Recent content by kagmi

They sure do. People tend to pay much more attention to that evidence which fits with what they already believe. Evidence that does not fit with it is almost completely ignored. This accounts for a whole lot of human disagreement; religious folks often won't look at evidence against their...

If the child has dark brown eyes, he or she is not an albino. Albinism is when the completely or almost completely lacks the ability to make the pigment melanin--which is responsible for that dark brown eye color, as well as skin color. Clearly this child is making melanin just fine. If there...

Hi everyone, I've got another weird question for you. I've been working on a sci-fi environment and I recently realized that, due to a miscalculation on my part, the gravity was going to end up being about 1/3 that of Earth's. I'm wondering if growing up under such low gravity is expected to...

Part of it has to do with how our body interacts with the sand and the water. Water often feels much cooler than a gas or solid, even if they're the same temperature, because water carries heat away from the body faster. What our bodies feel when they sense temperature is whether heat is being...

This is homework, isn't it? Do a little research? Try Wikipedia?

Oh boy. SO many differences between them. They had different languages, different writing systems, different cultures and beliefs and lifestyles and systems of government. I suggest you Wikipedia all of those civilizations and take a look at the early "history" sections, see what stands out...

Oh boy. SO many differences between them. They had different languages, different writing systems, different cultures and beliefs and lifestyles and systems of government. I suggest you Wikipedia all of those civilizations and take a look at the early "history" sections, see what stands out...

Oh boy. SO many differences between them. They had different languages, different writing systems, different cultures and beliefs and lifestyles and systems of government. I suggest you Wikipedia all of those civilizations and take a look at the early "history" sections, see what stands out...

I think there are a lot of evidences of mixed cultures in the U.S.. Lately, for example, sushi has been becoming a popular food. This wasn't true just a few years ago, and it's evidence of Japanese culture mixing with American culture. Even more interesting, a lot of American sushi recipes have...

The people who judge you by your weight are usually precisely the kinds of people you don't want for friends. So don't let 'em bug you. :)

A lot of people think that's wrong because they're attached to the essence of the old movies they like, even if it has shortcomings. For example, they did what you described with the original Star Wars trilogy, and the fans got really upset about altering the original.

Oh boy, find a new doctor. He should have at least given you some possibilities to investigate by now if he's even a halfway decent doctor. The first thing that comes to mind is that your other symptoms may be related to your back pain. Severe back problems aren't all that uncommon, and can...

A lot of people think that's wrong because they're attached to the essence of the old movies they like, even if it has shortcomings. For example, they did what you described with the original Star Wars trilogy, and the fans got really upset about altering the original.

I'll admit I haven't been keeping up with the more recently written sci-fi books, but that's because most of the old ones are the best. The 1960s and 70s were the golden years for science fiction, in my opinion--Orson Scott Card, Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Greg Bear are a...