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Author : Alun M. Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bizarre Tales from New Scientist written by Alun M. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alun Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Daughter of Bizarre Tales from New Scientist written by Alun Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny bits from the past 40 years of the periodical.
Author : Kendall F. Haven
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555919993
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (199 download)
Download or read book That's Weird! written by Kendall F. Haven and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers can explore 16 of science's toughest mysteries through stories, activities, and examination of what scientists are doing to try to solve them.
Author : Jay Ingram
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Barmaid's Brain and Other Strange Tales from Science written by Jay Ingram and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of stories illustrating strange aspects of science, Jay Ingram explores some of the little-known quirks of human behaviour, reports on science''s attempts to re-examine history, and discusses curiosities of the natural world.'
Author : David Braun
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426209665
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book National Geographic Tales of the Weird written by David Braun and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a farmer in Spain captured a two-headed snake in 2002, scientists wanted to study it. When National Geographic Daily News published a story about the discovery, people wanted to read all about it. More than a million people clicked on the site and kept coming back for more unbelievably true stories. An Internet sensation was born. Since then, more than 100 million individuals have clicked on stories put together by David Braun and his crack team of editors for National Geographic Daily News. And readers cannot get enough information about the often weird, sometimes miraculous things being discovered by scientists every day--incredible flying sharks, the strange sex lives of ducks, mind-controlling fungus that turns ants into zombies, and the darkest planet in the universe. This reader features the most wildly popular, incredibly weird, and totally true stories from National Geographic's Daily News site presented in a compact, fact-filled reader. It will be a must-have for fans of Braun's website and for fans of "fun fact" books like the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series. The millions of fans who follow David Braun's National Geographic Daily News will be thrilled with this incredible reader filled with their favorites from the website. The most popular ones are all here presented in a lively, engaging format that is entertaining for the mind and easy on the wallet.
Author : New Scientist
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 1473685044
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (736 download)
Download or read book This Book Will Blow Your Mind written by New Scientist and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's the nature of reality? Does the universe ever end? What is time and does it even exist? These are the biggest imagination-stretching, brain-staggering questions in the universe - and here are their fascinating answers. From quantum weirdness to freaky cosmology (like white holes - which spew out matter instead of sucking it in), This Book Will Blow Your Mind takes you on an epic journey to the furthest extremes of science, to the things you never thought possible. This book will explain: Why is part of the universe missing (and how scientists finally found it) How time might also flow backwards How human head transplants might be possible (in the very near future) Whether the universe is a hologram And why we are all zombies Filled with counterintuitive stories and factoids you can't wait to share, as well as lots of did-you-knows and plenty of how-did-we-ever-not-knows, this new book from the bestselling New Scientist series will blow your mind - and then put it back together again. You don't need a spaceship to travel to the extremes of science. You just need this book.
Author : New Scientist
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1605982067
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Do Sparrows Like Bach? written by New Scientist and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the same editors that brought you Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? and Does Anything Eat Wasps?, an exploration of the weird and wonderful margins of science—the latest volume in the brilliant New Scientist series. Science tells us grand things about the universe: how fast light travels, and why stones fall to earth. But scientific endeavor goes far beyond these obvious foundations. There are some fields we don`t often hear about because they are so specialized, or turn out to be dead ends. Yet researchers have given hallucinogenic drugs to blind people (seriously), tried to weigh the soul as it departs the body, and planned to blast a new Panama Canal with an atomic weapon. Real scientific breakthroughs sometimes come out of the most surprising and unpromising work. Do Sparrows Like Bach? is about the margins of science—investigating everything from what it`s like to die to exploding pants and recycled urine. Who on earth would burn off their beard with a laser? Produce a fireproof umbrella that doubles as a parachute? Replace sniffer dogs with gerbils? Could a chemical component of flatulence be the next Viagra? Do sparrows (and even fish for that matter) prefer Bach to Led Zeppelin? The editors at New Scientist magazine have the answers to all these questions and more in this celebration of outrageous, outlandish, and brilliant discoveries on the fringes of scientific research. This extraordinary collection is an astonishing reminder that even at its most misguided, science is intensely creative, often hilarious, and can spark the imagination like nothing else.
Author : Lliana Bird
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0751564680
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (515 download)
Download or read book The Mice Who Sing For Sex written by Lliana Bird and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lliana Bird and Dr Jack Lewis tackle the strange and surreal phenomena from the depths of the oceans to the limits of the far flung universe; the dark corners of your laundry basket to the forgotten compartments of your fridge. Packed with unusual facts and stories of the absurd each of the fascinating insights is told with the Geek Chic team's inimitable humour and wit. An hilarious exploration all things bizarre from the world of science, The Mice Who Sing for Sex takes on weighty issues including heavy metal loving sharks, life-threatening skinny jeans, our impending jellyfish apocalypse and of course, the singing mice of the title.
Author : New Scientist
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 1857889398
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)
Download or read book New Scientist: The Origin of (almost) Everything written by New Scientist and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From what actually happened in the Big Bang to the accidental discovery of post-it notes, the history of science is packed with surprising discoveries. Did you know, for instance, that if you were to get too close to a black hole it would suck you up like a noodle (it's called spaghettification), why your keyboard is laid out in QWERTY (it's not to make it easier to type) or why animals never evolved wheels? New Scientist does. And now they and award-winning illustrator Jennifer Daniel want to take you on a colorful, whistle-stop journey from the start of our universe (through the history of stars, galaxies, meteorites, the Moon and dark energy) to our planet (through oceans and weather and oil) and life (through dinosaurs to emotions and sex) to civilization (from cities to alcohol and cooking), knowledge (from alphabets to alchemy) ending up with technology (computers to rocket science). Witty essays explore the concepts alongside enlightening infographics that zoom from how many people have ever lived, to showing you how a left-wing brain differs from a right-wing one...
Author : Emily Alder
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030326527
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Weird Fiction and Science at the Fin de Siècle written by Emily Alder and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how nineteenth-century science stimulated the emergence of weird tales at the fin de siècle, and examines weird fiction by British writers who preceded and influenced H. P. Lovecraft, the most famous author of weird fiction. From laboratory experiments, thermodynamics, and Darwinian evolutionary theory to psychology, Theosophy, and the ‘new’ physics of atoms and forces, science illuminated supernatural realms with rational theories and practices. Changing scientific philosophies and questioning of traditional positivism produced new ways of knowing the world—fertile borderlands for fictional as well as real-world scientists to explore. Reading Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) as an inaugural weird tale, the author goes on to analyse stories by Arthur Machen, Edith Nesbit, H. G. Wells, William Hope Hodgson, E. and H. Heron, and Algernon Blackwood to show how this radical fantasy mode can be scientific, and how sciences themselves were often already weird.
Author : Halbert W. Hall
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780917724497
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (244 download)
Download or read book Science/fiction Collections written by Halbert W. Hall and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science/Fiction Collections offers different views and attitudes toward Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and descriptions of a variety of collections. Written during a time when Science Fiction and Fantasy writings had just gained widespread popularity, it offers suggestions and considerations for approaching any special collection dealing with a relatively new field.
Author : Sam Kean
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316388254
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)
Download or read book The Disappearing Spoon written by Sam Kean and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, greed, betrayal, and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow elements on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. Adapted for a middle grade audience, the young readers edition of The Disappearing Spoon offers the material in a simple, easy-to-follow format, with approximately 20 line drawings and sidebars throughout. Students, teachers, and burgeoning science buffs will love learning about the history behind the chemistry.
Author : Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher : 45th Parallel Press
ISBN 13 : 9781534132566
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Weird Science written by Virginia Loh-Hagan and published by 45th Parallel Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weird Science checks out the wildest science experiments in the world--stories too strange to be made up! The book is written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience with a lower level of complexity for struggling readers. Clear visuals and colorful photographs help with comprehension. Fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest are conveyed in considerate text for older readers, allowing for successful mastery of content. A table of contents, glossary, and index all enhance comprehension and vocabulary.
Author : New Scientist
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 9781529309355
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Will We Ever Speak Dolphin? written by New Scientist and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomenal New Scientist series! Over 2,500,000 copies sold! Ever wondered . . . - What is earwax for? - When is the moon blue? - Why are there only two sexes? - Do doctors live longer? Informative, hilarious, sometimes unsettling and always unexpected, the questions and answers from New Scientist readers in the magazine's popular "Last Word" column are endlessly fascinating. Will We Ever Speak Dolphin? brings the best of the bunch together in another witty, weird and wise compendium that's irresistible for 'Last Word' fans and new readers alike. If you've ever wanted to know why you can't hear shouting underwater, whether ants get scared of humans towering over them, how butterflies know where they're heading, or whether there really is a difference between martinis shaken or stirred, New Scientist has all the weird and witty answers.
Author : New Scientist
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1529394120
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (293 download)
Download or read book Eureka! written by New Scientist and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduced by Jim Al-Khalili Could you surf down an erupting volcano? Why do zebras have stripes? Are you breathing the same air as Leonardo da Vinci? Are there any green mammals? Why do pineapples have spikes? Why do songs get stuck in your head? What happens when black holes collide? Can you extract your DNA? New Scientist has been a treasure trove of fascinating and surprising questions and answers for over a decade. From how to measure the speed of light using chocolate, to why dogs howl at sirens, Eureka! brings together 365 mindblowing questions, fascinating facts and exciting experiments. If you've ever wondered how to escape quicksand, what would happen if the moon vanished, and why cats (nearly) always land on their feet, you've come to the right place.
Author : New Scientist
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 9781473629257
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (292 download)
Download or read book New Scientist: The Origin of Everything written by New Scientist and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From what actually happened in the Big Bang to the accidental discovery of post-it notes, the history of science is packed with surprising discoveries. Did you know, for instance, that if you were to get too close to a black hole it would suck you up like a noodle (it's called spaghettification), why your keyboard is laid out in QWERTY (it's not to make it easier to type) or why animals never evolved wheels? New Scientist does. And now they and award-winning illustrator Jennifer Daniel want to take you on a colorful, whistle-stop journey from the start of our universe (through the history of stars, galaxies, meteorites, the Moon and dark energy) to our planet (through oceans and weather and oil) and life (through dinosaurs to emotions and sex) to civilization (from cities to alcohol and cooking), knowledge (from alphabets to alchemy) ending up with technology (computers to rocket science). Witty essays explore the concepts alongside enlightening infographics that zoom from how many people have ever lived, to showing you how a left-wing brain differs from a right-wing one...
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (45 download)
Download or read book New Scientist written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
