Without units, civilization as we know it would not exist. Without dimensions for quantities, how tall would our pyramids be, how heavy our swords, how powerful our engines? Cultures worldwide have developed their own, all equally arbitrary, systems of measurement. Usually, they were defined with parts of the human body or a common occurrence. For example, the inch used in US Customary and Imperial systems was defined as “three grains of sound ripe barley being taken out the middle of the ear, well dried, and laid end to end in a row”.
Category Archives: Science
Linguistics 101: Intro Before the Intro
25 Monday Sep 2017
Posted Science
inThe world is a diverse and beautiful place. No better is this represented than in languages.
Suicide Gene Therapy to Treat Cancer
22 Friday Sep 2017
Posted Science
inScientists are developing a new method based on recent gene therapy advancements to treat cancers. Continue reading
Linguistics 101: Indo-European
21 Thursday Sep 2017
Looking at some of the languages of the East. Continue reading
Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams
20 Wednesday Sep 2017
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A pillar of Freud’s work is The Interpretation of Dreams, published first in 1889 (though revised through a series of later editions) which seeks to explain the processes in dreams as if they were living metaphors, fulfilling the unconscious wishes of the psyche, which is often referred to as wish fulfillment and follows as the core of his proposal. In psychoanalysis, which he pioneered, the dream is crucial.
Rejection of Climate Change: An Omen for Disaster
30 Thursday Mar 2017
Posted Environmentalism, Featured, Politics, Science
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The difficulty for climate change to emerge as an accepted world issue leads to growing concern among citizens in the United States.
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The Great Weed of Alameda Creek
25 Saturday Mar 2017
Posted Environmentalism, Science
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