Category: Science Philosophy
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Mapping the brain. But not your brain…
To map neurons, researchers currently use an electron microscope to take pictures -- with one image usually containing a small number of neurons. The researchers then study each neuron's shape and size as well as its thousands of connections with other nearby neurons to learn about its role in behavior or biology. "We don't know…
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Science is not Technology! A simple and yet forgotten fact… [+ The meaning of life as Bonus]
Besides the beautiful decor and the impeccable construction, Damascus swords were famous for their strength, durability, and elasticity. They were the pride of the city of Damascus, Syria, due to their exceptional qualities mainly because of the so-called Damascus steel; a type of steel whose main ingredient was a wootz steel imported from India. A…
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Science is not special. Science is observation and simple logic. And yes, animals can do it too. (OR: Philosophy vs. Science 1-0)
Scientists found out that cats could be comprehending laws of physics. The study was published in the journal Animal Cognition. The experiment involved observing the reactions of 30 cats — eight house cats and 22 cats that reside in cat cafes — to a series of four scenarios involving a container with an object inside…
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Frankenstein.
The story of Frankenstein is not just a horror story. It is the story of a scientist who converses only with his own conscience. And such a story can never have a happy ending. In the midst of Romanticism, the era when the love for the “logical” and the “scientific” were at their heights, a…
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Science: NOT explaining. Being: NO reason.
Several exploding stars have been found outside the cozy confines of galaxies, where most stars reside. These wayward supernovae are also weird because they exploded billions of years before their predicted detonations. Using archived observations from several telescopes, astronomers have developed a theory for where these doomed stars come from and how they arrived at…
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