Science

Evan Predavec writes for Wired magazine's geekdad blog. He's currently on a world tour with his family and has devoted some of the trip to finding the world's best science museum. Guess what? So far the Beijing Science and Technology Museum is in the top three!

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Always trying to find an activity that combines the perfect mix of fun and education for your child? Now you have with simple step-by-step science experiments that can be completed in the vicinity of your kitchen!  

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Visual sensitivity commonly decreases with age but what most people don’t know is that this age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness. As the world’s population ages blindness is becoming increasingly common.

Though some vitamins contained in yellow, orange and red vegetables can prevent degeneration, these vegetables alone won’t offer you a permanent solution.

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Did you know that your eyes always stay the same size as they were the day you were born? And that your nose is the same length as your thumb? What about the fact that your height is the same length as your arms stretched out, from fingertip to fingertip? And your foot is the same length as your forearm? Get out the measuring tape and check!

The human body is a fascinating place to live in. It can also be an icky one. If you were freeze-dried, for example, 10 percent of your body weight would be made up of parasites and other cling-ons like bacteria and mites! During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools. And how about your sweaty dad? He perspires enough sweat each day to fill six soft drink cans! And did you know that your stomach has to produce a thick of layer of mucus every two weeks – otherwise it would digest itself?

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It’s about this time of the year when I don’t touch anything. I have my phone in my hands at all times, tapping it on door handles, taxis, my television, all in the hope that it will magically remove that static electrical charge that I hate so much.

Well apparently there are a few more practical things that you can do to avoid that annoying little buzz. We had a look around the web to find some of the best ideas for you to try:

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