Category: Philosophy

What North Carolina city did Blackbeard make his home? Blackbeard the Pirate House in Beaufort, North Carolina. When did Blackbeard live in Beaufort NC? Teach, aka Blackbeard the pirate, often prowled the treacherous waters of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. According to local lore, Blackbeard was a guest at the Hammock House in Beaufort, built in […]

Why do seagulls keep their mouth open? The bird will open its mouth and “flutter” its neck muscles, promoting heat loss (think of it as the avian version of panting). “Birds are much more efficient about water and water loss.” Even so, birds still need to replenish fluids on a hot day. Why does my […]

What is the main purpose of developing the Pareto chart? The purpose of the Pareto chart is to highlight the most important among a (typically large) set of factors. In quality control, it often represents the most common sources of defects, the highest occurring type of defect, or the most frequent reasons for customer complaints, […]

What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person? “What a treacherous thing it is to believe that a person is more than a person.” “The town was paper, but the memories were not. All the things I’d done here, all the love and pity and compassion and violence and […]

How do you describe symmetry? A Study of Symmetry. In general terms, a graph in two-dimensions is said to be symmetric about a particular line if the portion of the graph on one side of the line is a mirror image of the portion of the graph that is on the other side of the […]

Does online tutoring really work? One recent study found that online tutoring worked quite well. It looked at Cignition, used a good study design and found solid results. Older research looking at computer-based tutors found similar results. But tutoring programs, online or in person, are not without their challenges. What is the best platform for […]

Can a bad rim cause a flat tire? At best, an untreated bent rim can cause tires to leak air over time. At worst, you’re looking at a flat tire or a blowout. These are dangerous and costly consequences — and ones that could otherwise be avoided. Can a cracked rim cause loss of tire […]

What was missing from the bottom up explanation? What is missing from the “bottom up explanation”? the bottom up explanation did not explain why herbivore populations do not grow large enough to eat all of the producers. Why was it important for Paine to record the number of different species as well as the overall […]

Can you visit Star Wars Ranch? The main house at the Ranch isn’t open to the public, but there are plenty of private tours that go through the massive Victorian, featuring cabinets full of original AT-AT walkers and models of TIE fighters. You’re not just going to find Star Wars memorabilia in the main house. […]

How do I see planets on Google Earth? Just go to Google Maps and zoom out (using the minus sign) as far as you can until you can see the entire planet Earth. Toggle to “satellite view” in the left hand corner. If you’re all the way zoomed out, a list of planets and moons […]