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In the words of another member: "Excessive smilation"!

July 1, 1995, Iraq admits it has bio/chem weapons. June 12, 1996, UN passes resolution 1060 denouncing Iraq's refusal to allow access to sites. June 21, 1997, Un passes resolution 1115 condemning the repeated refusal of Iraq to allow weapons inspectors to inspection sites. Oct 23, 1997, UN passes resolution 1134 which reaffirms Iraq's obligations to cooperate with weapons inspectors after Iraqi officials announce that "presidential sites" are off-limits to inspectors. Nov 12, 1997, UN passes resolution 1137 which rejects Iraqi government's announced intention to prohibit weapons inspections. Nov 13, 1997, Iraq kicks weapons inspectors out of Iraq. Nov 20, 1997, Iraq lets weapons inspectors back into Iraq. Sep 9, 1998, UN passes resolution 1194 condemning Iraq's decision to cease cooperation with UN weapons inspectors. Nov 5, 1998, UN passes resolution 1205 again condemning Iraq's decision to cease cooperation with UN weapons inspectors. Dec 16, 1998, UN weapons inspectors leave Iraq again due to Iraq's refusal to cooperate with the UN. Nov 8, 20002, the UN unanimously approves resolution 1441 demanding that Iraq provide immediate, unconditional accounting Thats a track record of cooperation if I ever saw one! (http://www.rini.org/countdown.php)

Not sure what forum this goes under, so someone will have to move it to the right area. Could someone explain to me fibonacci numbers? I tried google, but all I came up with was a bunch of sites that show how cauliflower has rows that spiral outwars, and so do pine cones My calculus teacher mentioned something about the ratio between your forehead and your bellybutton, and belly button to your toes is always the same for every person. Fibonacci was in the same sentence, but I didn't catch what he was trying to say about them (distracted w/ the fine specimen of female beside me). From what I can gather they are numbers that commonly occur throughout nature??

Sounds great! keep in mind some of us are only in introductory calculus (or havn't taken calc), so it'd be nice for a lot of us if you could diversify the problems

Thanks! I havn't written it yet, its due in a couple of weeks (before semesters end). I'm still looking for topics so you're post is much appreciated

It did? how?

How are reflexes and instincts theorized to have evolved? For instance, babies automatically hold their breath when they're submerge (though they still swallow). Under what circumstances could this behavior be genetically programmed and screened for? Lets assume, for instance, a race of primitive humans exists where babies don't hold their breath when submerged. The amount of babies who would fall in the water unsupervised is very very small. Now we have to assume that some genetic mutation causes babies to hold their breath under the water. Firstly, how does a genetic mutation cause changes in instinct? I assume the mutation changes the structure of the brain. This is quite a stretch though (at least in my view). A lot of things have to change in sequence for this behavior to be exhibited. Second, assuming this mutation DID occur, the advantage would be so negligible that it would not effect survival rates enough for it to be selected for.. Any thoughts?

I saw this on discovery channel. It would lead me to believe that a orca (i think it was) was aware that if its young calf could not breathe it would die. Of course, this does not indicate self-awareness, but it is pretty interesting. I did some reading and I found a paper that said the 'holy-grail' test for self-awareness is suicide. Committing suicide implies that you understand your own mortality.

We call schools that are run by the state "public schools". Before college, you pay no tuition to attend these schools. "Public" state schools require tuition though. A private school is a school owned by someone other than the government. Typically, you get a better education at a private school because everything is not watered down for students as mentioned in some of these stories.

What I didn't see on the video was the parrot applying what it "knows" to different and new situations. As humans, we do this all the time. We learn a variety of things at different times and situations, yet we can apply them to new situations unlike anything we've ever seen before. I'm not sure if any apes(or animals) are known to apply concepts to new situations. Also, are any animals self-aware? I've heard that dolphins may be aware that they are individuals, and I would guess that some apes would understand...

Anyone ever seen this? Its a credible story, but the carcass was never identified. Looks a heck of a lot like a plesiosaur.. "In 1977 a Japanese fishing ship caught a large animal carcass in its trawl net near New Zealand. It was measured, 5 photos of it were shot by a zoologist, and flipper samples taken. For fear of contaminating their fresh supply of fish, the Japanese threw the carcass into the sea. It was 10 m long, weighed 4000 pounds (1814 kg). Its neck was 1.5 m long, its head 45 cm, and the 4 flippers were 1 m in length. Some people have mentioned that it could have been a basking shark.

Last night i was watching this show on animal planet about the top 10 "smartest" animals. Topping them all off was this parrot who could verbally identify shapes, colors, numbers, and material. It was pretty interesting. He could even tell you how many squares were on the table. But does the parrot really know what he's doing? I can't help but think these are just conditioned responses in order to get food. But if this is the case, what is real learning? I mean, I learn things in class because I have to make good grades. I need good grades to get into medical school. I would like to go to medical school to be a doctor, and I want to be a doctor for various reasons that, when it comes down to it, benefit myself and my future family. So while it may be way more complex than the parrot's situation, are we not just being conditioned for our future benefit?

Although I'm not in highschool, I do attend a state-run university. The funny thing is my english composition 1 class was run exactly as you mentioned. I can't speak for all the english composition classes, but mine was horrible. It wasn't about form or proper writing, it was about "expressing yourself". This was obvious BS to help pass those who couldn't write for beans (we can thank public schools that). Expressing yourself is great, but you have to do it right. Using slang and street language is hardly acceptable in a university. Whats being taught is that there is no "wrong" answer. Everyone is unique and expresses themselves differently.

Which brings up another question I've been thinking about. How do we explain images of dinosaurs in ancient artwork? Especially in early chinese art?

While she/he is certainly bipedal in the video, the motion used when walking is almost impossible for a human to replicate. When they analyzed the video, the lower portion of the leg rotates slightly inward with each step.

This stuff has always interested me. What do you guys think about big foot and ol' nessie I watched a really good show on the discovery channel recently. Supposedly they have some DNA from a north american ape that is unidenfitied. They did some good analysis on some of the more popular footage (patterson's) and found some interesting things in the video. They showed where the right thigh of the "creature" shown in the video bulges consistent with some medical condition that would expected in that type of terrain. It was all very interesting. Personally I think there is some validity to the north american ape. Theres a lot of photographic and video evidence, and with the new hair samples I think theres something to it. what do you guys think?

also, just fyi, google does wonders

not sure what you're asking, methanogens are archaebacteria..

in other words, yes

What are we calling life here..

When we're dealing with numbers on the order of 1,000,000,000,000,000, the addition of a new planet even 1 billion times the size of earh is NOTHING.

I have attached proof of planet X. No seriously, this is under their "proofs" section. Because we all know that ancient people were highly accurate in everything they wrote, especially about astronomy and gods.

If they're questioning the dating, then it is possible that there was a long intermitant time. I havnt' seen any source for this though, and it seems to be widely accepted the oldest microfossils are around 3.5 billion years old. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/precambrian/archaean.html http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPaleo2.html

haha, Why don't we just dispose of old people, disabled people, mentally ill people, terminally ill people, and everyone who doesn't have blue eyes!