Science Behind Atomic Bomb
This project is about some of the scientific concepts and history behind nuclear weapons (Atomic Bomb). The first section is the theory that paved the way for the usage of nuclear power, followed by an explanation of how a nuclear weapon works. The next section...
Exorcism, magic and dreams interpretation on Arabic TV channels
After the huge destruction in private and governmental media and educational institutes in Arabic speaking countries, we are currently witnessing new phenomenon: religious superstition satellite channels. Satellite channels which promote deceitfulness, fraud, magic...
Are memes real science?
Memes are units of cultural inheritance, like genes. But they represent an evolutionary approach for understanding the mind, culture, and language. Richard Dawkins put his memes (memetics) theory in 1976, and it has been one of the unique ideas that tried to create a...
The evolutionary Puzzle of Suicide : When would you kill yourself?
Evolutionary Puzzle of Suicide: when would you kill yourself? In our world, there is nothing worse than killing. And the most terrible thing is a man killing himself. Some might say enthusiastically: “Why didn’t natural selection eliminate a lot of physical and...
Evil eye and Pseudoscience
The scientific reason behind the rejection of evil eye as superstition, especially the belief that someone envies you, can be explained as a result of people’s submission to the effects of rumors without testing or questioning their validity. When someone is known for...
Crackling Harmal in Iraq: The domestic hallucinogens daily dose
Iraqi people in Arab areas are used to what they call “crackling harmal” which they believe it can protect the evil eye dangerous, the reason behind it’s popularity could, however, go beyond superstitions to the hallucinogenic effects of Peganum Harmala Ancient Greeks...