I Wonder Why Series

A journal called “I wonder why not”

A journal called " I wonder why not " Like the question below, papers addressing this could lead to advances in our understanding of inflammatory disease and pain. I wonder why I have never had a wart; nor a cold sore and I have never had the flu and very few colds. My son couldn't get chicken pox, despite putting him on purpose in contact with infected individuals, for months; finally he got I...

“I wonder why they don’t talk to us more”: Exploring interdisciplinarity in Japanese higher education

This paper investigated interdisciplinary attitudes within the English Language Teaching (ELT) department and across its boundaries, drawing upon case study research, conducted by means of questionnaires and follow up semi-structured interviews among ELT and non-ELT faculty in four Japanese colleges and universities in one prefecture. Three themes are argued as impacting upon the concept of int...

As I Emerge from the Mobile Phone Dark Ages, I Look Around in Fear and Wonder

Why Do I Smoke and Why Do I Keep Smoking?

Shortly after smoking their last cigarette, smokers start to feel a negative mood change. This “withdrawal” from the chemical nicotine makes the smoker uncomfortable. Many smokers report feeling anxious, irritable and restless when they stop smoking. This is because they are not getting what the brain feels it needs to work well. Smokers usually experience relief from these unpleasant feelings ...

The Wonder Years

When I Was just a kid—especially in my tween years—I discovered the joy of Taking Things Apart. As I reflect back, this was a major stage in my lifelong pursuit of understanding the world around me. Clocks and radios trembled in my presence, for they knew that their days were numbered. This was the age in which vacuum tube radios were still in plentiful supply as they were quickly being replace...