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  Water is a pale blue because of absorption of the red part of the visible spectrum of light, so we see blue. Reference: Braun CL, Smirnov SN (1993). “Why is water blue?” J. Chem. Edu. 70 (8): 612. doi:10.1021/ed070p612. (Full text only for subscribers).

Our resident artist captures myths prevalent in the media and gives us a reality check.     Reference: “Do People Only Use 10 Percent Of Their Brains?” Scientific American. 7 February 2008.  

Our resident artist captures myths prevalent in the media and gives us a reality check. References: 1. Baldry et al. (2002). “The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Constraints on Cosmic Star Formation History from the Cosmic Spectrum“. The Astrophysical Journal. 569: pp. 582–594. doi:10.1086/339477 2. Wired Science. 2002. “Universe: Beige, not Turquoise“. Associated Press.

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Reference: Identification of lightning vulnerability points on complex grounded structures. Becerra et al. Journal of Electrostatics. Volume 65, Issue 9, August 2007, Pages 562-570.   See more of Philippa’s art at www.noisyface.blogspot.com and www.facebook.com/noisyface where she chronicles the cuddles and chaos of bringing up a baby.

Reference: University of Salford, Acoustics Audio Video Engineering www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk   See more of Philippa’s art at www.noisyface.blogspot.com and www.facebook.com/noisyface where she chronicles the cuddles and chaos of bringing up a baby.  

Our resident artist captures myths prevalent in the media and gives us a reality check. Reference: Natural ways to bring on labour: a guide Lack of evidence: A summary (pdf) of the literature.

Our resident artist captures myths prevalent in the media and gives us a reality check.