Following on from a debate I had some time ago, in relation to alternative medicine (see my "Life Energy" rant) I tried to summarise the materialist view of the universe, to try and explain the…

Polly Toynbee has written a great article titled Quackery and superstition - available soon on the NHS"A sharp line has to be drawn between fact and fiction when it comes to spending public funds on…

As a  first act in the new committee, I have decided to publish a small article on the recent issue with the Omega_b discovery. The Omega_b is a particle which has been seen for the first time…

An article in this week's edition of Nature adds to the mysteries surrounding 'dark matter'. Should we abandon this enigmatic concept of invisible matter that exerts gravitational attraction but is…

. . . Wait! Stop the presses! They're not enormous, they're just somewhat large. They don't stab their prey, they just chew and swallow. Maybe that sounds nitpicky--big is big and sharp is sharp,…

Dear Hugh Hefner:Ever wondered  why you’re rich?   Yes, yes, you’re a savvy businessman who succeeded where thousands have failed.   But there are deeper reasons underlying why your…

A recent LiveScience article "Recession May Boost Life Expectancy" suggests that economic downturns may boost the life expectancy of the population.  The conclusions suggest that, while not…

Did you even know there was a discipline called paleomagnetics?   Probably not.(1)   It isn't easy to find a category on this site to put it in, that's for sure. But a discipline it is and…

The truth of the situation is this; notice this: you are conversing with a friend on any topic. Next, a pretty woman enters the room, and immediately the intent of the conversationalists changes,…

HOW DO WE KNOW WHO WE ARE?     June 9 2009   Ayad Izzet Gharbawi         How many people do you know are honest with themselves?   How many people do you…

    THE UNITY OF THE MIND – OR NOT?   Ayad Izzet Gharbawi   July, 2009   Let us take an Observer (O) who is sitting on a chair and in front of him is a table, upon which sits…

  THE SPEED OF TIME IN RELATION TO THE MIND Ayad Gharbawi August 4, 2009 - Damascus   Is there a ‘speed of time’ in relation to the Mind? I will argue, that yes, there is a ‘speed of time’,…

WHO AM ‘I’?Ayad Gharbawi   2 Persons Talking: 1 is Person One, and 2 is Person 2. July, 2009   1: What is your problem? 2: I don’t know ‘who’ I am? 1: ‘Who’ do you want to be? 2: I don’t…

Can it be possible that the atoms simply ‘know’ what to do as they interact with other atoms and molecules? Do they have any degree of consciousness or self-awareness like animals do? Or, are they…

Ever play games in school?  Ever have the teacher suggest you play games?  Heck, ever had your entire middle and high school curricula be designed around games?   In a news piece…

After wrapping up the minutiae of funding, we're finally entering the lab for Project Calliope.  Next week, I get to build a model ionosphere and replicate a spinning satellite to test what sort…

The science of Chaos is usually defined as the systematic study of non-linear processes within dynamic turbulent systems (see www.hesiodproject.net). Vivid examples of such systems are: the global…

Everyday use of a mathematical concept The concept of probability is not alien to even the least mathematically versed among us: even those who do not remember the basic math they had in primary…

The diagnosis of mental health disorders in the US has nearly doubled in the past 20 years and clinical psychologists and therapists are on the front lines of handling it but many are falling short…

Journalists can't seem to write an article about Humboldt squid without mentioning their "Mexican name" diablo rojo. But in all my squid trips to the Gulf of California, I've never yet heard a…