This is italic
This is bold
This sentence will show bold but will point to the boldness article
This is the italic sentence using the italic button. Italic text
My first attempt to create sub pages for the sand box. I intend to use for different articles and setup for tools and experiments.
Wikipedia User Peter Trusssell Personal Page
There are various levels of regulation. The "highest" level is the statutory regulation of osteopathy and chiropractic. The General Chiropractic Council (GCC) has exactly the same legal status as the General Medical Council (GMC). This ludicrous state of affairs arose because nobody in John Major's government had enough scientific knowledge to realise that chiropractic, and some parts of osteopathy, are pure quackery. The problem is that organisations like the GCC function more to promote their discipline rather than regulate them.
References
edit- ^ Colquhoun, David (2012). "Regulation of Alternative Medicine‐ why it doesn't work" (PDF). Scottish Universities Medical Journal.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 11 (help)
The book was released in 2008 and explores the various ways in which the human race could be rendered extinct by astronomical phenomena. It covers various astronomical events, such as asteroid impacts, supernovae explosions, solar flares and gamma ray bursts. Plait explains the science behind each event and the odds of it occurring in our lifetimes.
| Astronomical Event | Estimated Probablity of Causing Death | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| asteroid impacts | 1 in 700,000 in a human lifetime | May be able to prevent impact. [1] |
| solar flares | 0 probability directly attributed to event | Energy from eruption may damage power grid on a global scale which may cause many deaths. Developing robust power grids may prevent massive failure.[2] |
| supernovae explosions | 1 in 10,000,000 | Death from Ozone depletion and radiation if the supernova is less than 25 light years from Earth.[3] |
| gamma ray bursts | 1 in 14,000,000 | Death from radiation and ozone depletion from burst 7,000 light years away if the Earth is inside the path of the energy beam.[4] |
| Heat death of the Universe | Inevitable | Any remaining objects unlikely to interact after the decay of protons and the evaporation of black holes. The estimated time scale for this era is beyond 1092 years.[5] |
Background
editThe author stated during an interview that one of the reasons for writing the book was that "the Universe is incredibly inhospitable, yet we have this planet that’s doing OK by us. Another is that the Universe is incredibly cool and interesting. Black holes are really fun to think about. Actually, most of this is mind-stretching and fun. What happens to the Sun after 100 quadrillion years? One hundred octillion? A googol?[6] He also said that the reason for using doomsday scenarios was to take a scientific viewpoint make it like a roller coaster or horror movie to make it fun and exciting. The stories were not to scare people out of the their pants but make it cool to read about it. [7]
- ^ Plait, Phil (2008). Death from the Skies. Viking. p. 298. ISBN 9780670019977.
- ^ Plait, Phil (2008). Death from the Skies. Viking. p. 299. ISBN 9780670019977.
- ^ Plait, Phil (2008). Death from the Skies. Viking. pp. 299, 301. ISBN 9780670019977.
- ^ Plait, Phil (2008). Death from the Skies. Viking. p. 301. ISBN 9780670019977.
- ^ Plait, Phil (2008). Death from the Skies. Viking. pp. 287–290. ISBN 9780670019977.
- ^ Brotherton, MIke. "Interview with the Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, about Death from the Skies". http://www.mikebrotherton.com/. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Steve Novella (30 June 2014). "Podcast #170". The Skeptics Guide to the Universe (Podcast). Publisher. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
{{cite podcast}}: Check|url=value (help)