Extremeophiles

Extremophile comes from the Latin word extremus meaning extreme and Greek word philiā meaning love. Extremophiles are organisms that thrive in and may even require physically extreme conditions that most life on Earth could not survive to live in or even be around. Some of the types of extremophiles that thrive in these extreme enviornments are: thermophiles, halophiles, and acidophiles. A thermophile is a type of extremophile that thrives at relatively high temperatures, specifically around 45-80 degrees Celsius. Thermophiles are generally found in geothermally heated regions such as hot springs and deep sea hydrothermal vents, as well as decaying plant matter such as peat bogs and compost. Halophiles are also a type of extremophiles. Halophiles are organisms that thrive in areas with a high concentration of salt. The word halophile comes from the greek word for salt loving. Halophiles can be found anywhere with a high concentration of salt that is five times greater than the salt concentration of the ocean. Acidophiles are organisms that thrive under highly acidic conditions. Acidophiles usually have a PH level of 2.0 or lower.

Inductive & Deductive Reasoning

Inductive reasoning generally draws inferences from observations in order to make generalizations.The inference that is made is usually done in four stages:
1. Observation
2. Analysis
3. Inference
4. Confirmation

Deductive reasoning starts with an assumed hypothesis or theory, which is why it has been called 'hypothetical-deduction'. This assumption may be well-accepted or it may be rather more shaky nevertheless, for the argument it is not questioned.Deduction is used by scientists who take a general scientific law and apply it to a certain case, as they assume that the law is true.
(Changingminds.org)

Fun Fun Fun

This past couple of weeks i've enjoyed very much. The main concept we have been focusing on has been how different types of people learn and converse. Whether it's visual, actually doing it, or listening to it there are many different types. With so many different dialects and languages people learn to adapt and relate the differences to the similarities. It does not have to be verbatim for someone to understand the underlining concept. My favorite activity that we have done so far in the class has been the charades, just for the fact of the on hands involvement. So far this is nothing that I would change about the class. The blogging is something that is very new to me and I am still exploring the possibilities and opportunities for this blog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Communication comes in many different dialects and in some cases hand movements that humans use to converse between each other. This does not necessarily mean that we cannot understand the different types of communication, but it takes a stronger sense of your surroundings to understand what is trying to be translated to you. Communication can be anything and everything that people use to converse, communication is a very interesting thing and can be something held dear to yourself.