Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
Many people have noticed that lately, of the three big Ivy League schools (Princeton, Harvard and Yale), Yale has been ranking a lot lower than Harvard and Princeton. Why would that be? The best answer that we could come up with is that college ranking services are putting more emphasis on...
All Atoms are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Electrons are negatively charged particles. These orbit the nucleus, similar to the way planets orbit the sun. They are “held together’ to the atom’s nucleus by the electromagnetic forces. Electrons are very, very small—about 1/1000 the...
The University of Phoenix (UOPX) is a private, for-profit learning institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Apollo Group, an S&P 500 corporation, the university traces its beginnings to 1976 when Dr. John Sperling, a Cambridge-educated economist and professor...
The Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton is well underway! The pair are now officially the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge following the exchange of vows at London's Westminster Abbey. Before an audience of an estimated 2 billion, with Prince Harry as his best man, Prince William...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Mathematician and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, 67, has been rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, England with a serious chest infection. The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics - a post once held by Sir Isaac Newton - has suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral Schlerosis [ALS] since...
The much awaited get together over a beer at the White House happened Thursday Night at the White House where President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden sat with Harvard Prof. Henry Gates and Cambridge Police Chief Sergeant Crowley to have a friendly discussion over Gates's arrest which...
After the shocking arrest of Henry Louis Gates, a Harvard University Professor on the charges of disorderly conduct and behavior, the Cambridge police dropped the charges on Tuesday calling the incident unfortunate and regrettable. Gates was arrested during a burglary investigation by the police...
Harvard University is a private university that was established in 1636 by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Named after its very first benefactor John Harvard of Charlestown, Harvard University is a member of the Ivy League – an athletic conference made up of 8...
