These rocks, found in places like Western Australia, provide valuable clues about the existence of ancient microbial life and the gradual development of complex organisms over time, offering insights into the e
This process is widely treated as the conventional method of achieving scientific progress, and was used throughout the twentieth century as the standard route to discovery and experimentation. But does science really work this way? In Making 20th Century Science, Stephen G. Brush discusses this ...
His work in the early 20th century resurrected the old idea that light, just maybe, was a particle after all.Light as Particles Solar panels take advantage of the photoelectric effect to power our homes and businesses. iStockphoto/Thinkstock Maxwell's theoretical treatment of electromagnetic ...
In “The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom,” Nancy Reddy juxtaposes her own raw story of early motherhood with a tour of 20th century parenting science’s greatest hits — or worst failures, depending how you look at it. “Before I had a baby, I...
It would be easy to recoil from a project that is filled with cranks and has uncomfortable echoes of the eugenics movement of the early 20th century. But it would be a mistake to dismiss all forms of human enhancement. The idea that medicine should seek to augment the body, not just rest...
Scheming invaders. Benevolent vegetarians. Climate refugees. As scientific exploration has advanced, so have creative interpretations of the red planet and its potential residents.
first evidence of a concern with the past during the Bronze Age and concludes with the development of the five pillars of archaeology's scientific method in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Historical interest in the past was not solely the purview of Europeans: but that's another ...
Why Are There So Few Women in Computer Science? – Grades 6-12 video: In this Origin of Everything video, students learn about the important history of women in computer science and how several factors contributed to the decline of women in the field in the late 20th century. ...
The world is full of amazing biological innovations, each one the product of millions of years of evolution. When designing technologies, drawing inspiration from solutions found in nature only makes sense. This is biomimetics. Earlybiomimicry examplesinclude humans learning hunting, shelter and survival...
The history of mechanical ventilation goes back hundreds of years, but it wasn’t until the polio epidemics of the early 20th century that the devices were widely used. Among the most well-known was the Drinker respirator, or “iron lung,” which looked like a mini submarine and was ...