One of the major
limiting factors in solar energy technology is the price per-solar
cell production. These prices have slowly been going down over the
years and as new technologies come online their production costs are
expected to drop much more. In order for alternative technologies to
really compete with fossil fuel energies they must first become as
inexpensive to produce.
Just recently a new method for print... Read Full Story
The human brain has an
amazing ability to actively re-wire it's self if needed. In this way
the brain is always ready and able to adapt to new situations by
reorganizing portions of it's self to meet the demands of a growing,
learning, and healing person. It has been shown that the human brain
retains this function well into adulthood.
Who we are is in are brains. Everything I know, think,
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Neil Turok is a
theoretical physicist who has been working on understanding the Big
Bang and constructing working models of the universe. Turok also has
a interest in helping Africa establish an academic and productive
presence in the field of physics. “My wish is that you help us
unlock and nurture scientific talent across Africa, so that within
our lifetimes we are celebrating an African Einstein.” -Neil
Turok
At this 2008 TED conferen... Read Full Story
Many people have never heard of Charles
Darwin's theory of Sexual Selection, even though it has played an
equally important role in survival of many species, including
humans, as his more well known theory of Natural Selection. Like
Natural Selection, Sexual Selection is less of a theory then it is a
common truth that it is widely accepted among all verities of
biologists today. In this article I am going to look into what
S... Read Full Story
"Genomics is the study of the genomes of
organisms. The field includes intensive efforts to determine the
entire DNA sequence of organisms and fine-scale genetic mapping
efforts." (-wikipedia)
The future economy of the U.S. looks
bleak. (to put it nicely) Radical changes in our policies and
spending habits have got to be made. At the same time the U.S. needs
to increase it's technology research and out-put.
Major changes are taking pla... Read Full Story
Right & Wrong
This article is not
complete.
What makes something right as
apposed to something wrong. What makes one action the right or good
thing to do while another action is the wrong or bad thing to do. Is
there an over-all standard set of ethical guide lines that all human
beings naturally carry? Or does it depend on the culture, society,
and family that you are born into.
I am taking a poll of
people&#... Read Full Story
