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Post by DrCank on Mar 3, 2006 8:01:02 GMT -5
I am not so sure about that Joe. It sounds good, and i know your statement is definately true for theorotical research but I would be careful about using that as a blanket statement.
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Mar 3, 2006 15:51:25 GMT -5
Post by 331199bencdubois on Mar 3, 2006 15:51:25 GMT -5
Avoiding blanket statements:
reflect on this one for a minute to avoid blanket statements. In discussion a lot of the time the focus is on defining specific things. To avoid blanket statements there is a second step examining relationships between things. If the relationships are not looked at much of the time blanket statements come out.
I watched an interview the other night with the captain of the collegate debate nation champions. He said the most important aspect of debate is examining relationships between things. This requires one to look at both sides of a story.
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Post by degicank on Mar 4, 2006 1:50:28 GMT -5
"To every man is given the key to the gates of Heaven; the same key opens the gates of Hell."
Robert Speers
The Value of Science by Richard Feynman
This essay deals with the complicated moral dilemmas that arise when dealing with advanced technology created by science. Feynman describes a choice the scientist faces between "good" and "bad" applications of scientific knowledge. Feynman notes that sometimes a scientist may be unaware of the moral implications of their research. Feynman indicates that education and international communication are also "forces and abilities” that can be used positively or negatively. Feynman claims that one value of science is the pleasure it gives to the inquisitive mind. This pleasure is a foundation of the value of all society, and maybe as important as the "imaginations of poets and dreamers". Feynman describes the incredible aspect of scientific inquiry that reveals deeper levels as we investigate closer to the heart of any subject. He notes that this is not a scientific age because science does not yet inspire all singers, poets, and artists. Our society seems to value how scientific understanding is used while failing to share in the understanding. Dr. Feynman reminds us that college students are too old to change, and science must be made accessible and attractive to children. Dr. Feynman stresses the importance of doubt to science. He also writes that the “unknowable” aspects of the universe will remain unknowable. He relates our democracy to the scientific practice of trial and error. Feynman concludes this essay by reminding scientists of the responsibility they carry. The primary responsibility of science is to maintain and nurture freedom of thought.
National Institute of Standards Technology This essay explains what the NIST is and its role in society. NIST plays a role in industry and emerging technologies. Specifically this essay focuses on the scientific integrity of NIST. During the 1950’s Jess M. Ritchie tried to pressure the NIST through industrial and political techniques into endorsing a chemical that had no measurable benefit. This issue went as far as the US Senate and forced the resignation of NBS (NIST) director Allen Astin. The scientists of NIST stood behind their director and helped reinstate him. This incident demonstrates the integrity of NIST.
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Post by degicank on Mar 9, 2006 0:25:57 GMT -5
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Mar 9, 2006 11:27:14 GMT -5
Post by unoclay on Mar 9, 2006 11:27:14 GMT -5
>>>>>>>>He said he takes "coldeze" some kind of zinc cough drop. They say the colds duration was significantly lowered in double blind experiments. I
Tara has these 'Coldeze' (she is a licenced pharmacist) and says they are pretty good. She recommends them to me when I am sick. I have never used them yet, but she does endorse them. That is all.
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Mar 10, 2006 0:53:35 GMT -5
Post by chriscank on Mar 10, 2006 0:53:35 GMT -5
check out Zicam Allergy relief. Not the cold relief, ALLERGY RELIEF. If you find yourself the type of person that isn't truly allergic to any specific thing, but gets congested and your sinuses bother you during a specific season, take that stuff a couple times a day and then once a week for a little bit after it seems you deffinately aren't going to have any issues with congestion. THIS IS MERELY A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, it won't help as much when you already feel like crap, but it will do some good.
ZICAM is not zinc, and I do not recommend zinc. My ear, nose, and throat doctor does not recommmend the use of zinc because he has found that overuse of zinc, which is pretty much what will happen when you take that stuff, is not good for you.
ZICAM is completely homeopathic and nothing has been found that it can harm you in any way. My mother, who has had sinus problems her whole life and has been told that the only thing that could help her were regular shots of steroids, swears by Zicam. She barely ever uses it anymore except in certain seasons and has had a great improvement in her quality of life. She was a nurse for 30 years and does not take medicine regulary and believes in taking as little medicine as possible.
So it comes highly recommended.
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Mar 10, 2006 1:09:03 GMT -5
Post by degicank on Mar 10, 2006 1:09:03 GMT -5
Robert Speers 3/10/06 Summary of Monarch Butterflies, Evolution, and Isotopes whyliles.org/083isotope/ This article begins with an overview of the incredible insect, the Monarch butterfly. Millions of these butterflies migrate each from Mexico in the winter, to as far north as Canada in the summer. Unfortunately scientists have measured an 80% decrease in the population wintering in Mexico. This decrease seems to be the result of habitat loss due to subsistence harvesting of forest and commercial logging. Monarchs are easy to study in the winter, but it is difficult to identify the butterfly’s summer breeding grounds. Attempts to “tag” butterflies have been unsuccessful due in part to the huge number of insects. Recently scientists have come up with an interesting method of studying the monarch’s migration path. Stable isotope analysis has been used by geologists and climatologist. Now etymologists are measuring levels of deuterium in butterflies to determine where the spent their summer vacation. Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen. This isotope is twice as heavy as the most common form of hydrogen because it contains a neutron. Deuterium reacts the same way as common hydrogen, but the different forms can be identified by using an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer. Since each breeding ground has a specific isotopic “signature”, researchers can compare the isotopic content of dead butterflies with different geographic locations to determine the migratory patterns. This research identified the Midwest just south of the great lakes as being the source of 50% of the monarchs. The difference in isotopic content is a result of rainfall. “Heavy water”, or water containing deuterium, forms raindrops more rapidly than regular water. The further water vapor travels from its source, the equatorial region, the less deuterium is present. Plants at higher latitudes will therefore contain less deuterium and this is reflected in the composition of animals that feed on these plants.
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Mar 10, 2006 2:19:24 GMT -5
Post by 113399bencdubois on Mar 10, 2006 2:19:24 GMT -5
"Homeopathic" Allergy Relief that really, really works:
Honey that has not been heated, usually labeled "raw" somewhere on the tag has incredible benefits for strengthening health. I used to get horrible allergies and would trot down to Sweet Annies in State College for some "FACS" formula which worked well. When I got out west and my allergies doubled a friend of mine (herbalist) told me to start eating loads of raw honey.
It is important that the raw honey is local. I did this for a few weeks and to my suprise my allergies completely vanished.
My friend explained to me that it works kinda like a homeopathic but not quite. If the honey is from a local source the bees have made the honey partly from all the pollen that they have gathered from the local plants. When ingested the allergens in the honey are in minute amounts and just like a vaccine the body can learn to handle them without getting overwhelmed by them. When the allergy season comes around again you have already developed a proper immune response by injesting the honey and...viola!...no more allergies.
I ate about three tablespoons a day for a few months. very important that it is local. In state college there is a great honey stand at the farmer's market that has the stuff you need if that is where you are.
Honey is a great healer in general who's mysteries I have yet to completely understand. It has enzymes that strengthen the stomach, which in turn can strengthen the entire body. It tastes great and it says in the Qu'ran: "there is a substance from the stomach of the bee that contains a healing for mankind".
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Mar 10, 2006 2:32:58 GMT -5
Post by degicank on Mar 10, 2006 2:32:58 GMT -5
At my lunch table, a sixth grader told me the same thing last friday... local honey!
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Mar 10, 2006 2:35:38 GMT -5
Post by chriscank on Mar 10, 2006 2:35:38 GMT -5
That is a great remedy. Unfortunately, my mother lives in New Jersey, and well, I don't think there is much local honey where she lives, and if there is, it probably won't stop all of the pathogens. The kinds of allergies she gets aren't essentially derived from pollen. And as person who does know about a lot of things, I wouldn't be suprised if she didn't try that.
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Mar 10, 2006 14:43:32 GMT -5
Post by 113399bencdubois on Mar 10, 2006 14:43:32 GMT -5
Chris - I didn't pick up the initial post on your Mom if there was one. I have a lot of experience with this sort of stuff. I know what you are talking about when you say she doesn't know about much and I have plenty of experience working with that as well. These are the types of patients they would give us in healing school so we could learn to problem solve and trouble shoot. Taking the insistant medical doctor enthusiast into the world of alternatives (only ones that hold water) is one of my specialties. I don't know if she is this type of person but anything similar.
If you want to give me a run down, a symptomology, and any solid diagnosis' I would be happy to provide you with any useful information I know.
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Mar 10, 2006 15:07:27 GMT -5
Post by chriscank on Mar 10, 2006 15:07:27 GMT -5
In the first post about Zicam, I was referring to my mother's experience of sinus problems her whole life and the fact that she is a nurse and has explored all aspects of medicine. Zicam works the best for her, and now she doesn't really have much of an allergy problem at all. At least not one that is any worse than anything else in everyday life. My point was that Zicam works. I'm sure honey does as well, but Zicam works too.
Sometimes we need that packaged medicine to make us feel better. It doesn't matter if it actually does anything. It is the comfort of a medicine that has been made by a company and in that, faith that it works.
I am a firm believer in the mind to heal almost everything.
The mind and luck....aka karma, time, destiny, hope, faith...whatever.
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Mar 10, 2006 15:15:37 GMT -5
Post by Bill on Mar 10, 2006 15:15:37 GMT -5
Here is my thoughts on alregies. My alergies have been getting worse and worse the past couple of years. In fact right now I am having a real bad alergy attack. Bad sinus problems and it is even moving down my throught and into my lungs. I beleive the honey thing, but have yet to try it. I suspect, living here on the west coast, that pollen and other alergins have blown over from the far east over the pacific and are effecting me now. I suspect that honey will help this even though its probably not from bees that are processing the same pollen over there but it still will help. I should have bought some honey at the farmers market yesterday!!!
Also I've read as your liver age's, its ability to process and deal with alergies, and other things in the system changes and faulters. So as you age, your ability to deal with alergins and things can change.
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Mar 10, 2006 15:56:09 GMT -5
Post by 113399bencdubois on Mar 10, 2006 15:56:09 GMT -5
Bill - I have a 5 gallon bucket of organic raw local honey I use for catering. Come on over and get some (2.75 per lb, my cost). We'll grab a coffee and I can show you the east bay. I just found a sweet chill spot tucked in the redwoods, top of the ridge.
Ben
PS There are much, much more grass histamines here in our area than on the east coast. From what my allergy doc told me they don't blow over from continent to continent.
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Mar 13, 2006 1:18:09 GMT -5
Post by degicank on Mar 13, 2006 1:18:09 GMT -5
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