Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In law, a bar raised by the law, which prevents a person from alleging or denying a certain fact because of his or her previous statements or conduct.  

To prevent, estoppel.  

In biology, a state of sluggishness induced by the heat and dryness of summer.  

In research, the process in statistical inference whereby a confidence interval is constructed around an observed value within which the population value is presumed to lie with a confidence expressed by odds, estimating.  

Making an educated guess.  

The sum of births plus abortions plus miscarriages. Miscarriages are estimated as 20% of all births added to 10% of all abortions.  

The process of forming an ester from an alcohol and an acid. The combination of an organic acid with an alcohol to form an ester.  

According to Maslow, the fourth set of human needs that include the human desire for self- respect and respect form others.  

An area of philosophy that believes a common core of knowledge and ideals should be the focus of the school curriculum.  

The temporary reserve of fat for daily use. The body fat required for normal functioning. This fat is stored in major body organs and tissues such as the heart, muscles, intestines, the nervous system, and breasts. Minimal amount of body fat needed for normal physiological functions. It constitutes about 3 percent of the total fat…