Extinction and climate change
Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. No, it is not a hoax, not a projection for the future, not a scare tactic from whatever political or advocacy group that you or …
Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. No, it is not a hoax, not a projection for the future, not a scare tactic from whatever political or advocacy group that you or …
Wildfires are in the news literally every day. Fire seasons are starting earlier, burning hotter, and ending later. In recent times, Canada, Greece, Brazil, Hawaii, Chile, Oregon (U.S.), and California …
Like the Internet in the 1990’s, the hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and its real, forecast, and imagined impacts on education at all levels overflows. As a student, as a …
Extreme heat is becoming a “new normal” for many areas of the world. Since the summer of 2023, for example, Earth has seen some of the hottest days in modern history. …
The Great Plains and Midwest regions of the Unted States are seeing more and larger dust storms and higher levels of dust in the atmosphere. The increase has corresponded to …
“A mental model is a form of mental representation for mechanical–causal domains that affords explanations for these domains. Mental models contain mental representations of objects in space and the causal …
Caenorhabditis elegans is a small roundworm usually found in soil that often feeds on bacteria among rotting vegetation and decaying organic matter; it is nonparasitic and nonpathogenic. Despite being a …
During the development of an embryo, how is the function of a cell determined? How does a cell “know” it is supposed to, for example, become a nerve cell or …
Is there a real connection between mental illness and violence, especially gun violence? Mental illness is a frequent scapegoat for politicians, organizations, and groups who support easy access to guns. …
Propaganda “is communication that is deliberately designed by one group in society to influence the attitudes and behavior of others. It often uses symbolism and rhetoric and appeals to the …