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Web Monitor finds out why talking about yourself shows a lack of creativity, rugby is difficult for dyslexics and eating mackerel is relatively good for the environment.

• Chris Evans has revealed he is not self-obsessed. When he talks about himself it is simply because he hasn't got anything else to say. Excerpts of :

"The lack of ideas on the show meant that I had begun to become more self-indulgent on the air, all I ended up talking about mostly was myself... One morning I went almost an hour without playing a single song, thinking that what I had to say was far too important and interesting to be interrupted by something so trivial as music. In short, I had lost all perspective."

• Professional Rugby isn't the first job you'd think a dyslexic would have problems doing. But that he could have been a better player had he not had dyslexia:

"It was always a big target, so I don't think the dyslexia or what I went through in my personal life somehow gave me the drive to play for Scotland. But I do feel I could have been better at it. I wanted to win with Scotland more than anyone. But when I was with Scotland, we'd have lots of team meetings, and instructions handed out, and I was deliberately turning up to meetings late, hiding in the toilet... Anything where I thought we'd maybe have to read instructions or write something I'd find ways to avoid."

• a big environmental question in her own back yard. Should she cook her barbecue on charcoal or gas:

"So here's my advice: char if you must (and you can pick a low-smoke charcoal like one made from coconut shells), but whatever kind of grill you choose, consider this rule of thumb: In terms of greenhouse gas emissions, one burger is the same as three pork chops, six pieces of chicken, two salmon steaks, or 21 pieces of mackerel.
The bottom line: You don't have to go cold turkey on charcoal if you're willing to mix up your meat."

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