The classical depiction of a scientific laboratory shows two eager scientists amidst a table of steaming beakers and flashing machines. Cages line the walls behind them, filled with mice or frogs. The scientist will grab one of these animals, inject him with some blue substance, and eureka! A new discovery has been made. While this movie-like depiction may not be completely … [Read more...] about Humanity’s Animosity
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Hippocratic Oath, Hypocritical Doctors
The field of bioethics within the medical profession, more prominently among physicians from poverty-stricken countries, has grown little resistance to the violation of international human rights due to intentional oversight on behalf of doctors and a lack of government sponsored regulation. Although the medical profession strives to guard and advocate human rights both on a … [Read more...] about Hippocratic Oath, Hypocritical Doctors
Brain Fodder: The Painter and the Pendulum
The natural world has a knack for disorienting even the most curious of thinkers. Its beauty astounds artists and its complexity eludes scientists. There’s something bewitching about the forces governing the universe that sparks intrigue. In his demonstration, artist and inventor Tom Shannon feeds into this intrigue, allowing the laws of nature to govern his artistic creation … [Read more...] about Brain Fodder: The Painter and the Pendulum
Perceptions in the Fourth Dimension
A woman walks around her office, excavating messy piles of books and papers until she finally sees it: a daily planner bound in red leather. It is thick with appointments and reminders - work things - but also: birthdays, dinner promises (of which about 70% are kept), unexpected moments of joy and grief immortalized next to their dates, a chronicle of the last eight months and … [Read more...] about Perceptions in the Fourth Dimension
Brain Fodder: Big Kid Toys
Apple’s newest toys have many looking at their wallets and crying just a bit. Of course, the reviews by consumer electronics blogs take window-shopping to a new level. Of all the gadgets and gizmos talked about, the one that I wish I could drop a pretty penny on isn’t an Apple product though. One of the more eye-catching products puts even the highly-anticipated iPad (retina … [Read more...] about Brain Fodder: Big Kid Toys