Science
Gestalt
Gestalt is a German word meaning the essence or shape of an entity's complete form. First popularized in the 1970s the term means the totality of the situation.
Green Flash
The green flash is a green light visible just for a second after the sun sets below the horizon. The high frequency green light remains visible after sunset.How To Estimate Your Distance From Lightning
A cool trick to measure the distance of lightning from your location is to start counting when you see a flash and divide by five when you hear thunder.
IUPAC Nomenclature
IUPAC Nomenclature is a system for naming organic molecules created by the International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry to provide unique names to molecules.
Lucid Dreaming
Lucid dreaming is a dream in which the dreamer is consciously aware that he or she is dreaming. Lucid dreams can be dream-initiated or wake-initiated.Mononucleosis
Mononucleosis, known as the kissing disease, is a viral infection that causes fatigue, fever, sore throat and swollen lymph glands and is contracted via saliva.Newton's Laws of Motion
Newton’s laws of motion: objects at rest remain at rest, acceleration of an object is related to the force applied to it, for every action there is a reactionPinacocyte
Pinacocytes are the flattened contractile cells in which the outer layer of most sponges (Poriferans) are composed. These cells form the pinacoderm.Prosopagnosia
Prosopagnosia is a disorder in which a person cannot recognize faces. A person with this disorder will often have to resort to recognizing a person by voice.