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Is it more efficient to leave the fridge briefly open when I am pouring milk for my tea or to close and reopen it, given that warm air is introduced whenever the door is opened?
Michael Paine,
Beacon Hill, Australia
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Once life is established, is the evolution of intelligence inevitable?
Matthew Wenban-Smith,
London, UK
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