NewScientist

Know It All (eBook, ePUB)

132 Head-Scratching Questions About the Science All Around Us
Redaktion: O'Hare, Mick

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Some of the craziest questions & answers from the magazine's "Last Word" column, on subjects like Earth, space, meteorology, evolution, health, and more. New Scientistmagazine's beloved "Last Word" column is a rare forum for "un-Google-able" queries: Readers write in, and readers respond! Know It Allcollects 132 of the column's very best Q&As. The often-wacky questions cover physics, chemistry, zoology and beyond: When will Mount Everest cease to be the tallest mountain on the planet? If a thermometer was in space, what would it read? Why do some oranges have seeds, and some not? Many people suffer some kind of back pain. Is it because humans haven't yet perfected the art of walking upright?And the unpredictable answers showcase the brainpower of New Scientist'sreaders, like the anatomist who chimes in about back pain ("Evolution is not in the business of perfecting anything.") and the vet who responds, "Quadrupeds can get backache too!" A GuardianTop 10 Science and Technology book Praise for Know It All "An entertaining and intellectually stimulating read." - Shelf Awareness "The experts at New Scientist magazine have published a book that answers some of the oddest but most entertaining questions they've been asked." - Daily Mail (UK) "Explain[s] some of life's great mysteries." - Reveal (UK) "Answers the questions you've probably wondered all your life." -Wales Online (UK) "Great answers to common dinner party questions." - Good Housekeeping (UK)

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Experiment
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781615192403
• Artikelnr.: 62005000

Autorenporträt

Established in 1956, New Scientist is the fastest-growing and bestselling science magazine in the world, reaching over 3 million readers through its print and digital channels. Its series of accessible popular science books, which debuted in 2005, has sold well over 2 million copies worldwide. Jeremy Webb, who has worked at New Scientist for over twenty-three years, is editor-in-chief.