BBC Focus Magazine

This whole thought process started when I heard about Stirling Moss, a famous racer driver who was in a serious accident he was un concious for a while, and had serious brain injury I belive. But the interesting thing is, when he woke up he was able to speak fluent french when he had never leant a word of french before. Something must have happened to a certain part of his brain which gave him ...

at 30 mph on a flat road what gear would be the most economical? 3rd 4th 5th?

how old is the universe? I know the ''viewable'' universe is 13.6 billion but is there any theries saying the universe could be for e.g. 20 billion or 40 billion years old?

what would the chances of life evolving into the same species as they are now if a mass extintion happend?

Why is it that when you place more than one food item in the microwave the longer it takes to heat up? Is this because the other food items block the intensity of some microwaves when it hits the food?

I am 29, I am 5 foot six, I'm not a big runner at the moment, but I'm willing to start. And I'm wondering what the chances are of me winning the Reading Half Marathon?

This years winner was from Kenya and did the 12.5 mile run in 1 hour 3 minutes.

What training would I need to do this? I'm pretty skinny, so do I need to work out in order to achieve this? ...

I thought sound waves presupposed an atmosphere?

Sound waves that rang out in the early universe sculpted its structure. The best measurement yet of their imprint on galaxies is a boon to dark-energy studies

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2 ... ation.html

We often read about the different plants and animal species taken on board the ISS to see how they behave in zero gravity. Have they ever taken fish or algae aboard the ISS? Both are already used to living in zero gravity, and could be used as a source of food and oxygen.

is there ne food that speeds up your metabalism to aid in weight loss?

is there no way of surviveing on sea water with out filters? How come the water doesnt out weigh the negative of the salt?