The quest-a thirst unquenchable..

Quest - a thrust unquestionable..

“You have given me deeper thirsting after life. Surely there is no greater gift to a man than that which turns all his aims into parching lips and all life into a fountain. And in this lies my honour and my reward, – That whenever I come to the fountain to drink I find the living water itself thirsty; it drinks me while I drink it.” – Khalil Gibran

Category: pleasure of knowledge

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Quackery and the conceit of the brilliant heretic

      A pervasive theme in quackery (aka “alternative” health) is the notion of the brilliant heretic. Believers argue that science is transformed by brilliant heretics whose fabulous theories are initially rejected, but ultimately accepted as the new orthodoxy. Alternative health practitioners, with no embarrassment at their own...

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You don’t have to listen to experts; you are an expert!!!-a comic tragedy

The ultimate appeal of anti-vaccine advocacy: it flatters the ignorant One of the most attractive aspects of anti-vaccine advocacy, indeed of all alternative health, is that no particular knowledge is necessary to declare yourself an expert. It doesn’t matter that you don’t have even the most basic knowledge...

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Explore Nanotechnology with Games and Simulators!

Working at the nanoscale isn’t something everyone will get a chance to do, but luckily there are nanotechnology games and tools online that can simulate the real thing and help put your new knowledge into perspective. NanoMission is a series of four downloadable nanotechnology games. After registering on...

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Tuesday with Bill-Do You Believe in Ghosts and the Afterlife?

Bill Nye tackles a tough question that every person alive has been hung up on – what happens after we die? Where does our life energy go? Transcript – Marsalina: Hi Bill Nye. My name is Marsalina. This is my son Ohenu. And we have a question about...

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IEEE Spark Challenge-Quiz

Rules Think you know Spark? Test your knowledge on science and technology with the IEEE Spark Challenge! The IEEE Spark Challenge Rules Players are automatically placed on one of the four Spark character teams. Points are earned by answering questions correctly. For every question, you can earn up...