24 Jan
Posted by RD Bentley as Science Sightings
Yoha River Findings Could Rewrite World History Recent archaeological excavations at the Yoha River area has attracted historians all over the world. These remarkable findings are rewriting world history. A noticeable fact is that from the discovery and excavation, traces of the Korean are found a lot, providing a clue to the root of the […]
Addition And Subtraction Of Signed Numbers Adding and subtracting integers for the beginner seems very complicated at first glance. It just takes a little theory along with some good procedure. For starters, think opposite. Adding With Different Signs When we add two integers, we will subtract the two numbers and use the sign which number has […]
The Widespread Nature Of Aflatoxin Crops that are affected by aflatoxin: cereals, oilseeds, spices, and tree nuts. Also, contamination can be found in animals that have been fed contaminated feed. In 2006, there were reported over 100 dogs that died, as can be read at Biology Online. Although difficult to link an animal death to […]
Processing Fear, Emotion, And The Extraction Certain stimulus can produce fear in the bravest of the masses. In a circumstance where one might experience what is known as fear conditioning, the stimulus would produce a response within the body. This expression of fear would trigger a number of physical and emotional reactions. Such as: heart rate, breathing, muscle […]
Pisces or Aquarius, Tropical or Sidereal, Age or World… For one that spent their childhood in the 1970’s, a very vivid sound will resonate in the mind. The sound of a song titled The Age of Aquarius. The song has a bizarre sound, or message if you will. But, one might ask – just what […]
Big Five Personality Factors Although psychologists have experienced difficulties in gaining an audience about the subject, the community proposes there are five traits known as the “Big Five” personality traits. This concept is very recent, forming in the latter part of the 20th century. Also known as the “Big Five” personality dimensions. 1. Openness – […]
Best Undergrad Degrees From PayScale Best Undergrad College Degrees By Salary Click on chart for full details. Success is not always measured in the biggest paycheck but getting a degree that is applicable does matter. Here are the degrees that pay the most cash. It seems that engineers make the most, but there is plenty […]
2009 PISA Reading Literacy Highlights PISA measures 15-year-old students every 3 years. The students were tested in 2009, and the next assessment will be in 2012. In 2009, out of the three categories (reading, mathematics, and science), reading was the main focus this time. PISA tests were administered between September and October of 2009. There were […]
The Employee Free Choice Act Could Become An Option Wal-Mart, the biggest employer of the United States, has received much criticism for its poor employee relations. The Greatest Recession has amplified those allegations, and even brought numerous lawsuits into the bigger picture. But Wal-Mart isn’t the only company breaking hourly wage laws. If you invest a […]
19 Nov
Posted by RD Bentley as Science Sightings, Technology
Meet The American Physicist Who Changed Our World Arguably, John Bardeen changed the world more than any other scientist in the latter part of the 20th century. Bardeen and a few of his very bright friends came up with the invention that sparked an electronic revolution, and burgeoned further than any one of us could ever have imagined. […]