Sciences
Helium covers all major science disciplines from biology and earth sciences to physical sciences and social sciences. We also look at medical sciences and mathematics. Can we control the weather? Find out here.
Starting as an amateur astronomer
by Joseph Mohr
Beginning amateur astronomers often rush out and buy a telescope. For many reasons this is not a great idea. Buying a telescope takes a little research. Buying a good telescope is an investment in a great hobby that can last a lifetime. Buying a piece of junk off the shelf at Wal-Mart will result in a piece of junk sitting in your garage for an eternity or until the next yard sale.
Surprising to many
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Yes
by Robin Hussey
There is enough similarity between the fossils of dinosaurs and modern birds to conclude that birds did
No
The question before us here is whether birds evolved from dinosaurs, or whether birds evolved from something
Anthropology (Other)
- Assessing the future of human evolution
- Evolution and how it affects us
- How the evolution of man changed planet Earth
- Anthropology: The history of jokes
- Russia's Lake Baikal: An anthropological overview
- Sahelanthropus tchadensis
- The anthropological perspective: what makes it unique?:
Earth Science (Other)
- An overview on time standards based on Earth's rotation
- Using the Long Tom in gold mining
- Identifying the countries of Europe
- How to make quicksand
- The causes of frequent wildfires in California
- Book reviews: Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
- Exploring the necessity to update the dating methods used by scientists
Physical Science (Other)
- How self defense products work
- The impacts of Stephen Hawking’s contributions to science
- Grounding cone of protection
- Techniques for stopping a large jet aircraft
- Landing in wind effects and cross winds
- Finding diamonds in space
- Proxy Earth protocol
Social Science (Other)
- Conservatism in religious thought: An analysis
- Identifying which country contains the most intelligent people in the world
- Chinese porcelain and the economic development of Europe
- How natural selection influences our view of viruses
- Why do sociologists study religions?
- Differences between world religions
- Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty and life in the real world
Koalas have a reputation as passive animals that spend most of their time "vegging out" in gum trees. You can't really imagine a koala
by Ben Rogers
I personally study psychology, and i am personally currently defined as mentally ill.
i was diagnosed with with server clinical depression
A smile can do so many good things - for the person who gives it and also for whoever the blessed recipient is.
I'll start with the
Depression in today's society
There are many reasons for depression in today's world. The most frequent activities related to depression
Writing Assignments
- Surgery
- How surgeries are performed by Da Vinci Robotic surgical systems
- Anthropology (Other)
- Explaining critical perspectives in medical anthropology
- What is ecological medical anthropology?
- Archaeology
- The archaeology of the first agricultural communities in Mesoamerica
- Archaeological sites: Barlambidj
- Archaeological sites: Njoro River cave
- How the field of archaeology evolved
- The most famous archaeological digs
- Cultural Anthropology
- Intellectuals: A comparison of cultural values and institutions
- How dance impacts culture
- Physical Anthropology
- The essentials of physical anthropology
- Mathematics
- Lagrangian mechanics: Brachistochrone problem
- The Euler-Mascheroni constant
- What is a bad statistical graph?
- Sciences (Other)
- One small step for man: Where were you when astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon? Please share your thoughts and memories of that day.
- Artificial intelligence robots from Japan
- Metal working and manufacturing: What is the drawing process?
- Forensic methods of fingerprint detection
- History of the discovery of a dino-fish
- Christmas 2009: Science and discovery gift ideas for children
- Christmas 2009: Science and discovery gift ideas for teens
- Christmas 2009: Science and discovery gift ideas for tweens
- Fossil dinosaur tracks at Glen Rose, Texas
- Metal working and manufacturing: What is the spinning process?
- Metal casting processes: What is hot chamber die casting?
- Metal casting processes: What is cold chamber die casting?
- What is embalming
- Experimental science fair ideas
- Ecology & Environment
- Grassland biomes: Kinds of plants
- Location and description of the temperate forest biome
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- Anthropology (Other)
- Is cryptozoology a valid science?
- Archaeology
- Is Indiana Jones bad for archaeology?
- Mathematics
- Division by zero: Is it really impossible?
- Sciences (Other)
- Should scientists be allowed carte blanche in their experiments?
- Can we separate science from ideology?
- Does falsification provide the most accurate model of understanding for the progress of scientific knowledge?
