Discoveries and explanations

quran and new scientific discoveries

abstract the great quran is the honorable speech of allah which was descended to his honest prophet as a miracle to represent the truth of his mission of summoning people to god. allah- glory to him- has expressed everything in the quran. as the great quran emphasizes, it is full of scientific points and information currently and even very recently discovered by scientists; and it is a wonder t...

Explanations Count Explanations Count

In research areas such as decision support systems, one of the crucial features is the ability to automatically explain decisions. However, this ability does not typically play a large role in computer games. Here, I suggest that this situation will change: research on the automatic generation of explanations will have real import for many types of computer games. I discuss four possible ways t...

From the Workshop of Discoveries From the Workshop of Discoveries

Recent Discoveries and Novel Hypotheses

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory process that selectively affects arteries and is highly prevalent in both women and men. Thrombo-occlusive complications of atherosclerosis, including stroke and myocardial infarction, are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Senescence of the arterial tree is a biological process that follows a natural course that can be accelerated by the combined injury...

Monument to the discoveries.

A week ago I was standing with my wife by the River Tagus in Lisbon, next to the Monument to the Discoveries. The monument is at the spot where Vasco da Gama set out to discover the southeast passage from Europe to Asia, past the Cape of Good Hope. Vasco’s discovery marked the beginning of the Portuguese maritime empire. At the furthest tip of Europe, Portugal was perfectly situated to found su...