Popular Science

However, Darwin in One the Origin of Species in 1859 and later in The Descent of Man in 1871 came to the conclusion that all human races are certainly one kind. He used the word subspecies in the meaning of race to denote different variations. A common feature of such concepts is the interpretation of the essence of man primarily from the standpoint of biology. Thus, Darwinists believe that the main engine of social development is the struggle for existence and natural selection. Even though,…

“My greatest unhappiness with most popular presentations of science concerns their failure to separate fascinating claims form the methods that scientists use to establish the facts of nature” (McQuade 402). Fact or fiction, scientists are often quick to announce “fascinating claims” or observations rather than do the work necessary to make them useful. As scientifically opinionated as could be, Stephen Jay Gould’s Sex, Drugs, Disasters, and the Extinction of Dinosaurs mentioned three common…

arose and were spread throughout the country whether they were accurate or not. One theory, called the geocentric (meaning earth-centered) became a correct rationale even though the heliocentric (sun-centered) theory was proven. Geocentricism was a popular and accepted ideology because the Christian…

Galileo’s Tribulations and Success: Rome and Recantation The seventeenth century introduced enormous changes and advances in science, nature, and revolutionary ideas. Galileo Galilei, a controversial figure in the 1600s, was a famous scientist, writer, and researcher. He was born February 1564 in Pisa Italy, the oldest of six children. His father was a composer and musician. Throughout his life, Galilei thoroughly studied topics such as speed, pendulums, and telescopes. Galilei concluded after…

Animal experimentation is a big deal, it’s a situation that affects more than just animals. Even though it might not seem that important people are fighting every day to stop it. Did you ever wonder what it would feel like to be tested on with a risk of dying? Animals experiment with every day being tested on perfume products and new drugs. Even though it helps us, humans, it’s horrible, the worst part human don’t know how bad it is. The more we test on animals the more we're wasting lives us…

testing potential medicines and products. Although animals have been the subject of experiments since the 300 B. C, it was in the nineteenth century that those experiments became widespread (Orlans 3). With the dissemination of this phenomenon, the popular conscience grew and became a worldwide issue (Orlans 3). Nowadays, animals are used to test medicines that can cure human diseases, but also are used to understand and prevent some of those diseases such as cancer or heart problems.…

unhealthy amount of nihilism in their delivery, where facts are discredited without an effective exploration of the enlightenment they allow—the insight and personal freedom that comes with the individuality of truth. Becker’s denunciation of the popular understanding of history—as a cemented and undisputable collection of singular truths—has its basis in his personal definition of “the historical fact.” He quickly establishes this interpretation through an examination of the what,…

someone that changed the world; and a hero could also be a person who significantly affects individuals. Three persons, who influenced me a lot, are considered as my heroes: John Owen-Jones, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein. John Owen-Jones, a popular Musical singer, not only influences my singing style, but imperceptibly encourages me to think deeper towards Musicals as well, which leads me to demand some answers from him. Before viewing his records, I regarded Musicals as something noble,…

Religion in an Age of Science Morality: The Argument for Objective Moral Values Morality has been debated by scholars and philosophers for centuries, more specifically, morality’s origins have been disputed with only recent examinations bearing fruit. These debates explore the dichotomy between objective morality and moral relativism. These perspectives are controversial due to religious beliefs, but also to the understanding of human essence and purpose. This problem or debate will be analyzed…

Hitching a Ride on a Light Beam Physics is the most fundamental of the sciences, undergirding astronomy, chemistry, geology, biology, and—absent some paradigm-shattering revelation—human thought and action. Its analytical methods and machines have plumbed the unknown and the inaccessible, from the submicroscopic confines of the atomic nucleus to the billowing expanse of the observable universe. Physics has superseded our biochemically mediated perceptions of the world, replacing qualitative…