The why behind ‘1+1=2

Written by Khalil A. Cassimally


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I entered ‘1+1=2’ isrepparttar 127614 search form and lucky me… somebody else had already asked why 1+1=2 and a mathematician had indeed given an answer.

I was satisfied and thought that that question was now filed. After having joked about it, questioned my kid brother, emailed astronomers and googled it, I think I now finally have a rather good and simple answer torepparttar 127615 why behind 1+1=2.

“In number base systems higher than ‘2’, 1+1=2 because it is defined as such. Based onrepparttar 127616 definitions ofrepparttar 127617 number ‘2,’repparttar 127618 number ‘4’ andrepparttar 127619 mathematical operation of addition,repparttar 127620 answer is alwaysrepparttar 127621 same.”

Such a simple question, which is atrepparttar 127622 base of so many complex equations, isn’t that simple after all, is it? There is actually an entire book, Principia Mathematica by Whitehead and Russell (notrepparttar 127623 one by Sir Isaac Newton) which devotes several hundred pages to deriving and explanation of just why 1+1=2.

Khalil A.Cassimally is the editor in chief of Astronomy Journal and Astronomy Journal Ezine. He is also the co-founder of the RCPL Astronomy Club. He is currently Senior Columnist at BackWash.com and Columnist for bbc.co.uk h2g2 The Post where he writes 'Not Scientific Science' column.


Cellphones are the devil’s work

Written by Khalil A. Cassimally


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Cellphone radiation has yet another effect on your grey matter. It increases blood-vessel permeability inrepparttar brain. This permits molecules normally excluded fromrepparttar 127607 brain to seep in. This same thing happens in rats’ brains. It is now thought that this bleach inrepparttar 127608 blood-brain barrier may be accompanied byrepparttar 127609 death of brain cells. If however you likerepparttar 127610 fact that all types of I-don’t-know-what molecules are pouring into your ‘defeated’ brain, then only may you continue to use your cellphones regularly. But don’t blame me; blame yourself.

And yes; you’re right! A rat’s brain is not like a man’s one. In factrepparttar 127611 energy absorbed byrepparttar 127612 rat is really low compared to what a person gets when using a cellphone! And what ifrepparttar 127613 effects add up over time? Maybe your head will literally explode.

Neuroscientist, W. Ross Adey of Loma Linda University says, “You have to ask, ‘How much can people handle before it becomes a significant problem?’”

Cellphones may come in handy when you’re in need. But remember that many of your cells are dying every time you pick uprepparttar 127614 cellphone. Hang up!

Khalil A.Cassimally is the editor in chief of Astronomy Journal and Astronomy Journal Ezine. He is also the co-founder of the RCPL Astronomy Club. He is currently Senior Columnist at BackWash.com and Columnist for bbc.co.uk h2g2 The Post where he writes 'Not Scientific Science' column.


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