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13 Things that Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

13 Things that Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time


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Table of Contents:
Prologue 1 THE MISSING UNIVERSE We can only account for 4 percent of the cosmos 2 THE PIONEER ANOMALY Two spacecraft are flouting the laws of physics 3 VARYING CONSTANTS Destabilizing our view of the universe 4 COLD FUSION Nuclear energy without the drama 5 LIFE Are you more than just a bag of chemicals? 6 VIKING NASA scientists found evidence for life on Mars. Then they changed their minds. 7 THE WOW! SIGNAL Has ET already been in touch? 8 A GIANT VIRUS It’s a freak that could rewrite the story of life 9 DEATH Evolution’s problem with self-destruction 10 SEX There are better ways to reproduce 11 FREE WILL Your decisions are not your own 12 THE PLACEBO EFFECT Who’s being deceived? 13 HOMEOPATHY It’s patently absurd, so why won’t it go away? Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes And Sources Index

About the Author :
Michael Brooks, who holds a PhD in quantum physics, is an editor at New Scientist. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, Independent, Observer, Times Higher Educational Supplement, and even Playboy. He is a regular speaker and debate chair at the Science Festival in Brighton, UK.

Review :
“This elegantly written, meticulously researched and thought-provoking book provides a window into how science actually works, and is sure to spur intense debate.” –New Scientist “A boundless enthusiasm resounds through this homage to the outstanding problems of science.” –Seed Magazine “You will be amazed and astonished you when you learn that science has been unable to come up with a working definition of life, why death should happen at all, why sex is necessary, or whether cold fusion is a hoax or one of the greatest breakthroughs of all time.” –Richard Ellis, author of The Empty Ocean and Tuna: A Love Story “Fascinating. . . . Brooks expertly works his way through . . . hotly debated quandaries in a smooth, engaging writing style reminiscent of Carl Sagan or Stephen Jay Gould.” –Anahad O'Connor, author of Never Shower in a Thunderstorm


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780307278814
  • Publisher: Random House USA Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Random House Inc
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 194 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0307278816
  • Publisher Date: 11 Aug 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
  • Width: 131 mm


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