Nancy Ann Watanabe

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Why is the sun elliptical like an egg not circular like an orange (see link below)?

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Mercury_s_black_disc_helps_sharpen_Solar_Orbiter_s_view

22 February 2023 3,360 1 View

How does researching and writing a scientific article differ from doing a scientific book?

Aside from the factors of the amount of time and space, since a book takes longer than an article, are there other differences which you have either observed or experienced?

24 April 2021 1,143 11 View

Do the novel COVID-19 variants spread genetically and locally OR geographically by travelers?

New variants of the novel COVID-19 are springing up everywhere, but it is not clear if the viral variants are springing up spontaneously in different parts of the globe according to genetic...

07 April 2021 1,535 39 View

Is there a plausible explanation for the increased frequency of severe hurricanes in the southwest Atlantic Ocean other than climate change?

The Southeastern region of the United States of America, including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and the Caribbean archipelagos are being devastated by a higher number of...

17 November 2020 9,610 20 View

Why do countries with 1.4 billion people have less than 10,000 COVID-19 fatalities and smaller nations much more?

As of June 1, 2020, the highest number of COVID-19 fatalities are in America 112,000, Brazil 36,500, United Kingdom 40,550, Spain 27,000, Italy 34,000, France 29,155, and Mexico 13,000. India has...

08 June 2020 4,365 38 View

Why do Venus and Uranus rotate on their axes, or spin, in a clockwise direction?

Why do Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune spin counterclockwise?

08 June 2020 5,092 4 View

Can violent storms be caused by the moon in perigee?

It seems that the moon is getting farther away from Earth. Yet, storms are getting more violent. Why? Do these ferocious storms (tornadoes, hurricanes, rain-wind-thunder-lightning storms) occur...

26 December 2019 2,855 13 View

Do people have a right not to wear face masks, not to spatially distance--is it unlawful?

Should people who do not wear protective face masks be allowed to shop in grocery stores? Should they be allowed to use public forms of transportation, including bus, train, commercial airliner?

01 January 1970 8,480 10 View

The basics of scientific research are incompatible with technology--true or false?

While scientific research is improving its ability to provide scientists with increasingly more qualitative and quantitative detailed information, technology is providing the public with tools...

01 January 1970 10,062 9 View

Is it possible to evaluate a student's written work using an ethical and/or moral measuring stick?

In a formal classroom teaching and learning situation, did you ever find it necessary to lower the grade on a student's paper because of some deficiency, such as a paragraph copied verbatim from a...

01 January 1970 6,265 16 View

How do you define "science" and what does it mean to be "a scientist"?

Aristotle was perhaps the first scientist, yet his writings traverse a gamut ranging from literature (literary theory and criticism) to politics and physics. What we now know as "science" was...

01 January 1970 9,885 15 View

Is polarity or polarization a basic principle in the universe?

Earth has a North Pole and a South Pole. Is this a paradigm or a model that we need to understand before we can begin to understand the structural (or some other) design of the universe? If so,...

01 January 1970 3,709 9 View

What is the role of radiation in our universe? Specify the location or environment in your reply.

There are different sorts of radiation, e.g., electromagnetic radiation, microwave radiation, and so on. "Radiation" is a vast domain. This discussion thread invites focused and concise replies,...

01 January 1970 8,163 22 View

Can animals think?

This discussion topic is inspired by my seeing the title of an article written in German published in February 2012 by a Research Gate member which contains the words "Konnen Tiere denken?" One...

01 January 1970 3,717 2 View

In your opinion, what is the difference between patriotism and nationalism? Examples?

This discussion aims to generate a list of differences between patriotism and nationalism as viewed on an individual basis and possibly on a local or a national scale. The main emphasis is on...

01 January 1970 10,104 53 View

Do you consider "science fiction" to be relevant to science in any way?

"Science fiction" is often categorized along with "fantasy." I have never met a scientist who is also a science fiction buff. What is so "scientific" about "science fiction"? Isn't it too...

01 January 1970 5,253 90 View

In the twenty-first century classroom, what is the role of the teacher and what might the role of technology be?

Many high school teachers and college foreign language instructors have been replaced by computerized language learning laboratories. Although computerized laboratories require an initial...

01 January 1970 6,721 6 View

Business offers an ideal model for an individual to follow in the present and especially in planning for the future--agree or disagree?

A business background prepares one to deal efficiently and effectively with everyday problems.

01 January 1970 4,585 10 View

Are there differences between being a "teacher," an "instructor," and a "professor"?

What are some similarities and differences between teaching, instructing, and professing?

01 January 1970 5,437 34 View

Can the corona virus be transmitted through air-borne perspiration droplets?

As of June 22, 2020, which is the second day of summer, COVID-19 cases are rising precipitously in America, in particular in "sun belt" states, including California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, and...

01 January 1970 143 16 View

Social distancing is the only defense against spread of COVID-19--What are some implications of this dilemma?

Currently, as of March 24, 2020, social distancing is the only defense against the local and the global spread of the COVID-19 virus. The virus is spreading like a wildfire, because social...

01 January 1970 9,566 26 View

Is it better to evaluate written work only by a grade or also with corrections of facts, computations, etc.?

Many students prefer to have their written work graded without comments and corrections. Other students want to receive a grade and also comments and corrections. What is, in your opinion, the...

01 January 1970 8,234 4 View

Is Hi-Tech an extension of the Industrial Revolution, which exploited Earth's natural resources, or is Hi-Tech in a significantly different category?

Is Hi-Tech just another "Machine in the Garden" that is resulting in dehumanization? Or will Hi-Tech prove to redeem humanity from the deleterious effects of the Industrial Age?

01 January 1970 1,781 4 View

What is the extent to which human activities cause earthquakes of Richter Scale 2.0+?

What percentage of earthquakes result from human activities, e.g., drilling for oil, natural gas, etc.? Most people know that fossil fuel consumption impacts air quality locally and globally and...

01 January 1970 1,177 2 View

Why are Pacific Island nations asking for help from fossil-fuel consuming nations?

Some Pacific Islands are "sinking" because of global warming on the order of 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit, which is being attributed to polar ice caps melting due to carbon emissions. Can this...

01 January 1970 789 3 View

What is the impact of debris orbiting around Earth?

In view of "debris" from projects funded in the past and material objects in present and future actively funded projects, will this growing accumulation of technologically generated objects that...

01 January 1970 8,740 4 View

What percentage of earthquakes result from human activities, e.g., drilling for oil, natural gas, etc.?

Most people know that fossil fuel consumption impacts air quality locally and globally and that aerosol use affects the ozone layer. Now that oil well drilling, coal mining, and natural gas...

01 January 1970 9,361 5 View

Is the decision of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex a step forward into the unknown or a stepping "back to the future"?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their plans to keep their castle in England, and, in addition, to live in Canada and also to stay for part of the year in California. Further, they love...

01 January 1970 8,455 22 View

Why is reading imaginative literature important?

What sorts of things does imaginative literature teach us? Is imaginative literature a luxury or an essential aspect of the human experience? Should the teaching of imaginative literature be...

01 January 1970 3,790 92 View

Sciences require or prioritize team work but the arts value individual achievement--true or false?

Does the scientific community, including, of course, Research Gate, place greater value on scientific research published with multiple authors? Did great achievers, such as Leonardo da Vinci,...

01 January 1970 5,452 26 View

Are you in favor of space exploration funded by government? Or do you prefer private business?

In July 2020, a government sponsored mission to Mars was launched, which will land on Mars on February 18, 2021. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ Several days later, SpaceX, a privately owned and...

01 January 1970 686 21 View

What causes the planets to speed up and slow down while they are orbiting around the Sun?

Sir Isaac Newton's gravitational theory is often viewed as belonging to the philosophical view of the cosmos of the solar system as being mechanical and mechanistic. Newton discovered that the...

01 January 1970 8,909 64 View

The increase in solar flares is an indicator of the sun's aging----true or false?

While scientists correctly predicted solar flare activity in the past, current findings indicate that solar flares are rising significantly higher in number and/or intensity and not following the...

01 January 1970 4,481 12 View

Does a black hole fulfill a regulatory, purifying, and regenerative function in the Milky Way?

This link to a speculative scientific article published in 2021 led to this RG question. Black Holes in Role, Essence, and Function

01 January 1970 3,524 5 View

Can you give a concrete example to clarify the meaning of a density ratio of 5 to 1 ?

What does a density ratio of 5 to 1 mean to you, as a scientist, mathematician, engineer, technologist, sociologist, planetologist, or other?

01 January 1970 1,045 4 View

What are scientists and engineers doing to combat global warming?

Solar geoengineering is making good progress and demonstrates that the scientific and technology community is responding in spades to the ongoing crisis impacting human and nonhuman flora and...

01 January 1970 174 1 View

In your opinion, is it better to fight on a battlefield with conventional weaponry or to wage a battle based on expertise in economics?

This is a theoretical question that endeavors to address contemporary issues. My frame of reference is that world peace is the ideal. In conflict situations, what form of geopolitical combat might...

01 January 1970 1,072 13 View

Is the skyrocketing growth in global population an overlooked crisis or problem?

Many organizations are soliciting contributions to enable them to feed children who are starving around the world. What are some other ways scientists can help to alleviate the suffering of people...

01 January 1970 4,279 10 View

Why is it important for the European Space Agency telescope EUCLID to explore Dark Matter?

Today, 1 July 2023, the European Space Agency (ESA) is launching the European Space Agency (ESA) space telescope EUCLID to explore "dark matter" and "dark energy" and similar hitherto unanswered...

01 January 1970 5,599 8 View

Why is the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union?

In a speech today, Queen of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Elizabeth II announced that the United Kingdom plans to withdraw formally from the European Union as of January 31, 2020. Why was...

01 January 1970 2,728 17 View

What is the significance, scientific, religious or otherwise, of the difference between Earth's solar eclipse and the Martian solar eclipse?

This LINK shows photographs of a total solar eclipse viewed from Earth and a similar, but very different solar eclipse viewed from Mars! What is your perspective on these two...

01 January 1970 6,122 3 View

What are the differences between publishing an academic book in England or the USA?

What is your experience as the author of a research monograph or scholarly book published in the United Kingdom and of a similar publication in the United States? If you had to choose between...

01 January 1970 9,478 2 View

Can either Newton's laws of motion or Einstein's relativity theories explain wind velocity acceleration on exoplanet VHS 1256 b (see Link below)?

LINK: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-spots-swirling-gritty-clouds-on-remote-planet The Webb telescope is gathering data, including presence of water, methane, carbon...

01 January 1970 108 6 View

Can you mention one way scientific research in space improves life on Earth?

This RG question is prompted by an article I read at the following LINK: https://sponsored.chronicle.com/space-plants-for-earths-future/

01 January 1970 8,338 5 View

Where does authorship begin? Is there an invisible line between research and writing? Are gathering experimental data and literature authorship?

In long-term projects, often a division of labor is necessitated. Some tasks may be delegated to helpers who perform relatively simple tasks, such as a student who goes to the laboratory and sits...

01 January 1970 1,317 10 View

Seeing world history in the viewpoint of military science, is a "preemptive strike" strategically preferable to waiting to take pure defensive action?

In the middle of World War II, the United States was forced to defend Hawaii, a U.S. territory, against the preemptive strike of the Imperial Navy of Japan. Nobody could criticize the U.S.A....

01 January 1970 7,641 18 View

What does recent finding of coral growing as tall as the Empire State Building in south Australian waters show about Global Warming?

Until this morning, when I viewed a 5-second film clip of a coral growing as tall as the Empire State Building on a national network television "Today" news broadcast, I thought that Global...

01 January 1970 2,807 3 View

What will be the first signs that the Sun is starting to expand?

Several different time tables try to point to exactly how many billions of years will pass before the Sun reaches status as a RG (Red Giant). Most scientists who have done extensive research...

01 January 1970 4,896 6 View

Can scientific researchers have any doubt global warming caused these 2023 disasters?

2023 saw an unprecedented number of...

01 January 1970 2,242 6 View

Is the universe currently exactly the same as it was when Newton wrote about gravity?

Is it possible, or plausible, that the discrepancy between the mathematical equations Newton used to support his statements about gravitational pull and the mathematical equations Einstein used to...

01 January 1970 9,290 3 View