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The human demand for energy began long ago when apes metamorphosed into the first of what after...

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Driving in Circles

Driving in Circles

Dec 22 2011 | comment(s)

Driving in Circles

People often wonder whether the world would be able to do something about its dependence on oil and its effects on the environment. A child asked the following question on Hidden Science (a mobile phone app developed by Orange Telecom and the Science Council UK where schoolchildren ask questions about science)

Where Am I?

Where Am I?

Dec 06 2011 | comment(s)

I looked at my watch after the English gentleman walked away. The half hour discussion had begun with my question, “Excuse me sir, could you please tell me about places to see in this town?” I had to stop this person and ask him because unlike anyone else my age, I lacked a 3G-enabled phone with maps. Liverpool had just started to feel the right place to walk around and explore.