Differences among junk science‚ scientific fraud and mistakes in science 1. What is meant by junk science? Junk Science is typically used as a weapon against gullible people to obtain recognition and/or compensation for something that is not valid. Typically the media‚ politicians‚ lawyers and even government officials will use unfounded and skewed data to sensationalize a particular scenario to push an agenda for some ulterior motive. For example‚ a Pharmaceutical company might try to say that
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SYNOPSIS OF STAIR CLIMBING ROBOT Abstract: The goal of our project was to design a robot that would climb starirs in a skillfull‚ calculated and efficient manner. Climbing a set of stairs is not a new challenge for robots‚ in fact it is often a common obstacle used by designers to showcase the robot’s skills. Their function as modeled after human movement. The smaller scaled robots‚ such as mine‚ usually use the bruete force method and are not able to successfully climb stairs. In the present
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Steve Spangler recently performed Elephant’s Toothpaste on the Ellen Show. Check out the kid-friendly version of Elephant’s Toothpaste. Materials This demonstration requires chemicals that are not available to the public. Chemistry teachers and science demonstrators are specially trained in the hazards of using these chemicals. * Hydrogen peroxide (30%) - This is ten times stronger than the normal hydrogen peroxide you can find at the store * Sodium iodide solution‚ 2 M or * Potassium
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this paper‚ first I will present my views on the book ‘Muslims and Science’ by Pervaiz Hoodhbhoy. Then I will provide the characteristics that allowed Western civilization to outpace Muslim civilization in the development of science. In the introduction of his book ‘Muslims and Science’‚ Hoodhbhoy (1991: 1) raises an important and most pertinent question which he also reverts back to in later chapters and which is central to his book that‚ is the Islamic faith in harmony with the science of the
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Leadership Challenge: Selecting Team Members The leader of your client organization has observed a lack of flexibility and a slow decision-making process in many of the departments. He believes that he is not serving his customers well‚ and has decided to move to a team environment and to push many of the decisions to the lowest possible levels. In other words‚ he wants to create a team-based‚ empowered organization. Several of his best managers are resisting the idea strongly. They not only feel
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There are two different coordinate systems to locate stars in the sky: 1. Right Ascension-Declination • Vernal equinox is where the ecliptic and celestial equator meet. • Ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun in one year (it is also along the plane in which the Earth revolves around the Sun). • Right ascension is analogous to longitude and is measured in hours‚ minutes‚ and seconds‚ from the point of vernal equinox. • Declination is analogous to latitude and is measured in degrees from the
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Science And Technology in India | | Last Updated: June 2013 | | | | IntroductionScience and technology (S&T) is widely recognised as an important tool for fostering and strengthening the economic and social development of the country. India has made significant progress in various spheres of science and technology over the years and can now take pride in having a strong network of S&T institutions‚ trained manpower and an innovative knowledge base.India is amongst the top-ranking
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Tanabata- Japanese Star Festival Every country around the world had many different festivals and celebrations that out own. Japan has many different festivals each season based on the lunar calendar. One of the most celebrated festivals in Japan is a festival called Tanabata‚ which is also called the Star Festival. The first annual observance of summer is known as Tanabata‚ falling on July 7. It is a day that commemorates a romantic story‚ first handed down to Japan’s imperial court via China and
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Is Personality Science? Is Personality Science? The science of personality focuses on the field of personality psychology‚ also known as personology. It is the study of the person‚ that is‚ the whole human individual. The main part of personality psychology addresses the broader issue of “what is it to be a person”. There are two classes of research
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Youth at War The reader immediately recognizes the youthful idealism Dana Sachs describes in her analysis of Le Minh Khue ’s short story "The Distant Stars." Khue ’s short story is an account of three girls who reminisce about childhood joys in their beloved Hanoi as they go about the dangerous business of filling craters and detonating bombs along a trail. The teenage girls‚ Nho‚ Thao‚ and the narrator Dinh‚ are filled with such idealistic and patriotic zeal that the constant threat of death
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