Short back & science
By: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Sydney, N.S.W
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781743533345
Subjects: Science; Popular works; Miscellanea
Other titles: Short back and science
Description: From the mystery of earwax and armpit sweat (via polyester shirts) to the intricacies of visual neuroscience and textile technology, Dr Karl's idiosyncratic and compelling insights into the world in which we live will intrigue and inform readers of all ages. After more than 30 years of publishing, Dr Karl is still one of Australia's leading non-fiction authors. He is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney and a science commentator for both the ABC and BBC.
Table of contents: title: 1. Radioactive you; title: 2. Slippery banana peels; title: 3. Breathe in space; title: 4. A hole through the earth; title: 5. Quantum life; title: 6. Naked mole rats don't get cancer?; title: 7. Synthetic shirts stink; title: 8. Blue dress illusion; title: 9. Brontosaurus is back; title: 10. Stars are pointy; title: 11. Corn pases straight through; title: 12. Naked in the Antarctic; title: 13. The killer driller; title: 14. Surprising Sun; title: 15. Saturated fats; title: 16. Coconut oil and water; title: 17. Oldest known complaint letter; title: 18. Breaking the seal; title: 19. Wine glass shape affects flavour; title: 20. Micromort; title: 21. Great Barrier Reef; title: 22. Antioxidants and snake oil; title: 23. [Not] netral nightly news!; title: 24. Hole hearted; title: 25. Cows make flavoured milk; title: 26. Coconut water vs. blood; title: 27. Weight of a cloud; title: 28. Veins are not blue; title: 29. Bacteriophage & L'Oréal; title: 30. Earwax & armpit sweat; title: 31. Mice on wheels; title: 32. Toilet seat gave sound ranging; title: 33. Anaesthetic doses; title: 34. Expensive teacup; title: 35. Fat: where does it go?; title: 36. Earth's spin axis is shifting; title: 37. Bouncing batteries.