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Minjie Kim

Thought processes - 0 views

  • Cogito ergo sum (I think therefore I am)
  • reasoning and problem solving
  • deductive, inductive or abductive
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  • Deductive reasoning involves deciding what must be true given the rules of logic
  • Inductive reasoning involves deciding what is likely
  • Deductive reasoning derives the logically necessary conclusion from the given premises.
  • it can lead to a logical conclusion which conflicts with our knowledge of the world
  • Human deduction is at its poorest when truth and validity clash
  • people bring their knowledge of the real world into the reasoning process
  • Induction is generalizing from cases we have seen to infer information about cases we haven't
  • In the absence of counter examples, all that we can do is gather evidence to support our inductive inference
  • Abduction reasons from a fact to the action that caused it
  • can lead to unreliability as an action preceding an event can be wrongly attributed as the cause of the event.
  • Problem solving is the process of finding a solution to an unfamiliar task
  • Gestalt theory and the problem space theory.
  • productive problem solving involves insight and restructuring of the problem
  • productive and reproductive
  • Reproductive problem solving draws on previous experiences
  • Reproductive problem solving could be a hindrance to finding a solution
  • theory says that problem solving centers around the problem space.
  • People solve novel problems by mapping knowledge in a similar known domain, to it
  • people miss analogous information unless it is semantically close to the problem domain.
    • Minjie Kim
       
      doesn't this basically say that humans are quite narrow minded, and fail to see a connection between two things unless it's right in front of them??
Matt Kellogg

Best Places For Snowboarding in the World - 0 views

  • USAThe United States has some of the best snowboarding in the world. With Colorado, Wyoming, California and Utah in the west and Vermont in the east home to great resorts that cater to snowboarders. Resorts famous for their snowboarding include Crested Butte in Colorado, Vail in Colorado and Mammoth Mountain, Squaw Valley and Heavenly Valley in California. California abounds with a vast selection of snowboarding options. Sugar Bowl and Kirkwood are also favorites among California snowboarders.
  • CanadaSome of the very best snowboarding in the entire world is in Canada, with a great amount of resorts from the east to the west. Whistler/Blackcomb is the premier destination for snowboarders in Canada, but you can't overlook the smaller resorts including Silver Star, Apex, BigWhite, Whitewater and Sunpeaks. You also can't forget Banff, with some of the most beautiful and majestic scenery anywhere and their resorts like Lake Louise.
  • JapanJapan? Great for snowboarding? Yes. As well as skiing. People forget that Japan has many mountains and cold areas since the country is very long and reaches quite far north. In fact, Japan has over 600 ski and snowboarding resorts! A little ways from Tokyo, you'll find some nice resorts, but they tend to be more crowded and expensive due to their popularity with Tokyo residents. To experience Japanese snowboarding at its best, you'll want to travel away from Tokyo. Around Japan's 600+ resorts, you'll find everything from ultra modern and high tech resorts to traditional resorts to small time, family run resorts. You can't forget Nagano, also not too far from Tokyo and home to the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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  • he Alps, whether the Swiss Alps, the Italian Alps or the French Alps
karen ponce

Is Thanksgiving Celebrated Nationally? - 0 views

  • Many of us celebrate Thanksgiving and just assume since we do that everyone else does as well. The answer to whether Thanksgiving is celebrated nationally or not is that it is. Most families celebrate Thanksgiving each and every year and individuals from all over the country make plans to eat turkey and give thanks. Thanksgiving is a nationally recognized holiday. Kids dont go to school, most businesses arent open, and politics are briefly put on hold. The most important Thanksgiving activities include eating, watching sports, and spending time with family and friends. No matter where you are in the nation you will find that most people celebrate Thanksgiving pretty much the same. Some families will celebrate at lunchtime and others at dinner and still others may go out to dinner or not celebrate at all. But, for the most part, celebrating Thanksgiving is an American tradition and one that all Americans enjoy taking part in. Parades Around the Country Even if you cant travel the entire country to see how Thanksgiving is celebrated you can get a pretty good idea. There are Thanksgiving Day parades all over the country and many of them are televised. One of the most popular and well known parades is the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. This parade has been around for decades and continues to be a hit with New Yorkers as well as individuals around the country who make watching the parade on television part of their celebration. You may choose to attend a parade on Thanksgiving day in your town or perhaps you will choose to watch one on TV. Regardless, parades around the country really make up part of the Thanksgiving culture we have all become so accustomed to. In fact, when you turn the television on Thanksgiving Day you will more than likely see a parade or a football game! Thats just part of Thanksgiving Day culture in our country.
keanu Dickinson

Wildlife of Sydney - Fact File - Humpback Whale - 0 views

    • keanu Dickinson
       
      the HUMPback whale is a delecate whale from what iv read /heard
keanu Dickinson

Wildlife of Sydney - Fact File - Southern Right Whale - 0 views

    • keanu Dickinson
       
      I wonder why they call it the right whale
keanu Dickinson

Wildlife of Sydney - Fact File - Long-nosed Bandicoot - 0 views

    • keanu Dickinson
       
      Are these animals related to possums in any way? PS. crash bandicoot looks nothing like this xD
elizabeth murphy

Leonid MAC - Facts on meteors and meteor showers - 0 views

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      meteor research
Azzurra Campioni

Bill Kaulitz Fan Page - general/facts/info - 0 views

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Ashley T

Helpful Dog Facts - Animals & Pets - Christchurch City Council - 0 views

  • Dogs have been used as guards, hunters, draught animals, eyes for the blind, drug and explosive detectors, rodent controllers- and even weapons! In Roman times and the Middle Ages, mastiffs wearing light armour, carrying spikes and pots of flaming sulphur and resin ran into battle against mounted knights. In World War II the Russians trained dogs to run suicide missions between the tracks of German tanks with mines strapped on their backs.
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keanu Dickinson

Wildlife of Sydney - Fact File - Sugar Glider - 0 views

    • keanu Dickinson
       
      this animal dosent seem harmful or disturbing in any way actually it looks peaceful.
Deepankar Sinha

U.S. Army Fact Files - 0 views

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    army factfiles
Mitchell Thomas

The US Navy -- Fact File - 0 views

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    aircraft carriers
Diana Davis

SportsGeezer: Lupron for Prostate Cancer Does More Harm than Good - 0 views

  • The L.A. Times reports that the side effects of hormonal therapy, which involves such drugs as leuprolide (Lupron, Viadur, Eligard), goserelin (Zoladex) and triptorelin (Trelstar), includes a 10 percent to 50 percent increase in the risk of fractures, diabetes, heart disease and sudden cardiac death; a 500 percent increase in hot flashes; and a 267 percent increase in impotence. It also has adverse effects on fats and cholesterol and causes enlargement of the breasts. Wait. It gets worse. The 10-year death rate from prostate cancer was 17.4 percent in those receiving no therapy, compared with 19.9 percent in those receiving hormonal therapy.
  • grindle All the research I have done indicates that preadjuvant hormone therapy does no good and in fact can cause harm.
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    Lupron for prostate cancer does no good, but it causes harm.
Aloysius Utomo

Panda Facts - 0 views

Stephania D

Jordan River - 0 views

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      Nasser argues on the topic of the environmentalists worries.
  • This pollution, coupled with the diversion of much of the river's clean water by Israel, Syria and Jordan, is endangering the river
  • "The Lower River is an open sewage canal, and the sad irony is that the sewage water is keeping the river flowing. Being baptized in the water below the dam - something that takes place on the Jordanian side of the river - cannot be too spiritually uplifting,"
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  • , when Israel started to divert the water for agriculture and other domestic use.
  • ronmentalists
  • ordan and Syria built a series of dams and canals on the Yarmouk River, the Jordan's main tributary, further cutting the flow to the river. Yet another large Jordanian-Syrian
  • dam is slated to open by 2006, a fact that makes the issue that much more urgent for envi
  • The river's slow but steady decline began in the 1950s
  • If it were up to environmentalists, local countries would import more produce in order to save the Jordan and other water sources in the water-deprived Middle East.
  • "if Christians knew that just a mile down the river a toxic mix was being dumped, they would be very upset about it."
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    Sewage pours into Jordan River
Aloysius Utomo

Panda bear pictures, information, facts - 0 views

  • same size as a Black Bear
  • 5-6 feet high
  • 276 pounds and males wheighing 10% to 20% more than females
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  • 25 years or more.
  • six small areas located in inland China
  • fifteen different kinds of Bamboo
  • 12 to 16 hours a day
  • 22 to 40 pounds of Bamboo each day
  • sold for $100,000 dollars.
  • pink when they are born.
  • 1,000 individuals in the wild.
  • 110 pandas in captivity
  • 20 and 40 lbs of food per day
  • 16 hours eating
  • eat other plants, fish, pika and other small rodents.
  • danger of extinction.
  • do not hibernate
  • born they are blind and very small
  • 3 to 4 1/2 ounces
  • start out with fine white fur
  • colored fur within a month of birth
  • eating bamboo by the time they are 5 to 6 months
  • one year of age, the cubs normally weigh about 75 pounds of bamboo
  • Female giant panda bears do not normally mature until they are 5 to 7 years
  • Mating begins in late-March and continues on into May
  • Females may mate with several males during the breeding season
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      about panda size
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      how to protect themselves
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      how they eat
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      fur
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      where their area is
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