The word science is derived from Latin “scientia” meaning knowledge. There are two distinctive definitions of science. The older of the two states that science is a body of knowledge itself, of the type that can be rationally explained and reliably applied.
The contemporary definition is that it is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. A practitioner of science is known as a scientist.
From the classical antiquity and medieval science providing foundations for scientific method to the present day, science has been linked to a broad specter of branches until it became an all encompassing term with the definition given above.
The ever growing evolution of science in general has produced various branches or fields of expertise. The two major categories are natural and social science. The category of formal science is reserved for mathematics because it has certain elements of both natural and social categories but does not fit in either.
The documentaries and video materials complied in this category are concerned with all scientific matters, from the philosophy of science to the fringe and junk science.
Is it possible that the days of this planet are all but spent? Is the evacuation of the entire planet the only salvation of mankind? The answers to these questions are given in the documentary about the technological advance and the future plans that will enable planet scale evacuation.
The ever lingering question of the possibility of the eternal life is expected to be answered in recent future. To learn how humanity is about to defeat death, we will investigate the plans to grow replacement parts of the body in the laboratory, microscopic robots that could wipe out deadly diseases, and the possibility that aging itself may be reversed by taking a page from one of history’s darkest legends. A number of scientists, doctors, geneticists and nanotech experts-many with impeccable academic credentials insist that such a thing is possible. Find out what scientific methods and breakthroughs are behind this incredible claim. Will the gift of eternal life be finally given to mankind?
Pythagoras has been widely regarded as the first true mathematician. He established the Pythagorean school, whose doctrine was that mathematics ruled the universe and their motto was “All is n...
The human brain is the largest brain of all vertebrates relative to body size. It weighs about 3.3lbs, and makes up about 2% of our body weight. Yet, while it seems so small, the brain is one...
In 1951, Solomon Asch conducted an experiment in order to investigate the extent to which social pressure from a majority group could affect a person to conform.The results of the experiment sho...
What is a time loop? It is a plot device in which periods of time are repeated and re-experienced by the characters, and there is often some hope of breaking out of the cycle of repetition. T...
In the field of psychology, the Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias, wherein people of low ability suffer from illusory superiority. In simple terms, people that are not as intelligent, th...
Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist and philosopher whose greatest achievement was in the development of statistical mechanics. The goal of his mechanic was to explain and predict ...
Is there anything as infinity? Or is our universe infinite? How far does our space and universe spreads? There is never an answer how far the universe spreads. But science...
There have been inventions that have changed our world. Some of the things we have nowadays seemed like mission impossible just a hundred years ago. For example, take smar...
No, we cannot get struck by lighting and become the Flash. That happens only comic books and on television. But there are ways that man can travel faster than the speed of light....
Just imagine how much the world has changed in the past 300 years. The first industrial revolution started in 1712 when Thomas Newcomen invented the first productive steam en...
There have been so many popular sociopaths and psychopaths in history. Both in real life, and in fiction. For example, one of the most popular sociopath in fiction is Sherloc...
The Big Bang Theory is an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe. The theory is that our universe sprang into existence as singularity around 1...
Humanity has always been impressed with the creation of Earth. How was our planet created? There are many theories about how was the Earth created, and how humanity was born....
Time, one of the most mysterious and talked about concepts in our life. We talk about time so much, we have so many sayings about time, yet, we do not fully understand it. ...
You have probably heard the saying “a glass of wine a day is a healthy”. Of course you have. It is one of the marketing secrets of the wine industry. Now, without sayi...
Albert Einstein is one of the greatest minds in the history of the world. He was a genius, responsible for so many innovations in math and physics. But his vision goes beyond...
For a long time, microorganisms, and bacteria specifically, have been associated with plagues and epidemics. Bacteria are everywhere around us. They live in the ground, in...
Shanghai’s Maglev might not be the shiniest, the newest, or the one with the most expensive tickets. But it is the fastest train in the world, and it is not even close. Mag...
If you ever wondered how some people always get what they want, the answer is in psychology. Most of the time these people do not even try to get their way. Some people ju...
English physicist Brian Cox serves as a professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. He is known as the presenter of ...
Time travel is a concept that has been a topic of discussion for ages. It is one of the most interesting topics not only for scientists, but for movie makers as well. Some...
Imagine if your heart can repair itself? At the moment, it is just a theory and a research. The research, conducted by a tissue engineering and biomaterials science teams fro...
All of us are familiar with the periodic table of elements. The question today is do you think they were randomly placed where they are? Or are they in relationship with each...
Pluto was originally discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 and was considered to be the ninth planet from the Sun. However, things changed after 1992, when the planethood of P...
Albert Einstein is one of the most influential people in the world of science. There is no clear answer who is the most influential. Some people will say Nikola Tesla, some w...
31 years ago, NASA experienced one of the greatest disasters in the history of the space program. The space shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds into the flight.The disas...
We all know Walt Disney as the guy responsible for making the best cartoons and animated movies. He started in the revolution when he released the first Mickey Mouse cartoon....
Diamonds are woman's best friends. Diamonds are the most prestigious of all gems, and every woman would do anything to wear one on her neck.We all know that diamonds are formed und...
The first association we get about stars in our universe is the Sun. The sun is one of the biggest stars we see on a daily basis. But the Sun is just one of the many stars in...
Life on Mars is the newest documentary series on National Geographic. The purpose of the documentary series is to show people how far away are we from living on Mars. While it...
More than 70 years ago, the United States of America dropped the first atomic bomb. On August 6, 1945, USA dropped a bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, they bombed another Japa...
Do you know how many years now traveling through space to other planets, solar systems and galaxies has been a dream? Since the beginning of time, men have tried to explore...
One of the most controversial hypothesis in science is “The Hollow Earth” hypothesis. In recent years, science has become a sort of Religion. If something defies the logi...
Time Travel has become one of the most popular topics in recent years. Truth be told, scientists have always been fascinated with the thought that traveling through time migh...
Some people believe in UFOs, some do not. And there will always be “proofs of UFOs”, as much as there will always be people who think it is just another conspiracy theory...
There have been a number of Mars landings so far. Starting from the first Mars landing, which was actually Mars 3 that made it (1971), through Viking 1 and 2, and up to Curiosity...
We’ve all heard the term “International Space Station” once. The ISS is something that we hear regularly, as the space station is the latest project by NASA. It was first l...
Jacque Fresco was born on March 13th in 1916. He is an American futurist and self-described social engineer, inventor and designer. Fresco is self-educated and has worked in a mixe...
Did you know that IBM Watson once learned to swear, and the company had to dig through the vocabulary, and delete the entire urban dictionary just so it can prevent from swearing...
The Tomahawk is arguably one of the most popular missile rockets nowadays. The all-weather, cruise subsonic missile was introduced first in the 1970 as a medium to long range...
Imagine if you can wear glasses and have them send you information about objects you see. Think of Iron man and his suit. You do not need to imagine any more, Google is already...
Many of us drive a car on regular basis. We enter the car, start it, put it in drive, and go. But have you ever asked yourself how does transmission work? You know that when ...
Called the Military’s Pandora Box, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program is an oionospheric research program that is funded by the US Navy, the US Air Force, a...
It is important to recognize why space matters, and why exploring it is significant. Exploring space allows us to see where we will live in near future, at least that is the ...
They are out there, lurking in the shadows, planets that we have never heard before. In the past few years, we’ve had several planets that scientists discovered, and many o...
50 years ago, psychedelics like LSD escaped the labs, and became one of the worst and dangerous street drugs. Nowadays, the LSD is still one of the most potent chemicals for ...
Imagine a world in which every night is six months long? Can you imagine living in a world like that? That would be exactly the world we would have to live if the Earth stopp...
Black holes. Our galaxy might be infested with millions of them. However, this is the first time a documentary shows an image of a black hole, something you won’t see aroun...
Nuclear weapons have been used only two times in history of mankind. Both times, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan during the World War II. Since then, nuclea...
Did you know there is a way to suppress fear? Most of us will try to face their fears, but nothing can compare to the way that soldiers suppress their fear. By exposing thems...
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