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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Earth Hour Print E-mail

ImageMore than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2011 alone, sending a powerful message for action on climate change. It also ushered in a new era with members going Beyond the Hour to commit to lasting action for the planet. Without a doubt, it’s shown how great things can be achieved when people come together for a common cause. This Earth Hour 2012: 8.30pm, Saturday 31 March, celebrate your action for the planet with the people of world by switching off your lights for an hour, then go beyond the hour.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Food Inc. Print E-mail

ImageDiscover where food really comes from and what it means for our health. In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on the American food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of the government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Did Cooking Make us Human? Print E-mail

ImageWe are the only species on earth that cooks its food - and we are also the cleverest species on the planet. The question is: do we cook because we're clever and imaginative, or are we clever and imaginative because our ancestors discovered cooking? A captivating BBC documentary about how our diet played a role in the evolution of the human brain.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
The Real Dirt on Farmer John Print E-mail

The real dirt on Farmer JohnThe award-winning true story of third-generation American farmer John Peterson's journey of success, tribulation, failure and rebirth. Watch the free-spirited Mid-western farmer as he struggles to save his farm in the face of a declining agricultural system in America.

 

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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Cell phone radiation Print E-mail

Cell phone radiationHere’s an experiment that shows radiation being emitted from a cell phone and reflected by pieces of popcorn, causing the phone to come apart. The type of radiation coming out of a cell phone is called non-ionizing, and is similar to that of a very low-powered microwave oven. In this demonstration, the popcorn, similar to light reflecting off a surface,  reflects the radiation without absorbing it. This then causes the cell phone to come apart. This is an interesting exercise to ‘see’ the seemingly invisible effects of radiation emitted from our cell phones.

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Wednesday, 23 June 2010
William Kamkwamba on Building a Windmill Print E-mail
When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book.
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Thursday, 15 April 2010
How to Flip a Rosti Print E-mail
ImageLuke Dale-Roberts, of La Colombe at Constantia Uitsig, shows us how he flips a rosti. There's no real lesson, so watch carefully otherwise you'll miss it.
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