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05 June 2019 4,897 8 View

What can you do when spotting a non-researcher on RG?

I mean somebody with no scientific reasons and a lot of orthographic errors trying to "sell" his clues for happiness.

09 October 2018 3,237 0 View

Why prions are not investigated anymore?

Prusiner was given a Nobel price for explaining prion biology, unique in our biosphere. Prions are almost impossible to destroy, following WHO, in order to attenuate them, you have to boil them in...

08 September 2018 9,352 9 View

How 250 exhausted men in an unknown territory could defeat an empire with thousands of well-trained warriors?

Quezacoalt God promised to come back, bringing the red color to the Aztecs, which mean they didn't had bright red colorant. Hernan Cortes, who conquered Mexico, was born in Medellin, Extremadura,...

08 September 2018 1,472 4 View

Is it possible to domesticate AI?

After more than ten years searching the net in three or more languages, and almost nothing more than research, I have the strange sensation Google Search knows better my research in general and...

01 January 1970 9,641 3 View

How do you choose a new book?

Personally, I always follow the great Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges's trick: read the first page and the last page. If in-between triggers your curiosity, if you think "how could the author...

01 January 1970 4,361 13 View

Facing mind merchandization

That's what Petracha said in 14th C. Florence: " I couldn't face making a merchandise of my mind ". What are your thoughts at the respect?

01 January 1970 4,886 3 View

A Volcano producing a climate change?

This article analyze the consequences of Tambora's implosion (Indonesia) and the climate change it provoked in 19th C....

01 January 1970 9,582 20 View

Language learning in kindergarten schools

I think babies should be put in contact with as much new languages as they can, basically through sounds and games, somehow preparing the brains for further language studies.

01 January 1970 5,206 3 View

In which language do you think?

Most of us speak fluently 3 or more languages. But do you realize in which language you're thinking? In which language do you talk to yourself? Personally, English is a great way to clarify and...

01 January 1970 1,555 60 View

What are the values needed for gabor filter's parameter for cifar10 data?

Hi, I implemented a code to gabor filter cifar10 data but the images after being filtered and stacked are not clear like the original images. I think the problem is in the way I am using the...

03 March 2021 6,317 1 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 View

Is it necessary to report effect size (ES) in statistics of biomedical research given that we already report p values routinely?

Pls share your thoughts

01 March 2021 7,330 4 View

Which reagent is best among 'Dimethylglyoxime" and "Dithiothreitol" for spectroscopic determination of Nickel ?

What I think is Dithiothreitol. As it is water-soluble and does not form a precipitate. But, the thing is it contains sulphur which is quite hazardous to aquatic animals.

01 March 2021 8,374 4 View

How to identify what type of fillers are in a polymer?

Hello everyone, I have some PHAs blended with fillers and nucleating agents, yet I don't know what kind of fillers or nucleating agents. The producer has shut down and there's no way to get in...

24 February 2021 1,356 8 View

Is it mandatory to specify Subjects Combinations in Generalized Linear Mixed Models (SPSS)?

Hi all, I have data with two levels: lets think of the classic example of students and schools. When running the analysis in SPSS and selecting the Random Effects, we can select (we can or we...

24 February 2021 7,379 4 View

Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations?

Dear colleagues, Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations? The question is mainly aimed at adolescents (pupils,...

23 February 2021 7,796 4 View

Is it possible that Cancer cells could survive in heparinized blood for 48 hours?

Hi everyone, I am just wondering if we incubated 200 microliter of whole blood with 50 microliter of cancer cells(1bout 5000cells) do you think that cancer would survive for 48 hours?

23 February 2021 3,840 3 View

How to minimise the risk of being abused the profile of potential participants tagged in a social media post?

Dear colleagues, I got this one in one project I did ethics review. It's great to hear about your thoughts/experiences. "Doing an open recruitment online (i.e., via Facebook) requires public...

22 February 2021 3,322 3 View

What type of SPSS analyses should I use for my Dissertation?

I'm currently working on my Dissertation and I'm trying to think of the best analyses that I should use for my study. I'm using three questionnaires for this and two different groups, 1st group...

22 February 2021 1,351 4 View