Science Square (Issue 139)
How does loneliness affect your brain? Spreng et al. The default network of the human brain is associated…
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Is Coronavirus (Covid-19) Made by Humans? (Science Square)
Andersen KG et al. The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2. Nature Medicine, March 2020. Cases of Covid-19 first emerged…
Reproducibility in Today’s Science
Recent advances in science have led to longer lives, better health care, and healthier societies. Science develops through…
Progress or Fallacy in Inferring
New developments in scientific thought and hypotheses testing are changing the ways we think about truth and certainty.…
Human Cognition, the Final Frontier
Despite advances in technology, computers still can’t come close to the power of the world’s most remarkable computer…
Recurring DNA in Genome Structure
A genome is a data book or registry which records the past and future of living organisms. It…
Thoughts on Science of Forecasting
Making predictions is an active form of decision-making people do all the time mostly without even being aware.…
Who Speaks for Islam?
“Who Speaks for Islam? What Do 1.3 Billion Muslims Really Think?”John L. Esposito, Dalia Mogahed 978-1595620170 Gallup Press,…
What Algorithms Imply for Us
Different people have different styles of handling situations; as the proverb says “Different strokes for different folks.” Another…
Understanding Today’s Schools with Chaos Theory
Today’s schools are more complex systems than the one-room schools of the past. However, most of the beliefs…
The Moon Sighting and the Lunar Calendar
The Islamic calendar is based on lunar months, which begin when a new crescent is sighted in the…
Forensic Entomology: How Insects Solve Murder Cases
In a homicide case or any accident that results in death, it is essential to know the exact…
Computers and Artificial Nervous Systems
Created with miraculous abilities, like intelligence, thought, and speaking, it is the human, apart from all other living…
Privacy under Surveillance
Privacy is a fundamental human right in diverse regions and cultures. It has become one of the modern…
A Criticism of St. Anselm: on God’s Attributes
The Scriptures and Divine Revelation tell believers that God is All-Hearing and All-Seeing, that He hears and answers…