Many atheists think that their atheism is the product of rational thinking. They use arguments such as "I don't believe in God, I believe in science" to explain that evidence and logic, rather than supernatural belief and ...
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2018
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About 21 percent of the American food supply is wasted by consumers at home and in restaurants, but little is known about why. A Purdue University economist has shown that those tossing food in the trash can are likely making ...
Environment
Mar 15, 2018
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Contrary to what cognitive scientists long thought, the adaptive toolbox theory - a theory about human rationality - contains an NP-hard problem which asks for demonic computational powers just like the travelling salesman ...
General Physics
Nov 2, 2017
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The theory of evolution by natural selection is one of several examples of societal disputes that center on the validity of specific beliefs, where one position is backed up by logical reasoning and scientific evidence, and ...
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2016
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Energy storage systems with high energy density are essential to fulfilling the ever-increasing demands of electronic devices, electric vehicles, and smart grids for intermittent solar or wind power. The Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 22, 2016
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A typical political scientist is not likely to develop a research plan that employs data from national archives, survey experiments, public health data, and an fMRI study in a single dissertation. But then, Marika Landau-Wells ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2016
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A weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance has been developed by A*STAR and SERI researchers, who have come up with a strategy for rational design of antimicrobials against multidrug-resistant pathogens, such as ...
Biochemistry
Dec 16, 2015
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Trust is an important driver of collaboration, conflict resolution, and enhanced group performance in the business world as well as in the management of natural resources.
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2015
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Mechanical engineers from both Department of Energy at Politecnico di Torino and Translational Imaging Department at Houston Methodist Research Institute have modeled and provided a novel insight of the surprising water properties ...
Nanophysics
May 13, 2014
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(Phys.org)—Stroll through any U.S. college campus today, and you'll see a good percentage of students with noses buried in their smart phones. Many of them are texting.
Other
Nov 14, 2012
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