Bagaimana sebaiknya anak menonton TV

Posted on December 28, 2008 by yalun

Seorang blogger menulis bahwa anak-anak tidak baik menonton TV. Tulisannya bisa dicek di http://omgemblung.blogdetik.com/2008/12/26/mengapa-sebaiknya-anak-dilarang-nonton-tv/
Menurut saya, ide-ide penulis terlalu menggeneralisasikan permasalahan. Generalisasi adalah salah satu kelemahan yang sering dijumpai di Indonesia, bahkan di kalangan yang seharusnya bisa berpikir lebih maju. Tidaklah perlu mengebom satu rumah hanya untuk membunuh seekor tikus. Kita harus cerdas mencari cara yang [...]

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Pentingnya Kriminalisasi Terorisme

Posted on December 24, 2008 by yalun

Berikut ini bukan artikel saya. Artikel ini dari rekan satu universitas yang saya kagumi kecerdasannya dalam ilmu sosial politik.
Pentingnya Kriminalisasi Terorisme
 
Dalam sebuah seminar di The University of Queensland, Australia (30/11/2008) , Nadirsyah Hosein, PhD., seorang pakar hukum dan terorisme dari The University of Wolonggong yang juga putera Ulama terkemuka Indonesia, Prof. KH. Ibrahim Hosein, memberikan [...]

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Precipitation during M9 medium preparation

Posted on December 20, 2008 by yalun

M9 medium is a minimal medium commonly used in the fermentation laboratory for growing bacteria such as Escherichia coli. It is easy to prepare since it only consists of several mineral salts and sugar. However, one problem of this medium is the salt precipitation.
Solution:
The precipitation is from calcium sulfate formed when calcium chloride reacts with [...]

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Bagaimana mikroorganisme bisa menghasilkan alkohol?

Posted on December 14, 2008 by yalun

Orang awam mungkin berpikir bagaimana alkohol seperti ethanol diproduksi oleh mikroorganisme seperti yeast dan beberapa jenis bakteri. Kok bisa larutan gula yang dimasukkan mikroorganisme ini kemudian bisa menjadi alkohol dalam waktu dan kondisi tertentu?

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Jakarta in Jeopardy

Posted on December 5, 2008 by yalun

There is one documentary showing how severe the flood problem in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, where more than 20 million people live. It also predict that within 15-20 years one third of the city would be submerged by the sea. It is because the city is sinking at the rate of more than 5 cm [...]

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