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Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Big Bang or Big Man: How in the heck did we get here?: 1 of 87
Considering the depth which theoretical scientists must often explore in their efforts to gain that deeper understanding of the fundamental nature of reality it is refreshing to note that discussion of the anthropic principle is yet ongoing. Lisa Zyga writes in her Physorg.com article (see link below) "What Anthropic Reasonin... More..
Sciences > Water & Oceanography When will people worldwide have enough clean, safe water to drink?: 1 of 35
The delivery of fresh water to those who need it is becoming increasingly important to an ever growing global population. In an ironic demonstration of karmic balance the benefits of plenty seem to be traded for the adverse environmental impacts that result from the exploitation of natural resources to provide those benefits.... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Access & Providers Using broadband effectively: Are you up to speed?: 1 of 34
A restricted bandwidth within a spectrum of allowable frequencies must be allocated by the federal authority for the delivery of information across a wired or wireless network, including radio, internet, cellular communications, and television. The entire radio frequency spectrum on the AM/FM radio dial occupies a bandwidth o... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center How is the struggle for water, such as in Ethiopia and Kenya, shaping conflicts in this century?: 1 of 22
As the populations of Ethiopia and Kenya continue to grow, access to that most fundamental of all natural resources - water - is becoming ever more problematic. Ethiopian plans for irrigating 300,000 acres with water diverted from the Blue Nile will impact on nomadic and remote village populations. Today, there is already an ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Imagination vs. knowledge: 1 of 15
Knowledge is empirical. Everything that we now know has been built on what has gone before. If we reach back far enough into ancient history what was knowledge then was as often as not the product of a fertile imagination, albeit probably of pure genius since only the learned and gifted in those days were literate. Albert Ein... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Science vs. religion: Understanding the differences: 2 of 22
Scientific fields of endeavor are disciplines. They have become empirical schools of study which constantly seek to form a more complete understanding of the fundamental nature of reality. Scientific research has produced real payoffs in very many areas and these payoffs have improved our lives substantially. Basically, scien... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Should a global climate agreement hold the US to a higher environmental standard than the rest of the world?: 9 of 86
While there are plenty of reasons for holding the U.S. accountable to a higher environmental standard than is currently the case there is no reason to submit that she should be held to a higher environmental standard than the rest of the world. We all have our duty and responsibility to ensure that our children and our childr... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: The concept of time: 5 of 46
TIME ENOUGH FOR TIMEOn October 15-16, 2007, a conference was held at the New York Academy of Sciences, bringing together some of the world's foremost scientific thinkers. The topic under discussion was Time. Although the contributions from the world of theoretical physics have grown substantially since the revelations of Eins... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Islam Prophet Muhammad: The ideal role model: 2 of 17
In many religions it is virtually a sin to question the worthiness of prophetic instruction, let alone the accuracy of the records of their words. The longer the time that has passed between the words of a prophet and the present, the more sacred that their words become. This leaves one to wonder, "Where are the prophets of t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 What do Republicans stand for?: 2 of 16
George Washington goes down in history as the only independent president of the United States. Most of America's founding fathers were opposed to political parties. In fact, after signing the Declaration of Independence, its principal author Thomas Jefferson remarked that the one thing he feared most was the tyranny of a two-... More..