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Been using a gym, and trying to gain a few kilos of weight. I've changed my programme as advised (started doing slightly fewer reps of heavier weights, allowing plenty of time for rest, etc.) and having some success, but slowly. I eat a reasonably good diet (including a 3 or four portions of...

I am not a frequent poster here but enjoy lurking. Thought I would take a stab at something I've been wondering about. First let me first assert that I am a confirmed skeptic, and believe in rational thought as opposed to blind faith. That being said I have a kind of curious paradox to put...

And... By the way, if I bothered to put this up, it is because I pretty much agree with the authors point, in case you're wondering.

From a contribution from reader and professor of physics at Lakehead University, Canada, William Sears in this week's commentary I have always taken normal body temperature in Celcius to be 36.8. Perhaps this has been a forwards conversion from 37 Celsius to 98.6 Fahrenheit and then backwards...

What is a "normal" person like? How would you know if you're normal or not? Is there any objective way of knowing?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040309/ap_on_re_us/fatal_ceremony_7 Now I know those freeky Masons have some secret rituals and all. My grandfather was a mason, my parents were DeMolay sweethearts, so the Masonic order is big in my family's history. Can anyone shed...

How is it that perfectly amazing things become normal? Terry Pratchett has pointed it out a few times in his books, as have others. 'A filter against being overwhelmed by all the fantastic stuff that would otherwise prevent you from living your life.' Fabulous things surround us every day...