In any system, including ecosystems, if any significant changes are to occur in it, then energy must be available in it to do work. Such energy is called Gibbs Free Energy, as opposed to energy so randomized and widely distributed that it cannot do work. This is true whether the system is purely physical, or biological, because in both cases it ( Read more... )

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If you think these people are stupid, remember: these are the desperate poor, who have so few resources that they can afford nothing other than such folk remedies as medical treatment of very serious illnesses, or have tried everything else that they could afford, and nothing worked. They have no reason not to try such desperate measures, because ( Read more... )

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To help rescue children in dire need such as these, and provide for children left homeless or orphans in areas devastated by disasters such as that which has occurred in Japan, donate to, e.g., Save the Children. There are also a number of other worthwhile charities out there that work tirelessly to help where possible, and are worth contributing ( Read more... )