The idea of ‘nature’ is at the very core of science, considered as its flagship and deepest link with human societies. However, while nature preservation has become a major social concern, the idea of nature remains elusive. We examine here the origins, etymology, and historical semantics of...
What do we mean by it What is going on in our brains when ideas form Does it feel the same for artists and scientists We asked writers and neuroscientists, pop stars and AI gurus to try to deconstruct the creative process—and learn how we can all ignite the spark within. A In the ...
Economics does not naturally lend itself to scientifichypothesis testingas does physics. In the field of epistemology, scientists can learn through logical thought experiments, also called deduction, or through empirical observation and testing, also called positivism. Geometry is a logically deductive sc...
What does autosomal co-dominant mean? Can a pedigree be x-linked dominant and autosomal dominant? How are sex-linked pedigrees different from autosomal pedigrees? What does autosomal recessive inheritance mean? What does autosomal aneuploidy mean?
dominant process of 'starification' in research, (3) a lack of resources and capabilities that might further exacerbate inequalities among genders, communities, institutions, and countries, and (4) the potential risks inherent to opening data and the specific constraints posed by...
Such changes present political risks and, as long as such risk-taking does not pay off, there is little to expect from the political domain. 4.2. Conclusion and sum-up This paper discussed the new governance and economics of the transport system. It showed how business models, value networks...
It seems likely that flux directionality plays some role; in strongly unidirectional cases like White Sands, boundary expansion is clearly related to dune migration33,43, but for stationary fields of star dunes like the southeast Grand Erg Oriental23, sand supply must be the dominant factor. ...
Introducing Text to Speech: The Meaning and Science of TTS Your definitive introduction to TTS technology starts with a fundamental question: What is TTS? In other words, what does TTS mean? Text-to-speech technology is software that takes text as an input and produces audible speech as an ...
I always knew I was cross dominant, but only now found out that it is relatively common; I didn't even know there was a name for it. I am super-clumsy, cannot play golf or mini golf (so what!) and cannot find things right in front of me. In spite of my motor skills being som...
. Most bimodal bilingualism research has involved individuals in highly English-dominant language contexts. We offer a critical examination of how existing bimodal bilingualism findings have been interpreted, discuss the value of broadening the scope of this research and identify long-standing questions ...