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May 22

What Were Thomas Aquinas’ Main Original Ideas? -

Although Thomas Aquinas (1224–1274) was deeply influenced by the work…

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May 21

How Else Has Boethius Been Influential Long After His Death? -

Boëthius (480–c. 525) is best known for his stoic-Neoplatonic text,…

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May 20

What Was In St. Isidore’s Encyclopedia? -

St. Isidore of Seville’s (c. 560–636) encyclopedia, the…

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May 19

What Was Plato’s Metaphysical Theory of Forms? -

Plato’s major contribution to philosophy was his metaphysical…

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May 17

Can Day Care Contribute to Attention Deficit Disorder? -

A rarely discussed contributor to ADD-like behavior can be day care,…

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May 16

Is Shyness Normal In Children? -

Shyness is often viewed as a problem. Many people believe it is an…

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May 14

Is It Normal for My Child to Speak Rudely to Me When He Is Angry? -

“Be quiet, Dad. You never let me do anything!” “I…

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May 13

How Can I Teach My Child to Respect Others? -

There are two ways your child learns about respect. He listens to…

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May 12

How Can I Keep My Child Safe When He Wants to Explore? -

It’s certainly true that your child needs limits, but he also…

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May 11

How Would Lasers Produce Nuclear Fusion? -

The second method of producing fusion is called inertial confinement….

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May 10

How Is Radioactive Decay Used to Determine Dates of Objects? -

Radioactive carbon-14 (14C) has a half life of 5,730 years. It is…

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May 09

What Types of Materials Are Attracted to Magnets? -

Iron, nickel, and cobalt and most of their alloys are attracted to…

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May 08

What Were the Implications of Hans Christian Oersted’s Discovery of Electromagnetism? -

The fact that moving charge in a wire could create a magnetic field…

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May 06

What Were Some Uses of the Leyden Jar? -

In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, people attempted to…

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May 05

How Can Water Be Used to Model Voltage and Current? -

Think of a river flowing downhill from one lake into another. The…

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