Munching Maggots, Noah's Flood & TV Heart Attacks: And Other Cataclysmic Science Moments
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 047137850X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 189 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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What is that gunk on my car after a long road trip? What do I have to do to get a star named after me? Does my name grant me superhero-like powers? Is maggot therapy the next medical trend? Explore the answers to these questions and more curiosities of science with Karl Kruszelnicki's unique fusion of bizarre yet amazingly true scientific facts. He's also been a scientist, a medical doctor, an engineer, a car mechanic, a TV weatherman, and a roadie for Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. Munching Maggots, Noah's Flood & TV Heart Attacks also explains absolutely everything you ever wanted to know about the intricate pharmacology of caffeine, the surprising history of broccoli, the mysteries of flattened fauna, the magic of melatonin, and much more. Are you curious about science? At last, you can learn the answers to all of your nagging scientific questions, such as . He enjoys telling people about the wonders and curiosities of science through the radio, TV, Internet (check out h
Well Worth Reading a Few Times, and a Few Times More I got this book as part of a programme at the Methodist church I went to back in 2000 and I still love it and have read it four or five times. The information presented is easy to read, informative and very interesting. I lost my copy, though, so I was incredibly stoked when I found it on Amazon. Kruszelnicki does a great job of writing the information so that even people with attention spans as short as mine are kept interested. Of course, it is very interesting writ. "FINISHED IT IN A DAY" according to Alison Maine. There are so many interesting bits of information in this book that i just couldn't put it down. For a science book, it sure is approachable. A couple of days after reading this book, I was regurgitating factoids all over the place and impressing my family and friends big time.
From the Back Cover At last, you can learn the answers to all of your nagging scientific questions, such as . What is that gunk on my car after a long road trip? Are people named Smith heavier than people named Tailor? What do I have to do to get a star named after me? Is maggot therapy the next medical trend? What's the real story behind Noah's Flood? Explore the answers to these and many other curiositiesof science, with Karl Kruszelnicki's unique fusion of bizarre yet amazingly true scientific facts. Get smarter! Impress your friends! Impress yourself with this fascinating volume of fantasticallyinformative facts. . Munching Maggots, Noah's Flood & TV Heart Attacks also explains absolutely everything you ever wanted to know about the intricate pharmacology of caffeine, the surprising properties
He's also been a scientist, a medical doctor, an engineer, a carmechanic, a TV weatherman, and a roadie for Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. He enjoys telling peopleabout the wonders and curiosities of science through radio, TV, the Internet, and his many books.You can check out his Web site at: abc/science/k2 . Karl Kruszelnicki is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney and lectures at schools throughout Australia