HARD SCIENCES

These are the reasons why I think choosing Berea Arts and Sciences High School for my son is one of the best decisions I made for him.

The School of Biological Sciences enjoys one of the largest and most successful undergraduate education programs on campus.

Social science in the twentieth century began with men like Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner. These were men who approached social science with the same techniques utilized in the hard sciences like physics, mathematics and biology. They applied systems.

The agenda for the future of education seems to be set towards the sciences. But what about literature? Losing humanities education in America is a bad, bad, very bad idea.

This article provides an overview of the role statistics play in sociology, and analyzes the relationship between the scientific method and the social sciences.

A guide for section one of the post-graduate medical school admission test, the GAMSAT.

This essay takes a non-biased look at differences between the "hard" and the "soft" sciences, and the opinions of critics on each side. It also tries to explain why this question merits the argument.

If you are thinking about graduate school in psychology, sociology, family studies, criminology, or a related area, read on.

A look at how the model minority stereotype affects Asian Americans and their performance in school.

This 86th essay of "A Rational Cosmology" explains that contemporary science, in large part, has ceased to be guided by the Enlightenment and instead has assumed the ideas of Auguste Comte, who rejected the necessity of philosophy in defining the contours of any discipline.

Belief in the paranormal is a confusion that any competent reader of fiction should be able to avoid. Mr. Stolyarov contends that there is either a perfectly rational explanation for any event labeled "paranormal," or reports of the event itself are fraudulent.

A brief essay on the true purpose of the humanitarian disciplines, much overlooked by modern practitioners thereof.

This is an ambitious work that presents much of modern cosmology in a form that is comprehensible to the intelligent layperson but that does not condescend nor omit critical technical points. It can be enjoyed by a very wide audience with respect to sophistication.

Using non technical language as much as possible and trying not to put anyone asleep, this article gives a general overview of the technicians role in building microchips

This interview with two college professors considers why Classics is considered "boring," and why we should even study it.

Current arguments both for and against cheating and plagiarism often miss the point that when students cheat, they hurt themselves by failing to learn skills they should be learning their classes.

Choosing a PhD program has far-reaching implications. It might sound extreme, but what happens during and as a result of your PhD will vitally impact the rest of your life. Having just gone through the process of selection, I offer advice.

We are constantly being bombarded with statistics. Every advertiser, politician, spin doctor and pressure group seems to have reams of statistics to help sell their product or position. But do we really know how to evaluate all the pablum we're being fed?