Chaos Where chaos begins, classical science ends. Ever since physicists inquired into the laws of nature, they began to explore the irregular side of nature, the erratic and discontinuous side, which has always puzzled scientists. They did not attempt to understand disor...

Introduction Special relativity was introduced into the world in 1905 by a man named Albert Einstein. At the time it was a difficult concept to understand because it took place under conditions most people didn't even consider. Technology has greatly improved since the year 1905, not only w...

As I was growing through my school years, the principle of evolution was presented as a fact. My teachers believed that it was the "only way it happened." I too was entrenched into this mode of thinking. How could all the knowing scientists, films, and textbooks be wrong? It did seem to explain ...

E=mc2- Einstein and his Incredible Mind Albert Einstein. It is a name we all know, the name of perhaps the greatest thinker of the 20th century. He revolutionized the world with his thinking, not just in physics, but also in philosophy, ethics, and religion. Kip Thorne, a California Institute o...

What is life?" The question has been asked innumerable times but has been answered to the satisfaction of few. Science is based on the experience that nature gives intelligent answers to intelligent questions. To senseless questions, nature gives senseless answers - or no answers at all. If nature h...

The Kalam Cosmological Argument The major modern proponent of the 'kalam cosmological argument', William Lane Craig, sets out the argument as follows: 1. Whatever began to exist has a cause of its existence. 2. The universe began to exist. 3. Therefore, the universe has a cause of...

Hertford Seminars in Regulation for the Regulatory Policy Institute Tackling Global Warming: Market Instruments or Regulatory Solutions OXERA Environmental Ltd Tel: + 44 (0) 1865 251142, Fax: + 44 (0) 1865 204606 October 2nd 1998 Introduction Global warming is now officially recognised. Never...

In the Gospel of St. Matthew, chapter 27 A-B, the people are given the traditional release of one prisoner. They have a choice, the just man Jesus Christ and the "notable" prisoner Barabbas. When asked which prisoner should be released the people responded, "Barabbas." (convinced...

The Heart and the Circulatory System Introduction Imagine that you are living in the year 1535, and that you don't feel well. You have had some problems with fatigue, feeling a little more tired than usual when you walked to the market and back. You tell this to your physician, and he sends y...

Integrating Care and Justice: Moral Development Part One: The criticisms of Kohlberg's moral development stages seem to center around three major points, his research methods, the "regression" of stage four, and finally his goals. The first criticism that I would like to address is that of his re...

In the Gospel of St. Matthew, chapter 27 A-B, the people are given the traditional release of one prisoner. They have a choice, the just man Jesus Christ and the "notable" prisoner Barabbas. When asked which prisoner should be released the people responded, "Barabbas."...

Many people think of science as a collection of facts and ideas about the world around us. But science is more than of how human beings have brought their individual strengths and weaknesses to the ever going struggle to learn more about our world. Stephen Hawking is one of the best-known and...

Chapter I Introduction to Hemingway Oak Park produced a tall, handsome man, strong, smart and ambitious. He had already learned the art of hunting and therefore was no stranger to killing. As an infant, he joined his father on hunting trips. At ten, he got his first shotgun. He also enjoye...