Matching wits with machines
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY MAZLAN HANAFI BASHARUDIN PENANG: The Centre for Development of Academic Excellence & Student Development (CDAE) at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today held a talk on the topic of “Outsmarting the Smartest Machines”. The talk, presented by its Director, Professor Dr Abd Karim Alias, touched on the issue of managing education in the future, in […]
What animal kills human the most?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSharks? lions? snakes? No. Mosquitoes. Many of us view mosquitoes as more of an annoyance than a threat, but the tiny insects are far and away the deadliest animals on earth. The World Health Organisation estimates that 725,000 people are killed each year by mosquito-born diseases. A staggering 200 million people are at least temporarily […]
Why does the moon have craters?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteONE reason the moon has craters because it gets hit by objects, small pieces of rocks that come from outer space. These are pieces of asteroids, comets that are flying around in the solar system. When they hit the surface, there’s an impact. The moon has no atmosphere, and so even a tiny rock will […]
Why is air invisible?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAIR looks invisible because it sends very little color to our eyes. Most objects seem to have color because they absorb some light wavelengths, or colors, and reflect others back to us. Objects appear to be the color they reflect to our eyes.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] Air is a mixture of gases, mainly nitrogen […]
What is the colour of the sun?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe almost certainly drew the Sun in the shape of a face in our notebook, and invariably, the color of the Sun’s face would have been yellow or orange. The real color of the sun is white. The reason that the Sun looks yellow to us is because the Earth’s atmosphere scatters higher wavelength colors, […]
How does a lie detector work?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIF you’re like most people, lying makes your heart race. It makes you pant. It drives up your blood pressure and makes you drip sweat. A polygraph machine detects lies by looking for signs of these physiological changes. The goal of a lie detector is to see if the person is telling the truth or […]
How deep is the ocean?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE average depth of the ocean is about 12,100 feet. The deepest part of the ocean is called the Challenger Deep and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean in the southern end of the Mariana Trench, which runs several hundred kilometers southwest of the U.S. territorial island of Guam. Challenger Deep is approximately 36,200 […]
Why does food turn black when it’s burnt?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYOU may have witness foods turn black when it gets overheated. Not blue or green or any other color. Have you ever wondered what brings that black hue to burnt food? Not just food but most organic matter, is made of carbon, along with a few other elements, like oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and others. [ihc-hide-content […]
Why do some astronauts wear white spacesuit and some wear orange?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWHEN most of you hear the word “spacesuit”, your mind immediately pictures an astronaut in space floating freely wearing a white spacesuit. But do you know there is also an orange colour spacesuit for the astronauts? [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] If you already knew that, do you know the reason for the different […]
Why there are stones alongside a railway track?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWHEN you travel with a train you get to witness a lot of things, like the stunning view of nature or busy cities. One more thing that you always see, are those small stones lying alongside the track. Have you ever thought why there are stones alongside a railway track? [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]The […]