What is more important : rights of the individual or the good of society?
Is experimentation wrong? What if there are boundaries or limitations – does your answer change?
What about the experiments that aren’t harmful, is it fair to pick and choose what types of experiments are allowed? Read More »
Bush’s foreign policy; what will he be remembered for? Most say the war with Iraq. Yet others, mostly AIDS infected people, disagree. In Africa, Bush’s foreign policy doesn’t look quite as dismal. Read More »
What is the most important issue for the voters in the election year 2008? Is it the War on Terrorism, the seemingly never-ending constantly bitter situation in Iraq? Or is it perhaps the U.S. economy, with the dollar dropping in value, now $1.50 for the European $1? Read More »
Relations between Iran and the United States have been very strained over Tehran’s nuclear program, but the government isn’t doing much to help the situation. However, finally, there is a way for the people to make a difference in the mess of politics that run our country. There now exists a newly created hotline between the United States and Iran! Read More »
New legislation in Australia is trying to be passed. The government hopes to ban hardcore pornography and alcohol from indigenous tribes where an official report stated that these factors were major contributors to child sex abuse. Unemployment and poverty also fueled child abuse. Read More »
A recent study in London led by Jane Wardle, director of Cancer Rsearch UK’s Health Behavior Centre, revealed evidence that genetics play a much larger role in determining the weight of an individual than diet and lifestyle than previously thought. Researchers studied over 5,000 pairs of identical twins, comparing their measurements with non-identical twins. Read More »
Slimmer Textbooks, Fatter Minds
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-03-13-math-panel_n.htm
Why do the math skills of American students pale in comparison to those of other cultures, such as China? Let’s look at their textbooks. American math books are thick, running to about almost 1,000 pages, while China’s 150 paged books are significantly thinner. Is there a connection? Read More »
People in pictures these days seem to be perfect. No moles, no wrinkles, no frown lines. What happened to imperfections? What happened to celebrities actually having pimples on their faces during a film? The answer? Read More »
