Category Archives: Science

Physical Anthropology/Human Bones in Forensics

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

One will notice that in crime fiction, forensics is always about human body parts, textile (including carpet) fibers, and just everything about what the victim or criminal touched. In Aaron Elkins’ “Icy Clutches”, it was specifically about human bones. In … Continue reading →

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Intuition: How Encompassing is it?

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

There are linguistic and philosophical definitions of the word ‘intuition’ but I prefer to simply define it as ‘Perceiving without Reasoning’. I have seen documents claiming that law enforcement agencies use psychics to help in their investigations. So I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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What’s the difference Between Fact and Truth?

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Truth or Fact. Which do you think is the purer concept? When I first meditated on the question, ‘What’s the difference between fact and truth?’, I was glad that it’s a scientific item which I declared Fact –and only one … Continue reading →

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Does Free Will Exist or Not? -by Anil Ananthaswamy

Posted on October 4, 2009 by

I really want your opinions about this very controversial issue please : In 1983, neuroscientist Benjamin Libet asked volunteers wearing scalp electrodes to flex a finger or wrist. When they did, the movements were preceded by a dip in the … Continue reading →

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