Why is IP important in Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry? Is it encouraging or discouraging scientific discovery?
The advantages of a patent include providing motivation to pursue development of a treatment or solution, help researchers to obtain funding for their research of interest whilst disadvantages include halting advances in research due to patent’s nature of exclusion...
The impact of internet on our memory
My friend remembers an article about the issue we're discussing, but he doesn't recall where he found it, who the author is, or even the website. He doesn't remember the article well either, just an important part that was mentioned in it. He immediately goes to...
A revolution in hoax posts detection via machine learning methods and Facebook data
While I was navigating through the studies of deception detection using natural language processing and machine learning techniques, I stopped for reading a study that could be considered as the most interesting and the most important ones in the field of deception...
Arabic media innovates promotion methods for expelling elves
The latest style for promoting superstition in Arabic media and social media is to deal with superstition as approved facts, and to go further in discussing its details. Especially the case of elves, which is very common in Arabic culture. Many Arabs from different...
“I hate you, don’t leave me”. What do you know about borderline personality disorder
Little do people know about Borderline Personality disorder. In fact, it is often mistaken with other mental illness such as depressive disorders and bipolar disorder, leaving people suffering from BPD confused, lonely and hard to deal with, taking into consideration...
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...