The Hindu religion states that science only offers a limited view of reality, but all it offers is right and correct, meaning that the religion by it’s nature cannot contradict science, leading to the the majority of even highly religious Hindus accepting evolution as fact.
In 2013, a researcher at UW managed the first human to human brain interface…
In 2013, a researcher at UW managed the first human to human brain interface through the Internet by wearing a cap and playing a video game. When he wanted to shoot a missile, he thought “fire” and another researcher across campus’s finger moved involuntarily and pressed the fire button.
5 Facts About Your Eyes
We often take our eyes for granted. Humans are highly visual creatures, so try to take a moment to give thanks for your good eyesight. Most people are in the habit of taking the most spectacular parts of our body for granted. Ben Franklin stated how people often marvel at beautiful vistas, yet paid little […]
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Ultrasonic waves have been used to weld plastics together since the 1960s…
Ultrasonic waves have been used to weld plastics together since the 1960s. It works by compressing two thermoplastic materials together on top of an anvil. Ultrasonic waves are then fed through a horn that vibrates their molecules, causing friction that causes heat.
A Russian scientist, Alexander Bogdanov, hoped to achieve everlasting life…
A Russian scientist, Alexander Bogdanov, hoped to achieve everlasting life, by transfusing blood with others who were younger than him. Later, he died after transfusing a student with malaria, who made a full recovery after the transfusion. Recent studies show he may have been onto something.
During Islam’s Golden Age, after having a dream of meeting Aristotle…
During Islam’s Golden Age, after having a dream of meeting Aristotle, the Caliph (Ruler) ordered all his books to be translated into Arabic, and whoever did it would be given its weight in gold.
For a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change…
For a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change chicken feathers from white to partially black, which his teacher said was playing God.
Facts about Asteroids
Oh no, it’s coming towards us! We’re all going to die! Lots of people fear something of this nature could happen in the future, and they’re not wrong. An asteroid could strike the Earth at any time and cause a nuclear-type winter effect creating food shortages and eventually seeing the end of life as we […]
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Facts About Uranus
Often the butt of adolescent jokes about our solar system, what can I tell you that’s new about Uranus? Well, maybe not yours specifically… Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun in our solar system. It was officially discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1781, but his discovery was purely accidental. It had […]
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Every year the British Medical Journal publishes an issue full of joke…
Every year the British Medical Journal publishes an issue full of joke science, like one paper that said men die before women because they are stupid. But years later these articles are cited by scientists as real, and this is causing a lot of problems.