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Meet 10 Women in Science Who Changed the World
WEBMar 15, 2023 · In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8 — and just because it’s the year 2020 — here are a few boundary-breaking women in science that should be household names, too. 1. Ada Lovelace, Mathematician. Dec. 10, 1815-Nov. 27, 1852. Lovelace is regarded as the first computer programmer — long before modern …
What Is the Scientific Mystery Behind the Bermuda Triangle?
WEBJan 4, 2024 · The Bermuda Triangle has been the site of a number of high-profile and still-mysterious naval and aviation disappearances. But that those disasters are the result of anything sinister, as opposed to the logical conjunction of environment and statistics, is extremely doubtful. Still, a number of people have proposed scientifically valid ...
10 Scientific Discoveries That Changed The World
WEBJan 18, 2024 · 10 Scientific Discoveries That Changed The World. DNA, gravity, and germ theory are a few of the key findings in history that forever shifted the course of human civilization. Learn how these scientific discoveries changed the world. By Allison Futterman and Monica Cull. Jan 18, 2024 7:30 AMJan 18, 2024 8:27 AM.
Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Robinson Projection. This attempt at creating a faithful world map took a similar tack to the Sinusoidal by pulling out the edges of the map to mimic a sphere. The Robinson isn’t as extreme, however, taking the form of a much more gentle oval. The map was an attempt at a compromise between distorting the areas of continents and the …
The Evolution of DNA Forensics and Its Impact on Solving Crimes
WEBOct 26, 2023 · DNA evidence was first used in the criminal case of Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in 1986. The police approached Jeffreys's team, asking for help on a double rape and murder case of two teenagers from Narborough, just 5 miles southeast of his university. Though the crimes were two and a half years apart, 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn …
Can Science Explain Near Death Experiences? | Discover Magazine
WEBAug 23, 2021 · John Martin Fischer, a philosopher at the University of California, Riverside, and co-author of Near-Death Experiences says that one explanation for the universal similarities in NDE reports is often ignored. “It’s not that we’re in contact with an otherworldly realm,” he says. “We’re all similar.
Ghost Busted: When Science Meets the Supernatural
WEBOct 8, 2021 · In the 1920s, the venerable Scientific American was open-minded enough to offer a long-standing reward, up to $15,000 at one point, to anyone who could provide conclusive evidence of ghosts. Even Einstein once attended a séance (although he did not report any spooky action). Today, a surprising number of colleges and universities offer ...
How Dating Apps Changed Our Love Lives, for Better or Worse
WEBFeb 10, 2023 · In January 2020, not long before the COVID-19 pandemic swept through most of the world, reducing our social and romantic lives to on-the-web (mis)adventures, Dante, 27, downloaded Tinder, Bumble and Hinge, the three dating apps his friends recommended. Dante wanted to meet people, have fun and “wasn’t trying to look for …
Why Mirages Are Like Nature's Magic Trick and What Causes Them
WEBNov 24, 2023 · As weird as they seem when you see one, the science behind a mirage is not weird at all, just some simple physics. Optics, to be precise. Here’s how they work: When the ground temperature is very hot, the air just above the ground gets hot, too.
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