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• Placebo effectplugin-autotooltip__plain plugin-autotooltip_bigPlacebo effect
  
  Placebos are faux medications - typically lactose or microcrystalline cellulose - designed to act as inert, non-functional 'controls' in medical experiments. (There are also faux medical procedures, see section below)
  
  From the beginnings of their use i…
• Global Atmospheric Methane Cycleplugin-autotooltip__plain plugin-autotooltip_bigGlobal Atmospheric Methane Cycle
  
  Methane is roughly 80 times more potent as a Greenhouse Gas (GG) than CO2. Over the last 30 years, the measured levels in the atmosphere have been steadily rising, - maintaining a clearly-defined seasonal cycle.
  
  "Methane is an importa…
• Methane hydratesplugin-autotooltip__plain plugin-autotooltip_bigMethane hydrates
  
  Mehane hydrates - a.k.a. methane clathrates - are an important factor in total global methane levels (see Global Atmospheric Methane Cycle)
  
  They are commonly found in permafrost deposits and on (and under) the sea floor, being a frozen, naturally‐occu…
• Aerobic methane productionplugin-autotooltip__plain plugin-autotooltip_bigAerobic methane production
  
  From 2005 onwards, satellite-based observations found elevated levels of methane (CH4) in the atmosphere above evergreen forests in tropical regions.
  
  Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, and intense research effort went into trying to di…
• Serial position effectplugin-autotooltip__plain plugin-autotooltip_bigSerial position effect
  
  The serial-position effect is the generalised psychological tendency people have to be able to recall the leading and trailing items in a list more easily than those towards the middle of the list.
  
  It's very widespread and has been demonstrated …