James Carville

Some of these people think the universe is five thousand years old, and they say it with a straight face. If somebody had an explanation saying why they thought the earth was five thousand years old, there's only two possible explanations: you're really stupid, or you're really cynical and trying to get really stupid people's votes.

American Lawyer

Trudi Canavan

The first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a fantasy element that doesn't obey the laws of physics, make sure that it has a fantasy explanation.

Australian Writer

Henry Petroski

I have always been fascinated by the way things work and how they came to take the form that they did. Writing about these things satisfies my curiosity about the made world while at the same time giving me an opportunity to design a new explanation for the processes that shape it.

American Author

Elie Ducommun

I leave to the militarists the difficult task of trying to explain to us how these wars have served to shape character or to promote the progress of civilization or to achieve the reign of justice on earth. So far, they have not come forward with the explanation.

Swiss Activist

Daniel Dennett

We should get used to the idea that we'll probably never be able to find - and confirm - a good explanation of the ultimate origin of the universe, though I see no reason to believe that we can't press much further on this question than we have managed to date.

American Philosopher

James A. Michener

I know the world of opera so intimately: historical sweep, sharply defined characters, not too rational an explanation of what's going on. It's a feast.

American Novelist

Alvaro Enrigue

I don't believe in inspiration at all. We live in a world that demands explanation. And fiction has the capability to offer explanations for things.

C. S. Lewis

If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.

British Writer

Paul Ricoeur

But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny.

French Philosopher

Meat Loaf

There's no explanation for success. Success just comes out of life.

American Musician

Use 'explanation' when your purpose is to make a concept or situation completely clear to someone.

Clarity Essential

An explanation can be either simple or complex, depending on the subject matter.

Not Always Simple

If an 'explanation' is not clear, ask for further details or a simpler version.

Ask for Details

Use 'explanation' to convey the rationale behind actions or events, especially when questioned.

Action Reasoning

An explanation isn't just an excuse; it should provide genuine reasons that can be understood.

Beyond Excuses

An 'explanation' often implies accountability and can be requested or demanded by someone seeking answers.

Accountability

An 'explanation' in teaching aims first and foremost to foster understanding, not just to provide information.

Understanding First

'Explanation' as a teaching method involves breaking down information so learners can grasp it.

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Giving an 'explanation' in an academic context often requires patience to ensure comprehension.

Patience Required

 so one explanation for Grizmo's propensity to reach into containers and openings is that she is compelled by the same curiosity that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense.

Why do cats act so...

 and practice concrete tools to exert physical, and in turn mental, control over the sensations and thoughts associated with a panic attack. CBT begins with an explanation of the physiological causes of a panic attack, followed by breath and muscle exercises designed to help people

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 and are far more common in infants that adults. Their explanation for this involves the uniquely mammalian activity of nursing. The ancient hiccup reflex may have been adapted by mammals to help remove air from the stomach as a sort of glorified burp.

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 and predicts that the seasons will be out of phase in the two hemispheres. If they'd been observed in phase, the theory would have been refuted. But now, the fact that it's also a good explanation, hard to vary, makes the crucial difference.

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 For example, we know from studies of heartbroken people that having a clear understanding of why the relationship ended is really important for our ability to move on. Yet time and again, when we are offered a simple and honest explanation

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 the current best explanation of how complex cells evolved. There's a lot of evidence that supports this theory, but let's look at three main pieces. First, the chloroplasts and mitochondria in our cells multiply the very same way

How we think complex...

 more dimensions as we see there now that's an explanation about how the universe could have more dimensions than the ones that we see but what about the second question that I asked does the theory actually work when you try to

String theory - Brian...

 you'd like it to it might even be painful and other times it can be really easy and happen much faster than you expected it but either way it is important and you feel so much better when it's done this explanation for

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 i know of no certain explanation for this startling black and white coloring so like that of a giant panda however whereas the drab brown lemur is active during the day this rough lemur is mostly nocturnal

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 Multiple scientific theories plus creation myths from around the world have tried to explain its mysterious genesis. However, the most widely accepted explanation is the Big Bang theory.

Explanation

A statement that makes something clear or easy to understand.

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The reason given for why something is done or why something happened.

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Teaching someone about a subject, so that they understand it.

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