Author: Julie Onofrio
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Critical Thinking
As I was looking for a clear definition of critical thinking, it became evident that there is no clear definition or clear process of what critical thinking would look like. Thinking critically means that we work through a process of questioning everything. Richard Paul, in the book Critical Thinking: Tools for taking charge of your…
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Science vs Pseudoscience
In pseudoscience or fake science, bias (read more about bias in part 1 – Science Literacy) is often the basis of collecting the evidence along with poor evaluation of evidence to agree with their theory. There is no quality control in pseudoscience. It does not mean that it is bad science. Science fraud is where…
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Science Literacy
What is Science Literacy? Science Literacy is the knowledge of key concepts in science and understanding the process of science. The origin of literacy is letra, Latin for letter, and literacy once very simply referred to the capacity to recognize letters and decode letter strings into recognizable words,along with the concomitant capacity to write words…
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Manual Lymph Drainage
Manual Lymph Drainage also referred to as Lymphatic Drainage is a type of hands on therapy that focuses on managing the flow of lymphatic fluid in the body. It was developed by Dr. Emil Vodder and his wife, Estrid) in 1936 in Paris for treatment of swollen lymph nodes. It is a light stretching of…
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Animal Massage Schools
Massage therapists are able to massage animals: dogs, horses, zoo animals, rehab for most any animal are most popular. It can be used to help horses move better in whatever event they participate in–from trail riding to Olympic events and horse racing. It can be helpful for animals that assist humans in every aspect. There…