Issue 7 Archive
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![Imagine placing a ball on top of Mount Everest, and giving it a nudge. An enormous range of landing places may be achieved by only […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Whipping-up-a-storm_preview-115x115.png "Whipping up a Storm")
Whipping up a Storm
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsImagine placing a ball on top of Mount Everest, and giving it a nudge. An enormous range of landing places may be achieved by only […] -
![From bleak adverts on the TV to black edged notices on cigarette packets, it is well known that smoking kills. However, little attention has been […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Going-up-in-smoke_preview-115x115.png "Going Up in Smoke")
Going Up in Smoke
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsFrom bleak adverts on the TV to black edged notices on cigarette packets, it is well known that smoking kills. However, little attention has been […] -
![Did you know that your body is able to replicate all of the DNA in a cell within an hour and only make three mistakes? […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Copy-and-paste_preview-115x115.png "Copy and Paste")
Copy and Paste
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsDid you know that your body is able to replicate all of the DNA in a cell within an hour and only make three mistakes? […] -
![In the mind of the great Greek philosopher Ptolemy, the world was ordered and simple: a series of concentric circles representing the paths of the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Out-of-this-world_preview-115x115.png "Out of This World")
Out of This World
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsIn the mind of the great Greek philosopher Ptolemy, the world was ordered and simple: a series of concentric circles representing the paths of the […] -
![Polluted water, damaged buildings and a dependency on fossil fuels are all big problems which are encountered by mankind daily. However, three unique solutions that […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Micromachines_preview-115x115.png "Micromachines")
Micromachines
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsPolluted water, damaged buildings and a dependency on fossil fuels are all big problems which are encountered by mankind daily. However, three unique solutions that […] -
![The idea that “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” is the premise of endless jokes and media articles. Most people are happy to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Men-are-from-mars_preview-115x115.png "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus")
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe idea that “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” is the premise of endless jokes and media articles. Most people are happy to […] -
![The advent of modern computing came startling quickly, but had been in gestation for over a hundred years. In the early 19th century, Charles Babbage […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Small-world_preview-115x115.png "It’s a Small World")
It’s a Small World
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe advent of modern computing came startling quickly, but had been in gestation for over a hundred years. In the early 19th century, Charles Babbage […] -
![Ever since Wilhelm Röntgen photographed the inside of his wife’s hand in 1896, the imaging power of X-rays has been providing us with sights hidden […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Imaging-in-a-flash_preview-115x115.png "Imaging in a Flash")
Imaging in a Flash
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsEver since Wilhelm Röntgen photographed the inside of his wife’s hand in 1896, the imaging power of X-rays has been providing us with sights hidden […] -
![At first sight, it would appear that the cannibalistic Fore Tribe of Eastern Papua New Guinea has little in common with a family from the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Hereditary-yet-infectious_preview-115x115.png "Hereditary Yet Infectious")
Hereditary Yet Infectious
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsAt first sight, it would appear that the cannibalistic Fore Tribe of Eastern Papua New Guinea has little in common with a family from the […] -
![The World Health Organisation defines blindness as having visual acuity of less than 20/400. This means that objects visible to the average person from 400 […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/For-your-eyes-only_preview-115x115.png "For Your Eyes Only")
For Your Eyes Only
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe World Health Organisation defines blindness as having visual acuity of less than 20/400. This means that objects visible to the average person from 400 […] -
![Humans have used bees for millennia. So precious to the ancient Egyptians was honey that they entombed it in the pyramids, a gift to their […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/A-sweek-combination_preview-115x115.png "A Sweet Combination")
A Sweet Combination
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsHumans have used bees for millennia. So precious to the ancient Egyptians was honey that they entombed it in the pyramids, a gift to their […] -
![Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics which describes the behaviour of matter at the atomic and sub-atomic level. In the quantum world, matter behaves […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/A-state-of-collapse_preview-115x115.png "A State of Collapse")
A State of Collapse
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsQuantum mechanics is a branch of physics which describes the behaviour of matter at the atomic and sub-atomic level. In the quantum world, matter behaves […] -
![The 9th century philosopher, Al-Kindi captured the Islamic quest for knowledge perfectly when he said, “It is fitting for us not to be ashamed of […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/A-lost-legacy_preview-115x115.png "A Lost Legacy")
A Lost Legacy
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe 9th century philosopher, Al-Kindi captured the Islamic quest for knowledge perfectly when he said, “It is fitting for us not to be ashamed of […]
