May 2011
16 posts
What Were Thomas Aquinas’ Main Original Ideas? →
Although Thomas Aquinas (1224–1274) was deeply influenced by the work… .
May 22nd
How Else Has Boethius Been Influential Long After... →
Boëthius (480–c. 525) is best known for his stoic-Neoplatonic text,… .
May 21st
What Was In St. Isidore’s Encyclopedia? →
St. Isidore of Seville’s (c. 560–636) encyclopedia, the… .
May 20th
What Was Plato’s Metaphysical Theory of Forms? →
Plato’s major contribution to philosophy was his metaphysical… .
May 19th
Can Day Care Contribute to Attention Deficit... →
A rarely discussed contributor to ADD-like behavior can be day care,… .
May 18th
Is Shyness Normal In Children? →
Shyness is often viewed as a problem. Many people believe it is an… .
May 16th
Is It Normal for My Child to Speak Rudely to Me... →
“Be quiet, Dad. You never let me do anything!” “I… .
May 14th
How Can I Teach My Child to Respect Others? →
There are two ways your child learns about respect. He listens to… .
May 13th
How Can I Keep My Child Safe When He Wants to... →
It’s certainly true that your child needs limits, but he also… .
May 12th
How Would Lasers Produce Nuclear Fusion? →
The second method of producing fusion is called inertial confinement…. .
May 11th
How Is Radioactive Decay Used to Determine Dates... →
Radioactive carbon-14 (14C) has a half life of 5,730 years. It is… .
May 10th
What Types of Materials Are Attracted to Magnets? →
Iron, nickel, and cobalt and most of their alloys are attracted to… .
May 9th
What Were the Implications of Hans Christian... →
The fact that moving charge in a wire could create a magnetic field… .
May 8th
What Were Some Uses of the Leyden Jar? →
In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, people attempted to… .
May 6th
How Can Water Be Used to Model Voltage and... →
Think of a river flowing downhill from one lake into another. The… .
May 5th
Who Developed Radar and When Was Radar Invented? →
Radar was developed independently in many countries in the 1930s…. .
May 1st