Trial and error

beliefs of the creation of man. John Scopes believed that the theory of evolution should be taught in schools so he conspired to be charged with violating a law. After the trail, Scopes lost and the law stayed the same afterwards. The Scopes Monkey Trial made a important mark in history and if it never happened then the school system would not be constitutional at…

Once merely seen as a hoax of random differences in alternating clinical trials, the Placebo Effect is now seen as scientifically measurable,1 as it is the study of the environmental context of the patient that affects them through psychological mechanisms.2 Most commonly the research surrounding this complex anomaly have been around neurobiological mechanisms of pain and analgesia.2 “Overall, the placebo effect appears to be a very good model to understand how a complex mental activity, such as…

The Practice of Preventive medicine is often seen to be impractical due to its extremely high cost, which is then reported to be in the ten of thousands of dollars per quality adjusted life-year (QALY) gained. In retrospect, data from studies funded by industry interventions show that the median threshold for effectiveness is set at $32,678 per year of life gained, “ a value that in itself would cause little controversy” (1). However, some statistical reports seem to exceed this median, for…

The Scopes Trial, nicknamed the Monkey Trial, and formally known as The State of Tennessee versus John Thomas Scopes, stands to be one of the most significant court cases in American history. This trial has been credited as what started the dispute between creationism and evolution, as it showed the debate between two very strongly opposed parties: the faithful fundamentalists and the newly created group known as evolutionists. While this court case was really only intended to determine whether…

This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the long-term performance of resin based fissure sealants applied in a general dental practice. To do this it set out to evaluate sealant retention and failure rates. This study took place in a general dentistry practice located in the Netherlands. The group studied consisted of regularly attending patients who visited the practice for routine exams during the period from July 2006 until November 2007. Patients that had one or more resin-based sealants…

Absurd Animal Abuse in America Laboratories Animals are very important to humans. They can be friends, food providers or even family members.. They provide entertainment, they listen to you without disagreement, and they make us happy even in the worst situations. However, every year an excessive amount of animals are killed in US facilities. How can people be so inhumane and take away those lives solely for their own benefit? The act of using animals for research is morally wrong. We should not…

Eric Jager’s book: The Last Duel, closely examines the feudal system in France during the fourteenth century. Through his examination of the role between knights and nobles in medieval society, Jager provides a detailed description of how duels played a significant role in determining a person’s guilt or innocence, and the belief that pregnancy meant consensual sex. Jager begins by describing Normandy as a battlefield unmatched by any other. After the English had started to reclaim Normandy…

the role of the Trial Court Administrator.…

For decades the placebo effect has astonished the world, leaving many wondering about its power. Its effects on the human mind cause the brain to make psychological and physical changes without administering any sort of real treatment. A placebo is a medically inert substance or technique administered like a drug. The mere thought that a treatment has been received causes a beneficial physical response (Pinch, 2016). In many recent studies, scientists have discovered the power of a placebo and…

There were flaws in our experimental design which resulted in slight errors in the results. We didn’t keep the duration of light exposure constant for each photoreceptor trial and we didn’t use the same number of strokes per segment during the mechanoreceptor test. Conclusion: My results failed to reject my null hypothesis that the stimulation of segment one would result…