Sentences with phrase «ties of science»

It certainly provides me with the right background for discussing my claim about the incredibly close ties of science to religion.

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The campaign seeks to introduce 100 million students to an Hour of Code — or one hour of computer coding training — as a tie - in with Computer Science Education Week, which runs from Dec. 8 to Dec. 14.

Science, Jews, and Secular Culture By David A. Hollinger Princeton University Press, 178 pages, $ 24.95 This short and eclectic collection of essays and lectures is weakly tied together by the argument» central in some chapters, marginal in others» that science was a powerful tool in the secularization of American cScience, Jews, and Secular Culture By David A. Hollinger Princeton University Press, 178 pages, $ 24.95 This short and eclectic collection of essays and lectures is weakly tied together by the argument» central in some chapters, marginal in others» that science was a powerful tool in the secularization of American cscience was a powerful tool in the secularization of American culture.

«as increasing accomplishments of the sciences deepen our wonder of the complexity of nature, the need for an interdisciplinary approach tied with philosophical reflection leading to a synthesis is more and more perceived.»

Rather, as Pope Benedict said in his October speech: «as increasing accomplishments of the sciences deepen our wonder of the complexity of nature, the need for an interdisciplinary approach tied with philosophical reflection leading to a synthesis is more and more perceived».

He also traces the history of Islam among African - Americans by tying together such key developments as the formation of black fraternal lodges in the 18th and 19th centuries; Noble Drew Ali's 1913 organization of the Moorish Science Temple in Newark, New Jersey; the growth of various Islamic missionary and revivalist movements beginning in the 19th and continuing throughout the 20th centuries; and the conversion to Islam of be-bop jazz musicians who helped raise the faith's profile in the African - American community.

Revelation is comparable to the surprising appearance in science of imaginative models that, all in a flash, illuminate the world of nature and tie together previously unexplained enigmas in a fresh way.

It was once primarily a matter of liberal arts, a tradition developed in the Medieval period when universities were closely tied to the church and theology was the queen of the sciences.

Imperialism and manifest destiny (both of which are tightly tied to religious thought) yes, science not so much.

To even try to make a connection of all that to what science is supposed to be, is just reminiscing of some new Indian attempts to tie their religion to and justify it via quantum mechanics.

The idea of progress in the modern world is closely tied up with a belief that science and technology will open up an infinite cornucopia of goods to replace the ones we use up.

She weaves in her personal story, having been tongue - tied and being the mother of two formerly tongue - tied children, as well as the stories of many other families into the science, creating both a readable and credible book.

Each day in the month of March a different children's book will be tied to science project.

With our economy growing and diversifying at an impressive rate thanks to a dynamic and forward looking leadership and Vision 2020, there are huge opportunities for a further entrenchment of Oman - UK ties in areas such as infrastructure, construction, financial services, energy, science, healthcare, defence and education.

Both William Olaf Stapledon, early twentieth century philosopher and science fiction author, and Professor Sir David Weatherall, distinguished medical scientist, have strong ties to Liverpool; and Birmingham has historically been home to a wide range of humanist thinkers like John Baskerville, nineteenth century avowed atheist and renown printer, Harold Blackham, first director of the BHA; George Holyoake, nineteenth century writer who coined the term «secularism», sex education pioneer Martin Cole, leading international humanist and philosopher - physicist Sir Harry Stopes - Roe; and writer and comedian Natalie Haynes.

This is the perfect bow tie to show your love for science at weddings, birthdays, and of course state dinners!

The session will also discuss advancing foundational concepts on ways that human, animal and environmental science can build successful diplomatic ties toward cost - effective optimization of local and global health.

One might assume that this bane of premed students is closely tied to medicine, but the map shows that the route from organic chemistry to health care requires more than one pit stop through fields like analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, biology, and even earth sciences.

The Science paper, released in July 2014, tied four high - volume injection wells to a cluster of earthquakes in Jones, just west of Prague.

But the new findings clearly show that nudge - type strategies based in behavioral science do offer a useful, low - cost approach to promoting behaviors tied to a variety of important outcomes.

So climatologist James Elsner of Florida State University in Tallahassee and his colleagues looked for ties between hurricane tracks and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), a seesaw shift in atmospheric pressures over the ocean (Science, 12 February 1999, p. 948).

The problem persists because the challenge of clean water ties into complex political and social issues: culture, economics, science, emotion, ideology.

The companion piece to this article, «Scientists under the microscope,» focuses on how to distinguish between scientific criticism and personal attacks.Both of these stories tie in with Science's special section on the end of privacy in science.The content in this issue is free to access through 5 February 2015.

In one of his first public addresses made at the AAAS 2015 Forum on Science & Technology Policy, he recounted a fond memory about how the first tie he ever bought was for his STPF fellowship.

In my opinion, the United States is the world center of internationalization efforts in the sciences because domestic universities continually create or strengthen international ties via collaborative agreements between groups or institutions.

That muted family tie came to light thanks to the successful retrieval of two types of DNA from the mummies» teeth, the scientists report in the February Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.

Nope: Study ties DNA samples from purported Yetis to Asian bears: New paper shows how science can explore the roots of folklore.»

This month, members of the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy will travel with a delegation to the Cuban Neuroscience Center to help establish ties between neuroscience labs in the U.S. and Cuba.

In science, U.S. students tied for 23rd place, with a score of 502 that matches the OECD average of 501.

It illustrates the strength of connection between political affiliation and opinion, and it shows issues for which other factors — such as educational attainment, knowledge about science, religious affiliation or demographic characteristics — are strongly tied to the public's views.

It was his «science tie,» he told the packed chamber: blue decorated with an image of a solar system.

Wearing a dark business suit and tie, the editor emeritus of the New England Journal of Medicine maintains a proud professorial posture as he rails against the Weil menace at the «Science Meets Alternative Medicine» conference — essentially a 200 - person support - group meeting for alternative - medicine bashers.

Gareth Alexander, Assistant Professor in Physics and Complexity Science, at the University of Warwick said: «Knots are fascinating and versatile objects, familiar from tying your shoelaces.

«We extract the general principles of how people behave,» said Ashutosh Saxena, Cornell professor of computer science and co-author of a new study tied to the research.

The research performed at the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that part of this will be due to the mechanism they demonstrated, and the other part is tied to the fact that storms are born at a higher latitude in a warmer world.

For many years, Science Careers has tied its publication schedule to the once - a-week schedule of the print version of our parent magazine, Science.

It's likely that adolescents of both sexes found mates in communities other than their own, fostering social ties among groups that might otherwise avoid or fight each other, the scientists conclude online October 5 in Science.

He also maintains that Western science is more than simply Western, because it is universal, but this is precisely the claim which conservatives have made a point of rejecting: they do not see a tradition so obviously tied to the history of the West as a system of objective, neutral or universal truth.

In meetings last week with science minister Wan Gang and Vice Minister of Science and Technology Cao Jianlin, Geoghegan - Quinn sought to deepen the European Union's ties with China in areas such as energy research and look for ways to involve more European scientists in Chinese R&D prscience minister Wan Gang and Vice Minister of Science and Technology Cao Jianlin, Geoghegan - Quinn sought to deepen the European Union's ties with China in areas such as energy research and look for ways to involve more European scientists in Chinese R&D prScience and Technology Cao Jianlin, Geoghegan - Quinn sought to deepen the European Union's ties with China in areas such as energy research and look for ways to involve more European scientists in Chinese R&D programs.

A senior minister's suggestion that the Australian government may consider tying science funding for universities to the number of patents they generate is drawing a sharp reaction from the nation's academic research community and some opposition politicians.

Now Leigh and his team have synthesised a knot with eight crossings, making it the most complex of its kind ever tied (Science, doi.org/bw8h).

Most scientists who become patent professionals are attracted by the prospect of staying close to cutting - edge science without being tied to the bench or to one particular project.

That challenges Wilson's theory by suggesting that blood ties are indeed what get eusocial groups started, the team concludes in tomorrow's issue of Science.

The operation would be run out of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), by a new senior administrator dedicated to preserving good ties between the government and the research community.

A team of investigators led by Motoyuki Ashikari of Nagoya University and Hitoshi Sakakibara of the Plant Science Center in Yokohama, Japan, analyzed the rice genome and identified several regions of DNA tied to improved grain yields.

LA JOLLA — A study tying the aging process to the deterioration of tightly packaged bundles of cellular DNA could lead to methods of preventing and treating age - related diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, as detailed April 30, 2015, in Science.

I highly value the social implications of Science After Hours: it lets the community be informed about local research programs in a low stakes approachable environment, further tying our community together.

Since most of the research work still focuses on early basic science work and studies in animals, the funding has mainly created jobs tied to laboratory construction and positions for new scientists, assistants and lab technicians, the study said.

The EuroScience Foundation ties up to this by focusing science journalism and the communication of research results to a wider public.

The Heartland Institute, a think tank with ties to the fossil fuel industry, paid to promote this paper in Science Bulletin, a journal published by the Chinese National Academy of Sciences.