Archive for the 'Science + More' Category

Will Science Fiction Guide Our Future?

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Science fiction has a long history of looking at environmental issues. Hayao Miyazaki’s popular “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” is a moving story about the conflict between Man and his environment, although it has political undertones as well. Frank Herbert’s Dune is another popular environmental story that discusses how mankind shapes […]

Efficiency Equals Reduction

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Imagine that if at the grocery store the person bagging your purchases left empty, unused spaces in each bag causing you to carry 10 instead of 5 bags out to your car then into your home. You would be investing some extra time, energy and space when it was unnecessary. Now transfer that thought to […]

Mesothelioma Patients Could Improve from Genetic Therapy Clinical Trials

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Oncologists determine what kind of treatment to go with to their patient. There are numerous options. There is no regular treatment regimen for malignant mesothelioma victims. Mesotheliomas lack of agreed-upon treatment is due to low a treatment success rate, rareness, a high mortality rate and a small number of studies providing meaningful stats.
While prospects for […]

Algebra - a Wonderful Science

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

What Does It Mean By Algebra?
Maths has long been one of the virtually terrifying subjects in American classrooms. Although children in other nations graduate with excellence in mathematics, most of the common high school age students in the United States scratch their heads when presented questions about converting fractions to decimals, converting measures and units, […]

A Primer to the Indicators and Diagnosis Malignant Mesothelioma

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Cancer of the mesothelium has a few major symptoms. Pleural mesotheliomas main symptom is having trouble breathing caused by pleural effusion ” the buildup of fluid in the pleura, or membrane, surrounding the lung. The next most common symptomis chest pain because the tumor is attacking the chest wall. Other symptoms may include weight […]

Practical Approach to Learning Algebra

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

What is Algebra?
Mathematics has been one of the less popular subjects in American classrooms. Although children in other nations graduate with excellence in mathematics, many of the average high school age pupils in the United States scratch their heads when presented questions about converting fractions to decimals, converting measures and units, solving quadratic […]

Take Care of Your Gums

Friday, February 20th, 2009

How many of us brush our teeth after each meal? That is a tough one and takes a lot of determination to get in there and do that after each meal. It might be alright if you only eat three meals a day, but when you are making sure that your body is […]