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Hi, I'm Darian Peters. I have a broad background in science and technology, including a Ph.D in the behavioural sciences. I have been contributing articles to the Helium.com site since February 2007.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Walking in the woods: 3 of 91
Walking in the woods,A step beyond,That tantalizing threshold,That guards our minds from the unseen.Walking in the woods,No sky above,That wide expansive canvas,Replaced by canopy of green.Walking in the woods,No path below,No endless concrete river,Just this wilderness pristine. More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Arguments against euthanasia: 3 of 86
There are many arguments against euthanasia. The problem with most of them is that their justification derives from the phrase 'because God says so' and involves people using their own reading of their religion's sacred texts in an effort to support this claim.The trouble is that religious texts have never specifically dealt ... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics The health benefits of cranberry juice: 1 of 18
Cranberry juice is an increasingly popular alternative to orange juice or grapefruit juice at the breakfast table because of a variety of potential health benefits that are being increasingly discovered in studies. Cranberries have taken on the status of a so-called superfruit because of the variety of nutrients and antioxida... More..
Health & Fitness > Sleep Disorders Bruxism causes: 1 of 15
Bruxism is the clenching and grinding of the teeth, often during sleep, that effects the majority of adults at some point in their life. It results from the inappropriate activation of the chewing reflex. When asleep, the person's chewing reflex is active but the higher order brain processes that would control it during wakef... More..
Arts & Humanities > Languages (Other) How to say thank you in different languages: 2 of 28
How to say thank you in different languagesThe first thing to remember is that if you are going to a foreign country you should make sure that you know the basics in advance or you could start making enemies as soon as you step off the plane. In most places a thumbs up sign means you're happy with something but in Australia i... More..
Health & Fitness > Sexually Transmitted Diseases What everyone needs to know about STDs: 1 of 13
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also known as venereal disease (VD), or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a group of diseases whose typical mode of transmission is through sexual contact, including vaginal, oral, and anal sex. Although in the cases of many of these diseases there are alternative routes of trans... More..
Sciences > Archaeology What is evolution: 3 of 36
When Charles Darwin proposed that the mechanism underlying biological evolution was natural selection the seeds were sown for the removal of teleology from biological causal explanations. As a result animate functions were no longer considered, by scientists, to be due to the design of a Creator.Instead they began to consider... More..
Sciences > Zoology The diet and feeding habits of the Nile crocodile: 1 of 12
The Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, is the second largest of the four crocodile species found in Africa. It inhabits much of Africa south of the Sahara and is also found in Madagascar. Although no longer considered to be an endangered species the territories of the creature are diminishing. This is particularly a result... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Oppression: 8 of 95
The words of better poets,Are oppressing us today.The structures of our fathers,The themes that they portrayed.The eloquence of masters,Is keeping us in check.Their rhymes and all their reasons,Their words have stacked the deck.The leaders of our nations,Are guilty of the same.Their truth and all their power,With which they p... More..
Arts & Humanities > History of Ideas Basics of Aristotle: 1 of 11
Aristotle, amongst his many other contributions to science and philosophy, provided an influential system of causal explanation. For him, causal explanation concerned the explanation of change in general. His system, which he described in Physics Book II, comprised of four complementary forms of causal explanation: material c... More..