The Tiniest Captains of the Ocean
The date of invention for compass still is not known with certainty. Some historians think that it was…
Issue 74 (March - April 2010)
18 articles
Reflections on Noah’s Ark
As the titanic waves engulfed and threatened the Ark, an unseen “hand” guided and protected it; until its…
It’s me, Peter, your Muscular System!
Dear Peter! I, your muscular system, would like to talk to you today; I allow you to walk…
Science Square
The semantic roots of a word may open up new horizons which relate it to a broader frame…
Measure of Selflessness
Question: Do acts of selflessness conflict with reason? What is the measure of agreement we should seek between…
The Power of Literature
In the most general sense, literature is a discipline that studies elegant, measured, and harmonious words uttered or…
Barefoot Running
Barefoot Running Original Article: Lieberman, D.E. et al., Nature 463, 531 (2010). The modern running shoe was not…
Endocytosis: How Cells Eat
The smallest life forms that constitute our bodies, that is, cells, are fairly well organized structures. Even though…
A True Understanding of Self for Self-Actualization
Psychologists have been using the concept of “self-actualization” to describe those who are immensely successful in realizing their…
Protecting of Life Forms Is a Moral Responsibility
Mary Evelyn Tucker: “Religions can offer a sense of hope, because more than anything, I think we all…
Renewers
If education is an act of “renewal” in beliefs, ideas, hopes, happiness, misery, and practices, a renewal that…
On Their Faces and Backs
In numerous verses the Holy Qur’an makes reference to living organisms, and particularly to human physiology. The Qur’an…
Complementary Stories of the Cosmos Perspectives from Science and Religion
Where do we come from, why are we here and where are we going to? These are three…
Istiqama (Straightforwardness)
People of truth have interpreted straightforwardness as avoiding all deviation and extremes, and as following in the footsteps…
Quantum-Inspired World of Computers: Science or Fiction?
When we draw even a simple line using a computer program, we usually ignore what our computer actually…