Occupational science

Imagine being told that you are receiving treatment for an illness when in actuality the scientists are studying how the disease spreads and kills. This was a reality for 400 black men from Macon County Alabama. This is one example of why it is imperative to have Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). There is a need for regulating studies because causing damage to people not worth the possible benefits of a study. Researchers should only have freedom if their experiment is if there the harm is as…

Evolution is merely a scientific theory and its explanations are locked within the domain of science. Faith however, can answer theological questions and provide insight where science cannot. The genesis narrative account if interpreted symbolically, one can decipher aspects of the kingdom of God. This theme perhaps starts in genesis, as God infuses within humanity the five characteristics…

Biology, the science of life or living matter in all its forms…especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior is a subject that school districts learn from childhood education throughout high school. Within learning the sciences and adapting to today’s society with technology being used, past theories are currently used in childhood elementary schools…

Energy is the ability to cause changes in matter or the ability to do work. Modern civilization thrives because people have learned how to change energy from one form to another. They use the changed energy to complete work. We use energy to move cars along roads and boats through water, to cook food on stoves, to make ice in freezers, and to light our homes. We use energy for everything! Generating energy means converting energy from one form into another. For example, a popcorn machine…

In “Building Baby from the Genes Up”, Ronald Green argues that investing time and consolidating in genomic science and gene technology will lessen diseases, boost lifespan, improve cognitive functioning, and perhaps contribute to cosmetics enhancements, such as orthodontics. Green addresses the common concerns many people have such as; genetic selection on parenting, being made for the use our substantial genes, the social division will increase. and religious connotation of this technology.…

I aim to explore what is needed in order to be human. Can we turn to science for an answer? Some paleoanthropologists identify the category of the human with the species Homo sapiens, others equate it with the whole genus Homo, some restrict it to the subspecies Homo sapiens, and a few take it to encompass the entire hominin lineage. These differences of opinion are not due to a scarcity of evidence. They are due to the complete absence of what sort of evidence can settle the question of which…

The brain and the mind are a puzzling union because scientists disagree on whether or not the mind is imaginary or real. There are three positions most psychologists take on the topic of brain and mind connections being dualism, monism, or perspectivalism. Some scientists support dualism which is the notion that says the brain and body are separate, because the body is physical while thoughts and emotions are not. This view is widely supported by Christians because it distinguishes between the…

IQ or intelligence quotient is said by some to be one of the best ways to measure a person’s intellectual capability. Similarly, in the short story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, a mentally challenged man named Charlie Gordon undergoes a surgery to triple his IQ of 68 to 204. As the story progresses, Charlie slowly but surely starts to become smarter and gains more self-awareness for his surroundings, making him angry and often frustrated with his doctors. At the peak of his…

Schlesinger's thesis regarding the impact of science and technology and society is that society is changing faster than it ever has before, because of new advances in science and technology. However his thesis has another side to it, because of the impact of the new advances in society people forget the past and the importance of how the past has made huge impacts on us that got us where we are today. Science is like a new drug to us, we crave the new opportunities it brings us. The technology…

When it comes to raising children we’ve all either heard of or have had personal experiences with ‘grandma’s’ way of doing things; the old-fashioned way. Like for instance, when I had my first child, rather than having her on an eating schedule (every 8 hours) like the doctor prescribed, my grandmother thought that every time my baby cried she was hungry and she demanded that I feed her; saying the doctors didn’t know what the heck they were talking about. Claiming that she should be porky and…