The New York Times Second Book of Science Questions and Answers

The New York Times Second Book of Science Questions and Answers
Author :
Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 242
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307429056
ISBN-13 : 0307429059
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The New York Times Second Book of Science Questions and Answers by : C. Claiborne Ray

Download or read book The New York Times Second Book of Science Questions and Answers written by C. Claiborne Ray and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would kill you if you fell into a black hole? Once people finally get to Mars, how will they get back? What makes the holes in Swiss cheese? Are there any carnivorous plants that are harmful to humans? Are there really caterpillars that scream to protect themselves? How do birds have sexual intercourse? Why don’t woodpeckers damage their brains? What is the function of ear wax? Why don’t you sneeze when you’re asleep? Do germs have germs? What is considered evidence for extra-terrestial intelligence? Every week, C. Claiborne Ray answers questions like these from the readers of the New York Times Science section who, as this delightful second volume demonstrates, never seem to run out of things to ask about. Here, Ray gives us 225 of the most interesting answers she has gleaned from scientists in every discipline, satisfying our desire to understand some of the strangest, most curious mysteries of the natural world. Victoria Roberts’s charmingly wacky drawings add to the fun.


The New York Times Second Book of Science Questions and Answers Related Books

The New York Times Second Book of Science Questions and Answers
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: C. Claiborne Ray
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-18 - Publisher: Anchor

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What would kill you if you fell into a black hole? Once people finally get to Mars, how will they get back? What makes the holes in Swiss cheese? Are there any
The New York Times Book of Science Questions & Answers
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: C. Claiborne Ray
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-18 - Publisher: Anchor

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Why is glass transparent? Why do cats purr? Why do men have nipples? These are but a handful of the thousands of questions that over the years have been asked a
Between the World and Me
Language: en
Pages: 163
Authors: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-14 - Publisher: One World

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NA
The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Michael Strevens
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-10-13 - Publisher: Liveright Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“The Knowledge Machine is the most stunningly illuminating book of the last several decades regarding the all-important scientific enterprise.” —Rebecca N
The Book of Why
Language: en
Pages: 432
Authors: Judea Pearl
Categories: Computers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-05-15 - Publisher: Basic Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Turing Award-winning computer scientist and statistician shows how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intell