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Health & Fitness > Diet Tips The guide to staying motivated about weight loss: 4 of 20
Every year there are countless new weight loss programs, support groups and gimmicks, all claiming fantastic results and easy to follow plans. Every year they sell thousands of books and pre-packaged meals and shakes, and every year the obesity rate increases, paving the way for the next batch of weight loss programs, suppor... More..
Sports & Recreation > Biking A beginner's guide to bike components: 1 of 5
The parts that you put on your bike are every bit as important as the actual bicycle frame. Unfortunately for the beginner you are pretty much at the mercy of your bike shop for their advice on parts. Fortunately most shop employees are pretty knowledgeable and honest about these things. On the other hand, manufacturers know... More..
Business > Advertising Will online storefronts wipe out brick-and-mortar businesses?: 4 of 17
The internet has dramatically changed the way that retailers do business, but it seems that early fears that the internet would kill retail stores was an unfounded fear. The stores that have had difficulty competing are those that failed to adapt. Here is a fun exercise; walk into any retail store and ask them what their web... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Why can't the Bible be used as part of scientific literature?: 5 of 20
For most of modern history, religion and science have been at each others necks. This is not surprising given that much of what we see in our science books seems to dispute what we see in the Bible. The current debate is evolution vs. creationism, but in the past, we have seen debates over things like the shape of the earth,... More..
Sciences > Anatomy Human life expectancy: 2 of 8
Aging in the human body is caused by a number of factors, but the one most identifiable factor is something called telomeric reduction. On the end of each strand of DNA in your body is a long section of "junk" DNA. This DNA does not code for anything in particular so there is no real immediate harm if it is lost. The problem... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Big Bang or Big Man: How in the heck did we get here?: 26 of 88
On of the frustrating things about this creation debate that seems to be sweeping the nation is that by the question is always posed as an either or scenario, which is fine except that an equal part, if not a majority, of people believe that the answer is both. There are two kinds of literature that are produced by scientist... More..
Sports & Recreation > Biking Can doping in professional cycling be stopped?: 1 of 3
Can doping in professional cycling be stopped?Yes. Will it be? Probably not. Watching the 2007 Tour de France one couldn't help but thing that the eventual winner would be some random unknown guy who happened to be the only one not to get caught doping and still finish the race. What is striking, however, is not the number o... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms Science, religion and who's right about the creation of the earth: 22 of 59
Science and Religion are by definition opposites. Religion is based on faith, which is the unconditional belief in something no mater what, and science is a process in which you must be prepared to give up all that you believe if the evidence is to the contrary. To illustrate the difference, we can look at Job who continued ... More..
Sciences > Anatomy What is blood pressure?: 4 of 8
Simply put, Blood Pressure is the amount of pressure inside an artery. Because this pressure varies as the heart contracts and relaxes, it is recorded as a high and a low value. The High value, systolic, value is the maximum pressure as the ventricles of the heart contract. The Low value, diastolic, is the minimum pressure w... More..
Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics Monitoring heart rate when exercising: 4 of 8
Many training and exercise programs fail for this simple reason that there is no way to quantify the workout. Monitoring your heart rate (HR) is one of the more dependable ways to determine the effect that your exercise is having on your body. This allow you tailor your workouts to receive the maximum benefit. So how does it... More..