Greater Good Science Center

“Unspeakable Conversations” by Harriet McBryde Johnson and “An Animal's Place” by Michael Pollan are both amazing stories about life and death. With the question, to what extent is it possible to define what makes a “good life” for humans and other animals, it’s difficult to find the right answer if there is one. There is no doubt that animals don’t have rights in the traditional sense, or in any other sense. Should we live with the same concept for humans born with mental illnesses? Singer’s arguments are strong but though some illnesses may lead to a person being stuck in a vegetable state of mind, we must understand that anything is possible in this day and time. With a great deal of effort and support, their lives may change but who are…

On a walk through the Tasmanian blue gum eucalyptus trees located on campus, the professors would purposely trigger an accident to demonstrate who would assist a person who fumbled some pens. Piff and Keltner learned that those who spent at least 60 seconds admiring the trees were the people who offered to help the person who dropped the pens more often, further elucidating how the sensation of awe can be the factor that enables others to help those in need. The professors’ study showcases how…

hijacked American Airlines passenger airplane Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts was maliciously flown into the north tower of the World Trade Center, “tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire”. At 9:03 am, just 18 minutes later, another terrorist hijacked passenger plane, United Flight 175, was flown into the neighboring south tower of the World Trade Center. 9:43 am; Another terrorist hijacked American Airlines passenger plane, Flight 77, is flown into the Pentagon (CNN).…

Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private medical school located in Yakima, Washington. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine was founded in 2005 and is a non-profit university. Osteopathic training is used in order to train the future physicians that will treat the communities in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Becoming a part of the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences student body begins with the…

In this paper we will see how physics plays a role in the sport of soccer. In this paper I will be using five different references : the science classroom, real world physics problems, soccer mania, soccer ball world, and stmarys-ca.edu. Physics is the study of matter and its motion through space and time, it is a big role in soccer , soccer uses Newton’s first , second, and third laws of motion.Magnu effect is also a role in soccer this is when the ball curves to a certain direction…

There are many ways Bernoulli’s Principle affects our everyday lives. For example, it applies to airplanes’s shape of wings. They are that shape because it gives them the power of lift. There is fast-moving air on the top and slow-moving air on the bottom. So that means that there is a higher pressure on the bottom and there is lift. “The upward pressure exerted by the air under the wing is thus greater than the pressure exerted downward above the wing, resulting in a net upward force, or lift”…

Sacrifice is recognized in terms of appeasing a higher power; however, it goes beyond religion and fits into the idea of serving a greater good, with death or killing being justified by an end goal. Both novels, Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov and Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, structure their story around the idea of sacrifice as it pushes the plot a certain way. The idea of giving to a higher idea or power is present throughout both, yet manifests in different ways.…

“To be an American is to be someone with access to tremendous opportunities and freedom. Our nation is founded on a pluralistic belief that together we are better and stronger than apart,” says Shakila Ahmad, the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati (ICGC)’s president and board chair. She adds, “It doesn’t mean our nation is perfect. There are struggles we must overcome, but we’re making progress…there is no better place in the world.” Born in Pakistan, at age three, her family moved to…

Imagine a world where people change God’s intentions. Imagine people picking at what God created and wanted for humanity. Science is changing His intentions. People are messing with humanity and the natural occurrences that happen all of the time. Scientists are using stem cells to mess with the embryos they come from and diseases common all around the world. This topic is so popular people feel that “a fixation on it alone has come at the cost of many other important issues being overlooked or,…

Mooney’s article “How to Convince Conservative Christians That Global Warming Is Real” is a controversial column. At the time of this article, 2 May 2014, the Christian community’s acceptance of global warming had increased by ten percent since 2008 Pew polls. Mooney’s entire career has been entrenched in and around Christians’ disbelief in science and politics. Mooney began his career at the Center for Inquiry and now is a successful author and journalist. Mooney is presently a correspondent…