Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Original investigation for the advancement of scientific knowledge. An investigator may seek knowledge of any problem regardless of its immediate application or practical use.  

An inborn drive Basic needs are classified as biological (the need for food, air, water) or psychological, also psychosocial, (the need for security, love, belongingness, and achievement).  

An insurance policy that provides for hospital, medical, and surgical expenses. Usually has limitations, exclusions, and deductibles.  

In statistics and evaluation, the state of a phenomenon before the independent variable is introduced, providing a standard against which the effects of the variable can be measured. A known or initial value with which subsequent determinations of what is being measured can be compared (e.g., baseline temperature or blood pressure).  

In emergency operations, a station equipped with technological communications apparatus installed at a fixed location and used to communicate with mobile, emergency units.  

A problem sometimes encountered in experimental study involving a difficulty in estimating the frequency of occurrence of some bit of behavior in the absence of the experimental treatment, base rate.  

The general probability that an event will occur over time. A statistical term referring to the “per” number in a given rate. A ratio or proportion is often expressed as a percentage (per 100), but it may also be expressed per 1,000, per 10,000, per 100,000, or even per million. These “per” numbers are called…

A fracture involving the base of the cranium.  

Any movement to return to schools, emphasizing basic academic subjects in the curriculum, essentially, reading, writing, and arithmetic.  

In education management, verifying an applicant’s information and obtaining additional information from references and previous employers.