News tagged with philosopher aristotle
Researchers mine millions of metaphors through computer-based techniques
Metaphors cannot be taught, asserted the great philosopher Aristotle. "It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others." But a computer scientist and literary historian say he's wrong.
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Mar 03, 2009 |
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Defying conventional wisdom, water can float on oil
Defying thousands of years of conventional wisdom, scientists are reporting that it is possible for water to float on oil, a discovery they say has important potential applications in cleaning up oil spills ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Researcher argues 'pretending to listen' OK, sometimes necessary in education
Anyone who has ever been a student has been told to listen, perhaps even that like patience, listening is a virtue. A University of Kansas professor has published articles arguing that while listening is indeed a virtue, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Great speeches: How to know one if we hear one
With the season for political oratory hard upon us, how does the rhetoric of this year's crop of presidential contenders measure up?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Japan researchers collect wild eel eggs for first time
Japanese researchers have collected eel eggs from the wild for the first time ever, shedding light on the mystery surrounding the spawning habits of the fish.
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Inside the minds of humans and other animals
Plants don't think – but animals do. The difference between the thoughts of humans and the thoughts of other animals – and whether we will ever be able to find out exactly what they are - will be the topic of a ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Wikipedia, if it were run by academic experts, would look like this
(PhysOrg.com) -- Students, here's an Internet site you can footnote. The entries in the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy are written by leading experts and vetted by others before they appear. From quantum mechanics ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Children use space to think about time
Space and time are intertwined in our thoughts, as they are in the physical world. For centuries, philosophers have debated exactly how these dimensions are related in the human mind. According to a paper to appear in the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 31, 2010 |
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High achievers more likely to be bipolar
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said "there is no great genius without a mixture of madness," and now there is some scientific evidence that there is a link between mania and high IQ ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Dental delight! Tooth of sea urchin shows formation of biominerals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the most common minerals in biology, including those in bones and shells, have a mysterious structure: Their crystals are positioned in the same orientation, making them behave as ...
Dec 21, 2009 |
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You're being followed: Scientists track movement of living things
Almost 24 centuries after the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote his book, "On the Movement of Animals," modern scientists are still struggling to understand how, why, when and where living creatures move.
Nov 13, 2009 |
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