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Vivienne Raper
Exploring the oceans
Vivienne gained a PHD by using
radar and lasers to study the polar
ice fields. Since then she’s become
a journalist and regularly writes
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The Financial Times, Science
Careers
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”FEED YOUR MIND!”
Meet the experts
The sections explained
The huge amount of info in each
issue of
How It Works
is organised
into these sections
ENVIRONMENT
The natural world
explained
TRANSPORT
Be it road, rail,
air or sea
you’ll find
out about
it here
HISTORY
Questions answered
on how things worked
in the past
Shanna Freeman
Types of star
Shanna returns after becoming a
mum for the very first time!
Somehow she’s found time to
write an article explaining the
different types of star as well as
caring for little Emilie Lenore.
Dr Bridget McDermott
Petra
Dr Bridget is an expert in the field
of ancient military technology and
had a long career working with
museum collections around the
world. Read her explanation of the
city of Petra on page 78.
SCIENCE
Explaining the
applications of
science in the
contemporary world
TECHNOLOGY
The wonders of
modern gadgetry
and engineering
explained
SPACE
From exploration to the solar
system to deep space
Editor’s pick
I’m a fan of the beautiful game so the explanation of
World Cup stadiums and kit technology (page 66)
piqued my interest this issue. Soccer City looks
fantastic and I can’t wait to see some games here,
even if I am tipping England for a quarter-final exit.
Dave Roos
The real Iron Man
When he’s not growing organic
produce on his farm in Pittsburgh,
Dave is one of our go-to-guys for
articles on tech and science. This
issue he goes behind the mask
and discovers the real Iron Man.
Andy Betts
Inside the Nexus One
Andy is the editor of one of our
sister titles
Smartphone
Essentials,
and is therefore
perfectly qualified to explain the
inner workings of the Nexus One
that appears on page 60.
How It Works
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following companies and organisations for
their help in creating this issue
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What you’re saying about How It Works
This is my third issue of the
magazine now and it still
definitely has the wow
factor. –
Kevin Gravill
The variety of subjects
covered is just right and all
of it is excellently presented.
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Stephen Tuff
I was amazed at all the facts,
please keep up the good
work, I love all the topics. –
Tracey Wainwright
Thanks for the great job
behind this extraordinary
magazine! –
Mustafa
Ruhomaun
Just how do the
mega-rich keep
score? Eating
swan for dinner
and bathing in
champagne is all
very nice but
when it comes to
communicating
your immense
wealth to the rest of the world there’s
little more effective than an opulent
super yacht. This issue of
How It Works
sees us set sail on some of the most
expensive, luxurious craft ever to take
to the seas, ships that make the
adjective “super” seem positively
underwhelming. So if you want find out
how the other half lives when on the
waves, turn to page 24 and take a look at
three of the world’s most expensive
mega, or even giga, yachts now. You’ll
also be amazed at the equally high
levels of splendour and technology that
are on display.
The sea-faring theme continues in our
Environment section too where you can
find out all about the fascinating world
that lies beneath the briny and catch up
on the work of the world’s oceanologists.
However, if your exploratory tastes are
more Jean-Luc Picard than Jacques
Cousteau you can also discover how the
European Space Agency plans to
conquer the stars over the coming
decade by reading our space feature on
page 52. With NASA still reeling in the
wake of drastic budget cuts from the US
government, the smaller, less wealthy
ESA has gained more significance in
contemporary space exploration. But
how is it funded and who is involved?
You can find the answers to these
questions and more info on current
missions in the Space section. So, be it a
super yacht or a spacecraft, welcome
aboard this issue of
How It Works!
Dave Harfield
Editor in Chief
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Global Eye
Kick-off the news section with some
amazing photography from the spheres of
science, technology, space, transport and
the environment
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Beneath the sea
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Discover the amazing world that lies
beneath the Earth’s oceans
Sections
34
Environment
16
Take a look beneath the waves and
discover the fascinating work of the
world’s oceanographers
How Europe’s planes got grounded for
a week
Twins explained
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Identical or not, why do some
42
The real Iron Man
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How close are we to robotically
Under the sea
humans come in pairs?
enhanced humans?
20
Volcanic ash clouds
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Bird migration
66
World Cup technology
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The stadiums and kit on
show in the 2010 World Cup
The kit, tactics and training needed to
conquer the highest mountain
Surviving Everest
Transport
24
Mega yachts
On board some of the largest, most
expensive, luxurious yachts ever to
set sail
28
Hot air balloons
Explaining how you make a jet
plane faster
30
Afterburners
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The European Space Agency
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How Europe is becoming a major
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Crash test dummies
A look at the world’s first commercially
available jetpack
Martin Jetpack
force in the space race
Regulars
14
How It
Works
interview
Simon Reeve talks
Tropic Of Cancer
Science
34
Twins explained
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41
Why humans sometimes come in pairs
Healing
Why do feet smell?
Sunburn
Mirrors
The common skin blemishes explained
Moles
Fluorescent microscopes
G-force
The science behind augmented
humans uncovered
42
The real Iron Man
Space
48
Seasons
How Earth’s orbit around the Sun
dictates our seasons
Because
enquiring t
minds wan
to know…
50
Spacesuit visors
50
The Coriolis effect
82
Expert
answers
Science museum explainers
answer your questions
Science Museum Explainer
70
52
The new force in space exploration
laid bare
A detailed look at the giant blue planet
European Space Agency
Claire Butler
The Dyson
Air Multiplier
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The latest
56
Uranus
New girl Claire couldn’t
wait to provide you
with answers…
Rik Sargent
innovation from
Dyson explained
58
Deciphering the different types
of star
Science Museum Explainer
Technology
60
Inside the Nexus One
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64
65
Sky Player
Web hosting
Toasters
Electric cigarettes
Pinball tables
Fascinating facts about South Africa’s
Soccer City
Under the hood of Google’s very
latest smartphone
Braindump regular Rik
returns to enlighten
the masses
Chi Wing Man
Science Museum Explainer
Kebab-loving Chi likes
the science-based
questions
nts of stuff
kit and sava
oisseurs of
For conn
66
World Cup stadiums
68
World Cup kits
70
Dyson Air Multiplier
86
The latest
reviews
Gadgets, gizmos, toys, books,
games and DVDs explained
We take a look inside the latest
innovation from Dyson
24
History
74
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78
79
How this incredible wonder of the world
came to be
The Taj Mahal
Crossbows
Magic lanterns
Windmills
Mega yachts
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The most luxurious ways
94
How to make
Construct
your own
studio
recording
light
to sail across the sea
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The story behind the deserted rose
red city
Petra
Iron Age hill forts
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