Facts, myths and thought-styles: a rant

I-39: Facts and Myths in IVF Treatment

Many myths are still present today in assisted reproductive techniques and particularly in infertility management. Most of them exist because we do not want to really look at the facts for various reasons. In this lecture we will review 7 of these myths: 1. HP-HMG improves pregnancy rates, 2. HMG prevents progesterone rise in follicular phase, 3. Clinical importance of progesterone rise in foll...

A Study of Myths in Folk Beliefs West of Hormozgan

Popular culture has a close and inevitable relationship with myths, and with a little thought, can be seen The role of mythology in the legends and folk culture of different nations. and for this reason, to understand why and what is happening between myths and people's beliefs, they must be measured by ancient beliefs and mythological rituals, to achieve the best possible result. Folk belief...

Immortality in the Great Religions and Myths of Iran, Mesopotamia, Sumer, and Greece

In every mythological story, a quest for immortality and eternality depicts man’s inner fervor for unity with gods and the supreme power. Man seeks full immersion in life and longs for immortality at the same time. In other words, he wants to live both in time and in eternity. The desire for eternity in man shows his ceaseless struggle with time, and even more so an intense fight with death to ...

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Broadband Facts, Fiction and Urban Myths

There has been a lively debate surrounding the Australian Governments plan to build a fibre-based National Broadband Network. Unfortunately, a variety of urban myths about the NBN have evolved and spread over the past 12 months. Some of these myths are based on misunderstandings of the capabilities and limitations of broadband technology and some are out of alignment with experience in countrie...