Lessons from Nature
Scientists are always trying to find more effective ways of making high performance materials with minimum consumption of…
Research
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Hearing for Deaf Ears
The order, ingenuity, and simultaneous complexity and simplicity of the human organs are simply marvelous. The wonder one…
Aging
I will start with the cliché: “man is born, grows, ages, and finally dies.” So this cycle of…
Potassium Channels: A Tale of Two Nobel Prizes
In May 2003, Roderick Mackinnon’s research group at Rockefeller University has published the three-dimensional atomic structure of a…
The Newly Discovered Dimension of The Heart
In our world of knowledge and wisdom, there are two meanings for the word “heart”; as an emotion…
Spiders Expand New Horizons in Fiber-Optic Technology
Spiders, known to be horrifying animals to many, are recognized by us for their role in the ecological…
Measuring Intelligence
Intelligence is such an elusive and relative concept that even the experts cannot agree on its nature. Definitions…
Increasing Brainpower
Brainpower can be defined as intellectual ability combined with intelligence, creativity, and learning ability. The brain is made…
Music Therapy
In 1944 Edgar Cayce, who healed thousands of people while in a trance state, said “Music is the…
Genetic Engineering’s impact on our lives
Humanity’s efforts to control nature dates back as far as recorded history. However, our mastery over nature has…
Biological Effects of Cellular Phones
Cellular phones have become one of the 21st century’s most indispensable tools. They serve a wide range of…
Global Developments
IN ACADEMICS Useful Links: Organizations devoted to the academic study of religion and interfaith research and activities have…
Pseudo-science and Racial Otherness
With the ascendancy of science during the eighteenth century, European scientists sought scientific support for considering slavery and…
Computer And Video Games And Violence
Our world continues to advance rapidly, especially when it concerns technology. As computerization has many aspects, and since…
Healing and Faith
The relationship between faith and healing has always been a point of curiousity and controversy. Most of us…