Kinetic Energy
The technical term for the energy associated with motion is kinetic energy, from the Greek word for motion (the root is the same as the…
The technical term for the energy associated with motion is kinetic energy, from the Greek word for motion (the root is the same as the…
One of the most common health problems of modernity is insomnia—or, how it is also often called, sleep deprivation. Its prevalence is caused by the…
It is always good to be able to speak more than one language. Polyglots are valued assets in any company, and in general tend to…
When you ask people about their hobbies, many of them say something like, “I enjoy reading books and listening to music,” or “I like to…
Almost any time when you watch a Hollywood action movie, or play an action video game, you will most likely meet a character suffering from…
Love in all of its manifestations has been the most caroled of subjects. Countless poets, writers, artists, and common people dedicated their entire lives searching…
Given for one instant an intelligence which could comprehend all the forces by which nature is animated and the respective positions of the things which…
What is “God?” There are many religions, and many different ideas within each religion. Each has different views on what “God” is, and some are…
At the beginning of 1797, John Robison was a man with a solid and long-established reputation in the British scientific establishment. He had been Professor…
Living in a big city in the 21st century can be stressful: noise, rush, traffic jams, intrusive commercials, bad ecology, high prices, and other factors…
About a century ago, people with noticeable mental deprivations were mostly considered ill, and placed in asylums. Nowadays, when psychologists know much more about different…
Physical health is a valuable but easily spent resource. Not speaking of serious chronic diseases, there are a lot of minor, less noticeable threats that…
The times when parents were responsible for their children’s academic accomplishments—and students themselves—seem to have gone. Nowadays, many people believe it is the high school…
Although smoking tobacco is considered an anti-social and unhealthy habit almost worldwide, there are still countless smokers who continue believing there is nothing bad in…
This is an essay written by Jack London in 1905, with some minor changes. I was born in the working-class. Early I discovered enthusiasm, ambition,…
The scenes are among the most heartless in cinema history: a drunken, abusive showman exhibiting the severely deformed Joseph Merrick to horrified punters. David Lynch’s…
Perhaps some of you have seen the TV show “Lie to Me.” In it, a talented psychologist solves criminal cases based entirely on the behavior…
Children are one of the biggest treasures for married couples—this is what many happy families would say when asked about children. Indeed, raising children can…
A family has, at most times, been seen as private territory. No matter what happened outside of it—for example, at work or elsewhere—a family, in…
The Internet has forever changed the lives of human beings globally. Not only has it connected people all over the planet with each other and…