THE NATURAL SCIENCES
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Visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, North CarolinaThe North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, NC offers four-floors of scientific discovery for the young and old.
Jobs with the Natural Resources Conservation ServiceThe Natural Resources Conservation Service has jobs available all across the country.- Villanova and Academy of Natural Sciences Sponsor Mendel Exhibit in PhiladelphiaStarting this spring, Villanova University and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia are co-sponsoring a traveling exhibition titled "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics."
- Educational Natural Sciences Departments Offered at the Colorado State University in Fort CollinsHere is a listing of natural sciences departments found at CSU.
- Theory of Knowledge: Human Sciences and RacismAn essay on the human sciences and how they relate to racism.
- Science and the HumanitiesDescribes the conflict between scienctific theory and the humanities.
The Origins of LifeBiogenesis, Abiogenesis, Spontaneous Generation, Steady-state Theory. Which of these have the strongest scientific, empirical evidence of being true?- In Defense of Religious Faith: The Dawkins Delusion, by Alister and Joanna McGrathAn eminent theologians' reply to Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion.
- Solving the Mind-Body Problem with Biological NaturalismBiological naturalism is the proposed solution to the mind-body problem. How does a group of cells work together to produce sentience? Philosophers and scientists have struggled with the issue, but the solution is simply biological naturalism.
- Scandinavian Myth and Legend Explains the Natural WorldFor centuries, ancient cultures lacking modern scientific techniques and procedures have explained the world in which they lived through supernatural and mythological stories. The Scandinavian area of northern Europe, which includes Iceland...
- The Black Roots of SociologyAn essay about the African contribution to the discipline of sociology and the role played by iconic African-American multi-disciplinarian writer, W.E.B. Du Bois.
- Dostoyevsky's "Underground Man": An Examination of the World Beyond the View of the "Typical Man"The main character in Dostoyevsky's Notes from the Underground, the Underground man, puts forth a masochistic view of human nature.
- Tips on Interning for the Student Conservation Association (SCA)Tips on how to obtain and enjoy an internship with the Student Conservation Assn.
- The Compromise of Science, Reason and Theological ExplorationReligious fundamentalism placed the flawed status quo over theological exploration and scientific reason. While fundamentalism is certainly no moral sin, one must wonder - is any faith served by indoctrination?
- The Problem of Induction in 500 WordsThe following is a critique of Sir Karl Popper's alternative to induction.
The ACT Reading Section: Strategies for SuccessFor many students, the reading section of the ACT is by far the most feared. Here are some ways to help increase your score and decrease your anxiety.- The Unintended Long-Term Consequences of the Actuarial Societies' Future Educational Models (FEM) ProposalMr. Stolyarov argues against the actuarial societies' recent proposal to grant exemptions from some preliminary actuarial exams to students attending "approved" university actuarial science programs.
- History of the MuseumWhere did the original idea for a public museum come from? Where was the first museum located? What purpose did the museum serve in the past, and how have those roots influenced the museums of today?
- The Religion Behind Science: An Article on the Philosophy of ScienceThe author looks at a philosophy of science by examining the bases of scientific truths and the basic tenets of science.
- Were the Charges Against Socrates Valid?This essay looks into assessing the history and validity of Socrates' execution, in light of all the foggy, external circumstances. It hints that the Athenian government looked to dispose of him due to his perceived "corruption of the youth".
- The Measures of MemesThis article offers a critical look at the emergent enterprise of memetics as a potential science of culture.
- Working as a Landscape Architect - the Education Needed to Design LandscapesAlmost all states require landscape architects to be licensed. To obtain licensure, applicants must pass the Landscape Architect Registration Examination, sponsored by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards.
An Organizational Diagnosis of a State Unviersity in the PhilippinesThis is a diagnosis of processes, facilities, functions and groups in a state university. This diagnosis is on the organization, group and individual level.The diagnostic model used here is from the book Organizational Development and Change by Cummings and Worley.- A Review of the United Nations Education Science Culture OrganizationPeople were concerned about educating the children of Nazi-occupied countries during WWII and wanted to rebuild the system entirely, a challenge that in turn created UNESCO (Gale Virtual Reference Library, 2005).
- The Province of the Liberal ArtsA brief essay on the true purpose of the humanitarian disciplines, much overlooked by modern practitioners thereof.
- Where Are the Dragons?What were dragons? Why did they die off? Let's have a look.
- Marx, Durkheim, Weber and the Nature of the SocialAn analysis of how Marx, Durkheim and Weber approach the nature of the social
- A Reverend's Take on the Science vs Religion DebateThe creative tension between science and religion is a good thing because it generates communication. However, scientists should speak from the laboratory, not the bully pulpit.
How You Can Use the Bible, and Your Own Intellect, to Dissuade Yourself from Christian Fairy TalesArguing against Christian mythology on logical or rational grounds becomes tiresome; some people are simply blinded by their ignorance. But what happens when we stoop to their level and crack open the Bible? Can we use the Bible against its thumpers?- Past, Present, and the Future of the CityA brief overview of urban development and the prospects for cities and technology in the future.
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