Are Genes the Source of Behavioral Disorders?
We learn about a new gene everyday that is specifically associated with a certain human behavior or that…
Issue 95 (September - October 2013)
23 articles
How Collaboration Makes a Difference in Dispute Resolution
Parties in a dispute can resolve their differences in various ways. Oftentimes, at least one party feels a…
Dispersing Hopelessness from the Depressive Thoughts: Is There Any Way?
Depression is a major medical illness that causes feelings of dispassion and lessens productivity in individuals. It is…
Algae: A Source of Benefits
Does it feel creepy to step on sea weeds when you are swimming? Would you swim quickly away…
Escherichia Coli: Good or Bad?
“For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so,” Shakespeare once wrote in his…
Drones and the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… but no, it’s not Superman. It’s a drone. Airborne drones are becoming…
Who Owns This Body?
“There are numerous perfect mechanisms put to work by our Creator in a fashion that is impossible for…
Mechanisms of Soul and Conscience
Question: What could be said about comprehending the essential natures of the soul and the conscience, which play…
Defining the Universe with Mathematics
Mathematics is one of the earliest sciences. As the expression of intangible thoughts, mathematics can also be considered…
Science Square (Issue 95)
The Brain’s GPS Jacobs J. et al. Direct recordings of grid-like neuronal activity in human spatial navigation. Nature…
Ibn Bajja and A Duel with Duality
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya al Saigh or Ibn Bajja (Avempace) is a well-known twelfth century Spanish philosopher.1…
Why Do We Turn Over During Sleep?
Our skin is not only a means for our body to look nice esthetically, but it also acts…
The Qur’an: An Eternal Journey
We are at the table together for dinner, having a good time. My husband is eating a beef…
Termites and Retirement
We call termites “white ants” because of their appearance; however they are a diverse group of insects, with…
Mahabba (Love)
Mahabba means fondness, tender and kind feelings, preference, and love. Love that affects and invades one’s feelings is…