Posts Tagged ‘D. Wayne Dworsky’

Modern Mathematical Literature

Too often, when people reflect on modern mathematics literature, the temptation to think about mathematical textbooks is overwhelming. This happens because most people cannot shake the trauma they may have faced in the classroom setting in secondary school. This situation is most unfortunate for those who remain

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Secrets From Nature

  Nature’s been ruling the world for 5 billion years.  Plants have flourished and animals have roamed the blue planet for nearly as long.  Although we started off on the right foot, we have much to learn from the planet’s inhabitants.  Thousands of years ago people lived

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Secrets From Nature

  Nature’s been ruling the world for 5 billion years.  Plants have flourished and animals have roamed the blue planet for nearly as long.  Although we started off on the right foot, we have much to learn from the planet’s inhabitants.  Thousands of years ago people lived

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Secrets From Nature

  Nature’s been ruling the world for 5 billion years.  Plants have flourished and animals have roamed the blue planet for nearly as long.  Although we started off on the right foot, we have much to learn from the planet’s inhabitants.  Thousands of years ago people lived

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Is Time Travel Really Possible?

  Twenty years ago, if a scientist mentioned time travel, he’d be laughed at. Today, the world is different and scientists are opening up to the real possibility of devising a way to move through time. In his new book, How to Build a Time Machine, Brian

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Perhaps There Is a God!

By D. Wayne Dworsky In ancient times, people in every culture believed that God created the celestial universe. And people thought that the Earth was at its center. Such a theory could not explain why some planets tend to move backwards at times. Then, in the Middle

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Finding Another Earth

By D. Wayne Dworsky The big problem with finding a habitable planet like Earth is finding a planet satisfying many conditions similar to those on Earth.  Those conditions include a wide range of planet functions.  We all know that life cannot exist without water and air.  However,

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PBS is on again

By D. Wayne Dworsky In the last week, an explosion of science programs have proliferated the big TV arena.  I have mentioned similar promotions in previous Currents of Science and Nature column articles.  Recently, however, more and more programs devoted to science are attempting to explain the

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The Domesticated Cat… Born to Control!

By D. Wayne Dworsky Blurb:  In a normal cat-human relationship, a kitten will create a strong bond with its caregiver, showing lots of affection, purring and rubbing routines, especially at feeding time.  In anything other than the normal relationship, a cat always keeps the upper hand. Unlike

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