Daily Archives: April 25, 2011

Science in New Social Media

Media refers to a single medium that can be used to communicate any type of data for any particular reason. As the world seems to progress and become consumed by new social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, texting, and the … Continue reading

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Myers Park Elementary

To begin I would like to say that our class service learning project was a huge success. I want to thank everyone, EVERYONE for their help in making the experience satisfying and successful. So now I find it appropriate to … Continue reading

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The Happening: Bad Science, Mediocre Movie Part 2

The third flaw in The Happening is indicative upon the lack of knowledge about evolution. Shyamalan suggest that plants evolved into neurotoxin creating machines because humans pose a threat to the planet. However, Armstrong stresses that individuals don’t evolve, populations … Continue reading

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The Happening: Bad Science, Mediocre Movie

The science behind The Happening poses a few actions that could be heavily disputed by botanist in the science community. Here are the five flaws of the Happening: plants can talk to each other, plants can target enemies, plants can … Continue reading

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Course Reflection!

To wrap up this semester, I would just like to make a few reflections. Although this class has been fairly laid back, mostly because it meets once a week, we have collectively had some great presentations, discussions, and group efforts … Continue reading

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Zombies: Brought to you by human made virus

As I was poking around for research on my paper topic that dealt with disease, a good number of search results returned information on the topic of zombies and whether there is any probability in their existence. Some of the … Continue reading

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The Decline of Society: Nazi Germany vs Children of Men Prt.3

After being relocated both Foogies and Nazi undesirables were forced to dwell in what essentially amounted to slums; barely stable structures without running water, ample food supply or electricity. These areas were often in a state of over capacity, with … Continue reading

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The Decline of Society: Nazi Germany vs Children of Men Prt.2

Between the actual events from World War II and the fictional reality portrayed in the film, an underlying theme is present. The isolation and ultimately the disposal of undesirables, foogies and Nazi targets, were seen as a cure for the … Continue reading

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The Decline of Society: Nazi Germany vs Children of Men Prt.1

When societies are thriving, the citizens of those societies are calm and collected, allowing for cool rational thoughts. However when societies begin to suffer and struggle, whether do to economic down turns, civil unrest, or another outside stressor, these calm … Continue reading

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