January 2025 - Monthly Archive

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

The Fountain

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Editorial: Human Brain, AI, and Overcoming Despair

As AI is moving up in the ladder of prominence in our lives, we inevitably receive more contemplative pieces that explore this new phenomenon submitted to The Fountain for publication. Here comes one ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

Fethullah Gulen

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Overcoming Despair

Since the creation of mankind, humans frequently longed for a much different world, and have occasionally criticized the periods in which they lived. This behavior may be acceptable, even admired, if ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

Ali Ata

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Red Blood Cells and Anemia

Blood is a miraculous fluid within our body. With millions of cells flowing in the blood system like stars in outer space, this fluid has a complex structure and composition that performs many vital t... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

Matt Alley

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Is Multitasking Really Possible?

Especially now that a wide array of technology is at our disposal, we strive to be more efficient at work or school. We also try to squeeze the most out of our leisure time by chasing various forms of... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

Mehmet Orhan

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Genuine vs. Artificial Intelligence

The origins of deep learning (DL), a cornerstone of modern artificial intelligence (AI), can be traced back to the 1940s. This era marked the proposal of the artificial neuron by Warren McCulloch and ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

Brianna Head

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Beyond Home: The Spirit of Sydney

The Ancient Romans, centuries ago in their ornate dwellings of grand and timeless stone, held a religious belief; a consolatory certainty toward the existence of Genii Loci - ‘the spirit of place.’ [1... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

M. Fethullah Gulen

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Silence (Samt)

Literally meaning avoiding speech and keeping silent, samt is used by the Sufis to describe keeping silent or preferring silence in self-possession to avoid the useless or harmful utterances that one ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

Bilal Sarimeseli

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Spring Time

Springs are among fundamental mechanical devices, and they are engineered to store and release energy through the absorption and subsequent release of force as they return to their original position. ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

Zeynep Durmaz

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Platelets and How They Help Us Heal

It had been three years since I had arrived in Germany and only a few months since I began working as an assistant doctor. It had been a long and tiring day. I had breakfast early in the morning befor... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

Zuleyha Ozturk

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The Staircase

One night as my abla* and I were talking about our hoca*, Mr. Gulen she told me that he is a step in a staircase which leads us closer to The Truth, and I agreed with my impressionable mind. But n... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

Jacob Hardy

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Where Is Heaven?

In the movies when somebody dies, assuming that they are a good person, they go to heaven, which is portrayed as somewhere beyond the clouds. Other movies show heaven as beautiful meadows with gorgeou... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

The Fountain

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Those Who Stumble on the Path and Those Who Walk Steadfastly

Illumination by Divine light is essential for a person’s inner world. Without the Almighty’s guidance, one is condemned to darkness, which eventually shrouds their entire horizon. Even if their path i... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 163 (Jan - Feb 2025)

The Fountain

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Science Square (Issue 163)

Just 5 Minutes of Vigorous Exercise Per Day Could Lower Blood Pressure Blodgett et al. Device-Measured 24-Hour Movement Behaviors and Blood Pressure: A 6-Part Compositional Individual Participant Dat... read more..