The Birds, the Bees and the Platypuses: Crazy, Sexy and Cool Stories from Science
Michael Gross has been writing about science full time for the last eight years and as a night time hobby for the previous seven. From his treasure troves, he now presents his favourite science stories from these 15 years.
What are the attractions that make him revisit a topic or reread an article again and again? Often, it's the sheer craziness of wildly unexpected findings or grotesquely oversized challenges. In other stories, there is a sexy element or an unexpected insight into the human condition. And sometimes, when reporting new and future technologies, the author just can't help thinking: >cooooooool!< So here are more than 60 crazy, sexy and cool science stories for you to enjoy.
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What are the attractions that make him revisit a topic or reread an article again and again? Often, it's the sheer craziness of wildly unexpected findings or grotesquely oversized challenges. In other stories, there is a sexy element or an unexpected insight into the human condition. And sometimes, when reporting new and future technologies, the author just can't help thinking: >cooooooool!< So here are more than 60 crazy, sexy and cool science stories for you to enjoy.
The Birds, the Bees and the Platypuses: Crazy, Sexy and Cool Stories from Science
Michael Gross has been writing about science full time for the last eight years and as a night time hobby for the previous seven. From his treasure troves, he now presents his favourite science stories from these 15 years.
What are the attractions that make him revisit a topic or reread an article again and again? Often, it's the sheer craziness of wildly unexpected findings or grotesquely oversized challenges. In other stories, there is a sexy element or an unexpected insight into the human condition. And sometimes, when reporting new and future technologies, the author just can't help thinking: >cooooooool!< So here are more than 60 crazy, sexy and cool science stories for you to enjoy.
What are the attractions that make him revisit a topic or reread an article again and again? Often, it's the sheer craziness of wildly unexpected findings or grotesquely oversized challenges. In other stories, there is a sexy element or an unexpected insight into the human condition. And sometimes, when reporting new and future technologies, the author just can't help thinking: >cooooooool!< So here are more than 60 crazy, sexy and cool science stories for you to enjoy.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783527640980 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 03/08/2012 |
Series: | Erlebnis Wissenschaft , #18 |
Sold by: | JOHN WILEY & SONS |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 259 |
File size: | 867 KB |
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