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95Why did the Haiti earthquake happen?
When the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday 12th January 2010, around three million people were directly affected with between 100,000 and 200,000 losing their lives. The quake measured 7 on the moment magnitude scale (the successor to...
66 comments88Why are conspiracy theories so popular?
The web is full of the most amazing conspiracy theories ranging from the claims that no-one has landed on the moon, through the CIA planning 9/11, right up to earthquakes being caused by testing experimental weapons. Somewhere in between comes the...
8 comments86How to make a phone call in Spanish
One of the hardest things to do in any foreign language is to use the telephone. When we speak face-to-face we pick up innumerable cues about the meaning from the expression of the person we are talking to,...
2 comments84Lightning Source Printing On Demand
Self-publishing is now an attractive option for authors who can manage the production of their manuscript themselves, and who need to work with a limited budget. It offers a time into print of only a few weeks and providing you use a company which...
8 comments82What is global dimming?
We all know what is meant by global warming: the trend for the temperature of the planet to rise. We also know the cause, human activity mostly through the increased production of atmospheric carbon dioxide. ...
10 comments8182Chiropractic and chiropractors - does it work?
Chiropractic has become very popular as a treatment for back and joint pain but chiropractors often make very strong claims, such as being able to treat childhood colic, asthma, and many other illnesses. But what can they really treat, and how effect is it?
15 comments80How to generate more Sudoku puzzles
Those addictive Sudoku puzzles keep us busy for hours, and once addicted, we get through loads of them. We'll download them, buy books of them, find them in newspapers and magazines, we can't get enough of them. But we can make many more Sudoku...
1 comment79Do we need to detox?
Detox marketers claim that the body accumulates toxins which we need to remove, but this doesn't square with human biology.
0 comments80Leaving Microsoft - moving to Ubuntu
When we buy a laptop or a PC, it is almost certain to have a Microsoft Operating System installed, Vista, or now Windows 7. We don't get a choice, and the licence cost is part of the purchase price. But that...
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