What an amazing man Aristotle was!聽He lived in the third century BC yet he was so influential that his ideas dominated western scientific thought for almost two thousand years.聽This is especially...
The best definition seems to be 鈥渢hose practices that are not taught in conventional medical schools.鈥澛� And why not?聽 Because medical schools are sticklers for a little detail called 鈥渆vidence.鈥澛�...
I recently threw a softball math problem at one of my friends and her response was: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know, I was never any good at math. I鈥檓 more of a right-brain thinker than a left.鈥� The idea that some...
Cream of tartar is close to the heart of any organic chemist because the study of this compound by Louis Pasteur in 1848 was pivotal in leading to the understanding of the three dimensional...
Halloween is a time when witches fly, black cats prowl and zombies rise from the grave.聽 But it is also a time for magic.聽 No, not supernatural charms, spells or incantations but the time honoured...
"That's the way the cookie crumbles!"聽 How often have you heard that expression?聽 It is usually a statement of disappointment which may be paraphrased as "tough luck."聽 But why does a cookie...
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