The world is made up of a variety of cultures. Culture refers to people’s way of life as well as their perceived realities. Cultures are often defined by the way people interact through their language, social constructs, beliefs, practices, norms and others. People on the other hand are classified...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Top 100 Blogs Here we have collected what we consider to be the top five blogs in ten different blog categories. This list should give you a good inside track into the vast world of ideas out there on the Internet.
A stem cell culture involves removing stem cells from a source material and growing them under laboratory conditions. This area of human research and science is still under ethical debate. Stem cells have the unique ability to grow into any type of cell and have been very useful for various medical...
On the 21st of June the world will mark the solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, shortest day in the southern hemisphere. On December 21 the situation is exactly reversed. And in between each of those dates - on March 20 and September 22 (of 2009), the sun's north-south...
The Vikings are known for their extensive adventures using their ships to cross vast seas. They are skilled seafarers known in the 11th century that have dominated the seas of Europe as well as North America, Africa and reaching as far as Asia. They were once thought to be powerful and fearless...
Fear can be a healthy thing. Since the beginning of time it has spurred humans away from danger, preserved our health and well being, and helped keep the clown population from overtaking the earth and installing their preferred system of cannibalistic feudalism.
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...
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (or National Socialist German Worker’s Party) created in the Third Reich the most extreme and terrifying example of a totalitarian regime the world has ever seen. It is often wondered...
The Mayans are indigenous people in the Americas who were considered as the world’s most advanced people with rich culture, systematic language as well as innovations that have been very influential in the development of the new world. They Mayans are excellent in the fields of sciences, math,...
