Curious Folks Ask 2 188 Real Answers on Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond

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Curious Folks Ask 2: 188 Real Answers on Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond

Curious Folks Ask 2: 188 Real Answers on Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond

By Sherry Seethaler
Publisher: F T Press 2011 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 0137057393 | PDF | 11 MB
More Amazing Science QandAs from the Author of Curious Folks Ask
Why do lizards do pushups?
Does hot water really freeze faster than cold water?
Why does the moon look bigger at the horizon?
Why do some people float and others sink?

Whats better, paper or plastic?
Why cant anything go faster than light?
How did oil get there?
How does carbon dating work, and why do scientists trust it?
How much does the earth weigh?
Why cant you make square soap bubbles?
For those of us with science questions that range from the profound to the fanciful, Sherry Seethaler is here with the answers. She not only educates with this wonderful collection, she entertains.
John Cannon, Quest editor, San Diego Union-Tribune
If you want to learn about the Mpemba effect (why hot water sometimes freezes faster than cold), if you have a burning desire to know about the biosphere we live in, if you have ever wondered about why those pesky black holes dont swallow the universe and whats beyond the edge of the universe, Sherry Seethaler has a knowledgeable, well-written, and research-based answer for you. Call her the Sherlock Holmes of science. With Dr. Seethaler, the hunts afoot for the mysteries of the world!
Christopher Y. Wu, PhD, Associate Director of the National Science Foundation-funded Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Mid-Pacific Information and Communications Technology Center (MPICT.org) and Principal/Founder, metacyber
W hat have you always wondered about? For more than seven years, renowned science writer Dr. Sherry Seethaler has answered questions like yoursboth in her weekly column in the San Diego Union-Tribune and in her best-selling book Curious Folks Ask.
Now, shes back, with 188 more of her best science QandAs, in another book you just cant put down. Seethaler is one of this generations best science explainers, and it shows: Every answer is accurate, fun to read, and distilled to a single pageor less!
Want to know why diamonds sparkle? How spiders build huge webs without ever getting stuck? How birds flock? What causes tornadoes? Why hard-boiled egg yolks turn green? How much electricity your new TV uses? Why dogs vary so much in size and cats dont? Why its safe for scientists to make miniature black holes? Its all hereand plenty more!
Creepy crawlies and amazing animals
How bigs a bugs brain? Do elephants hate mice? How does a kangaroo clean her pouch?
Freeway noise, bad hair days, and other funky phenomena
Is jewelry radioactive? Is rainwater really pure?
Weather, climate, and the environment
Whats the real deal with recycling, drought, hurricanes, and CO2?
Our planet, our universe
New oceans, dark matter, mini black holes, and beyond


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