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How many bananas would it take to get to Mars?

How many bananas would it take to get to Mars?

by Colin Stuart | Oct 31, 2017 | Explainer, Inspiration, solar system

No humans have left Low Earth Orbit since 1972, an achingly long time given the fervour of excitement surrounding the Apollo program that saw twelve men walk on the Moon. That said, eyes are starting to focus on Mars as a credible target for people to explore. The US...
How to be a better public speaker… according to science

How to be a better public speaker… according to science

by Colin Stuart | May 8, 2017 | Explainer, Inspiration, Thoughts

If you are afraid of speaking in public, then you certainly aren’t alone. Survey after survey has shown it to be one of the things that people fear the most. In a now infamous poll from the 1970s, forty-one per cent of people said they were afraid of public speaking,...

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