Among life forms that emerged from the primordial soup millions upon millions of years ago and began populating the Earth, there are few that have quite so long a lifespan as fish. Swimming about in the ancient seas of the…
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January 30, 2015 Social Science
“You make me act this way towards you!” These are the words of an abuser to his lover of three years. As I unfortunately bear witness to this wild display of emotions, I think to myself of how to stop…
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January 30, 2015 Medical Science
The lungs re-oxygenating our blood is what pulmonary circulation is all about. We have a cardiovascular (heart and blood vessels) system composed of two closed circuits. The pulmonary circuit takes de-oxygenated blood, containing low levels of oxygen and large amounts…
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January 30, 2015 Social Science
Do we really know our selves well? Are we trying to hide something? People have memories and secrets hidden deep inside themselves. People have their public and private selves. People have their unconscious selves as well. Carl Jung’s theory is…
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January 30, 2015 Medical Science
Hormones play a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis. They interact with the nervous system to coordinate cellular metabolism. The majority of hormones are produced by endocrine glands. Endocrine glands are categorized into three groups; amino acid based, steroids, and eicosanoids….
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January 30, 2015 Social Science
Emotional intelligence is the idea that when we know our emotions, we create awareness about ourselves, about others, and about real and potential abilities. If so, we can better manage our selves, our business, and our social skills with others…
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January 30, 2015 Medical Science
The circulatory systems was first discovered by Ibn Naf in 1242. He is considered the father of circulatory physiology and his findings were published in Commentary on Anatomy in Avicennu’s Canon. Most Christian factions of the time, condemned the work…
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January 30, 2015 Social Science
According to Sigmund Freud, the “id” is one of the three parts of the psyche. The other two are the “ego” and the “superego.” The id is pretty much the antithesis of the superego and vice-versa. It is up to…
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January 29, 2015 Social Science
If anything identifies Freud as an innovative thinker it is his claim that there is an ‘unconscious’ mind which importantly can be observed and understood using scientific methods – of which, more later. Many other thinkers such as William James…
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January 29, 2015 Medical Science
While it is pretty straightforward that humans need food in order to survive, not many people are aware of the fact that deep inside our body’s core another form of nutrition takes place. That is the delivery of oxygen rich…
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