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The Explainer

From Déjà Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums

Paperback
November 2013
9781486300501
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  • Publisher
    CSIRO Publishing
  • Published
    8th November 2013
  • ISBN 9781486300501
  • Language English
  • Pages 360 pp.
  • Size 5.125" x 7.875"
$19.95

Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists? The Explainer: From Déjà Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums is a collection of the best of The Conversation’s "The Explainer" and "Monday’s Medical Myths" articles. The book answers questions on everyone’s mind about a diverse range of topics, abstract concepts, and popular and hard core science. Sections include: animals and agriculture, body, climate and energy, medical myths, mind and brain, research and technology, and more.

Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new ideas and enthusiasm to make often challenging topics highly readable. This book is for the curious, those with a thirst for answers, and those with a fascination of how phenomena, new technologies and current issues in our daily lives work.

Features:
* Authored by prominent experts in their field, such as university professors, professionals and researchers in industry, academic institutions and societies
* Written accessibly for a general audience, addressing the curious, those with a hunger for knowledge and those wishing to impress at dinner parties
* The perfect way to get ahead in all the current topics quickly. Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new ideas and enthusiasm to make often challenging topics highly readable
* A collection of around 100 of the best articles published in "The Explainer" and "Monday’s Medical Myths" sections of The Conversation

Foreword by The Conversation editorial staff
Foreword by Mark Lonsdale
List of contributors
Animals and agriculture
Body
Climate and energy
Ever wondered?
Medical myths
Mind and brain
Research and technology
Space, time and matter
Glossary

The Conversation

The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. The team of professional editors work with university, CSIRO and research institute experts to unlock their knowledge for use by the wider public.