The Science of Life

We in the modern world depend on the scientific field of chemistry, whether we like it or not.  Yes, there are controversial aspects, such as pesticides and herbicides , use of fossil fuels , preservatives , and the like; but there have also been relatively non-controversial chemicals which have not seen such scrutiny, such as the plates for solar panels , ozonation of water , soaps of all varieties , and the like.  They are what makes our modern world possible, for good or for bad, for better or for worse. Look at all of those damn chemicals! In the past few years, the word chemical has been hi-jacked by those who seem to mean well, but who are off the mark due to their poor understanding of the topics of which they speak.  These people want to see people be equipped with the knowledge required to lead healthy life-styles, but need themselves to have an understanding better than their initial emotional response. To be fair, he thought that baby was kidna...

Here are the sources for my video The Basics of Chemistry . Definition: Chemistry, Matter, Atom, and Molecule. Chemistry: The Central Science (11th Edition) 11th edition; Theodore L. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay Jr., Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine J. Murphey, and Partick Woodward; ISBN-13: 978-0-13-600617-6, ISBN-10: 0-13-600617-5; p. 6 Definition: Chemistry http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chemistry Definition: Matter http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=matter&sub=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=000, third noun definition Definition: Atom http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=atom&sub=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=0000000 Definition: Molecule http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Molecule&sub=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=00 Definition: Organic Chemistry Chemistr...

The Full on definitions of the word theory from the five texts referenced in my Theories video.  The citations are in the format ("Title"; Principle Author (there may or may not be secondary authors); ISBN; page number referenced; which UNLV course the book is for).   See the video here . These books may be obtained through any public library or digitally through your  favorite  means of obtaining digital copies of books. (“Biology: A Guide to the Natural World Fifth Edition”; David Krogh; 978-0-321-61655-5; p. 6; for UNLV's course BIOL 189 - Fundamentals of Life Sciences) It is unfortunate but true that the word theory means one thing in everyday speech and something almost completely different in scientific communication. In everyday speech, a theory can be little more than a hunch. It is an unproven idea that may or may not have any supportive evidence. In science, meanwhile, a theory is a general set of principles, supported by evidence, that expla...