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Science and the Piltdown Man Hoax

skull ("Piltdown"). The discovery was touted as the missing link and thought to go back to the prehistory of humanity ("Piltdown")...

Overview of Eclipses

In twenty pages lunar and solar eclipses are presented in an overview of their scientific, cultural, and social significance. Fif...

The Gas Between the Stars

their matter into the area that flows between the stars. Many of these stars were larger than the Sun and Reynolds reflects on ex...

Robotics Science and Technology

to perform differently. These conditions would be evaluated through the robots sensors which would send that information to the c...

Creationism Theories

In eight pages this paper examines creationism in an overview of gap, scientific creationism, catastrophism, and progressive creat...

The Central Elements of Chaos Theory

and then interpreted. When the different factors or inputs are altered, the height and distance the item travels will change but n...

Life and Theories of Sir Isaac Newton

Newtons discoveries interrelated, in fact, with many others of this time period. The first radical departure of science from the ...

Oranges as the World's Leading Commercial Crop

Columbus brought orange seeds with him to the New World in 1493, and orange trees were known to have been in cultivation in St. Au...

Scientific Controversy Over Sun Spots

In five pages this overview defines sun spots and then examines the scientific controversy they have generated along with future i...

Historical Developments in the Biological Sciences

A five page overview briefly outlining the history of this scientific discipline. Major developments and the individuals responsi...

Scientific Overview of the Hawaiian Islands

In ten pages this research paper presents a scientific overview of the Hawaiian Islands that includes the topography of its coastl...

The Basic Concepts Related to Chaos Theory

8 pages and 6 sources. This paper provides an overview of the basic concepts related to the chaos theory. This paper outlines the...

Ethics, Society, and the Science of Genetic Testing/Screening and Counseling

including confirmation of a suspected medical diagnosis, as a predictor to an individuals susceptibility to a particular illness a...

Overview of Leukemia

children (Steen and Mirro 14). This suggests different causes of adult and childhood cancer, something that could in fact be a s...

Connection Between Mood and Exercise

(2001). All would wear heart monitors and were instructed to maintain a target heart rate by pedaling at a particular speed (2001)...

Role of Research in Psychology

symptoms of these disorders. In turn, research helps psychologists develop treatment interventions for mental health problems (All...

Nietzsche And Kierkegaard: Compare/Contrast

- while a religious man himself - strongly believed to reflect mankinds futile passion toward Gods plan and the failure to realize...

Global Warming/Consensus in Newspaper Accounts

50 years" ("Global Warming"). In 2001, a similar UN report said that human activity had "likely played a role" in global warming...

Personal Point of View on Stem Cell Transplantation Issues

The controversy surrounding stem cell transplantation is rooted in the fact that stem cells must be harvested from human beings. ...

Moral Analysis & Stance

through experiments with mice; they specifically worked to correct the gene that prevents the growth of tumors (Aldhous, 2006). Sc...

Of Sound Mind and Body and Descartes

This research report examines rationalizations used by Descartes and his own belief system. Various issues are explored and scient...

Controversy Over Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dumping Ground

waste poses the potential for devastating health and environmental effects, the United States Government has been trying for three...

Privacy and Surveillance

In six pages this paper examines such theories as social control, technological and scientific controversies as they relate to pri...

Discussion of 2 Research Issues

Research guidelines issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) indicate that all researchers at the NIH are held responsibl...

Realism and Antirealism Concepts and Theories

In eight pages this paper examines realism and antirealism concepts, theories, and the impact of scientific, economic, ethical, an...

U.S. and Domestic Violence

only the persons, place, or things the violence is inflicted upon, but also victimizes the witnesses to such occurrences. With ...

Gardasil Vaccine/The Debate

young girls to become promiscuous (Gulli, 2006). These groups emphasize that abstinence is the best protection against sexually tr...

Should Gay Couples Be Allowed to Adopt Children?

far back into our history. Indeed, the concept of family itself can be described as the "oldest fundamental of all social institu...

Global Warming: Real or Imagined?

surrounding the issues of global warming is a belief, a belief that is shaped "by a dance of emotion and reason" (Colborn, 2007, 6...

Existence Issues Surrounding Frankenstein's Monster

the science of anatomy: but this was not sufficient; I must also observe the natural decay and corruption of the human body" (Shel...