Biology, the Science of All Life It often happens that academic disciplines seem to students inapplicable to real life and therefore undeserving of in-depth study. But nobody can say this about biology. The term biology originates from the Greek words bios “life” and -logia, “study of.” So biology is the study of life and living organisms. Biology researches the basis of vital activity and interaction between all living things. However, there are still many people who believe that biology is a discipline concerned mainly with the boring examining of flowers and insects under a microscope. First of all, biology is a source of knowledge about the surrounding world. Another important branch of biology is human study. Biology is also important in the scope of economics, particularly for agriculture and bioengineering. Biology is a vast branch of knowledge concerned with the entire biosphere around human beings and the humans by themselves. Dariya Lopukhina is former Marketing Director at TutorZ.com.
Brain & Cognition • Brain Plasticity Is A Critical Part of Learning And Relearning Design Thinking Balances The Rational And Emotional What is Design Thinking? Say the word “design” and many automatically associate it with the craft of design or design as a profession. Actually it has less to do with “design” and more with “system”. There are many ways to define “design thinking” and this list is not exhaustive: A way to instill customer-centricity and empathyA framework for exploration and experimentationAn approach to sense-making and problem solvingA methodology to foster exploration and experimentationA design buzzword to tell you a designer can do more than designA management buzzword sold as the “next” strategic toolA marketing slogan or tag lineA self-gratifying term for those who think they are creative The term “design thinkers” implies that designers are craftsmen and not thinkers, which is NOT always the case. Today, “design thinking” is frequently compared and contrasted to business. image credit: susandaily
Interesting Halloween Facts Halloween is one of the most exciting holidays celebrated by both adults and children on October 31st every year. It’s a time when miracles are possible and all disbelief is suspended. It’s a day for celebration, for magic, for funny tricks, for scary stories and for family. The origins of Halloween Halloween is one of the oldest holidays in the world, its origins are dating back over 2000 years to the time of the Celts who lived in Britain. The Halloween custom originated in the ancient times from Celts belief that the border between this world and “the Otherworld” becomes thin on All Hallows Eve. The word “Halloween” means All Hallows Eve which was originally a pagan holiday in which they honored the dead. In the United States the celebration of Halloween started as an autumn harvest festival and was observed with corn-popping parties, taffy pulls and hayrides. The word “witch” comes from the Old Saxon word “wica” and means “wise one.” Facts about Halloween Pumpkins
Neurolinguistics: Language and biology Neurolinguistics: Language and biology Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System basic cellular unit (chemical transmission, neurotransmitters dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine) 1. Neurology: the science and medicine of the brain (related to neuron = brain cell). Neuroscience: just the science part of neurology, plus (sometimes) the study of artificial neural networks (i.e. connectionism). Neuropsychology: a branch of neurology that deals with the connections between the brain and behavior, using cognitive psychological models. Neurolinguistics: a branch of neuropsychology that deals with language. The major parts are: Cerebellum: the little brain near the back Cerebrum: the famous part of the brain. All vertebrates have this characteristic. More about the cortex: Not everything happens in this cortical system; there are also subcortical connections: neural pathways that lead directly from one part of the cortex to another (like a "secret passage"). Cortical wrinkles: terminology: 2. 3.
Tiedon kuvia: Mihin mind mapissa tarvitaan kuvia? Mihin mind mapissa kuvia tarvitaan, eikö se ole jo sellaisenaan kuvallinen esitys? Tavallaan näin onkin, mutta jos miellekarttoja piirretään tarkalleen Tony Buzanin suositusten mukaan, kuvamateriaali on mitä suositeltavinta: “The human brain finds it much easier to remember images than words.” Se, että kuva-aineiston käyttö tukee muistamista on hyvä pitää mielessä, jos karttaa käyttää esimerkiksi tenttiin lukemisen apuna. Mistä niitä kuvia sitten löytää? En ole mahdottoman kattavasti perillä maksuttomien ohjelmien ominaisuuksista enkä siis myöskään kuvatilanteesta, mutta yleensä näyttää olevan niin, että kuvia saa kun maksaa. Alla kaksi karttaa, joista toiseen on lisätty kuvia. Esimerkkikuvat poikkeavat Buzanin suosituksista muuten siinä, että olen rikkonut sääntöä yksi sana/oksa. Muita mind map -postauksia tässä blogissa: Miksi mindmapataMind map, käsin vai tietokoneella?
Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived Additional notes from the author: If you want to learn more about Tesla, I highly recommend reading Tesla: Man Out of Time Also, this Badass of the week by Ben Thompson is what originally inspired me to write a comic about Tesla. Ben's also got a book out which is packed full of awesome. There's an old movie from the 80s on Netflix Instant Queue right now about Tesla: The Secret of Nikola Tesla. It's corny and full of bad acting, but it paints a fairly accurate depiction of his life.
The best time to drink coffee according to science I came across this interesting article by Steven Miller Ph.D.and I decided to create this post based on what he suggested in his article. Thank you for your wicked awesome observations, Steve! There's also a pretty good writeup on Forbes with Q&A regarding shift workers and why the best time to drink coffee may not necessarily be in the morning. link. Sources: Gizmodo, NeuroscienceDC, Dailynews If you donate $5+, I'll send you this refrigerator magnet as a little thank you gift. AND if you are nice enough to donate $15+, I'll send you this print as a big thank you gift.
Ihmisten heimolaisuus tappaa itsenäisen ajattelun - Jani Kaaron kolumnit - Tiede Royal Society on Englannin klassinen tiedeseura ja sen motto on nullius in verba. Se tarkoittaa jotakin sellaista, että meidän ei koskaan pitäisi uskoa sokeasti kenenkään puheisiin, vaan ottaa asioista itse selvää. Kuulostaa juhlavalta ja kriittiseltä; juuri sellaiselta motolta, jota tarvitsemme tässä villien huhujen ja huonosti perusteltujen väitteiden maailmassa. Mutta, oikeasti, eihän meistä kukaan sitä noudata. Vai oletko tarkistanut huolellisesti mitaten, että maapallo todella on pyöreä? Kysymys luottamuksesta tulee erityisen hyvin esiin silloin, kun alamme kiistellä. Tätä kysymystä onkin syytä miettiä todella ankarasti. Jos katsomme yllämainittuja kiistakysymyksiä, huomaamme, että itse tietämisellä on kiistassa enää kovin vähän merkitystä. Li Andersson ja Ville Rydman voivat lyödä pöytään vaikka kuinka paljon dataa puoleen ja toiseen, eikä se muuta keskustelun suuntaa mihinkään. Heimolaisuus on luultavasti jotakin, mikä tulee ihmiselle luonnostaan. Mitä tämä tarina kertoo?
Arctic Microbes Sleep for 100 Million Years Heat-loving bugs at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean may spend a hundred million years waiting for things to warm up, according to a new study. Casey Hubert of Newcastle University in the United Kingdom and a team of researchers analyzed bacteria populations in sediment samples from the arctic sea floor. As they surmised, microbes became very productive as samples were heated to a balmy 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit). Then something surprising happened: as the samples were heated further, bacterial activity spiked again at 55 degrees C (131 degrees F). In other words, the bugs were flourishing in temperatures far beyond anything they'd see in the frigid confines of the Arctic Ocean. So what's going on? Hubert's theory…proposes that rising currents thrust some cells out of their deep hot niche and into the cold Arctic seawater, where they lie dormant. Image: Cyanobacteria, iStock
This Is Your Brain on Love | Brain Pickings Go Climb a Tree Dear Joel, Micah and Brenna, You love to climb trees. Literal ones with tangling branches that seem to reach the atmosphere. When you do, you show courage. You don't see it this way. You love to climb metaphorical trees as well. My hope for you is that as you grow older, you don't believe the lie that the tree must be chopped down and turned into some utilitarian product. Love, Dad A Note to Self:Try and remember that the desire I have for my own kids is the same thing I need to be pushing in my classroom.