Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook338 pages4 hours
The Science of Everyday Life: An Entertaining and Enlightening Examination of Everything We Do and Everything We See
By Len Fisher
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Scientists are in the business of trying to understand the world. Exploring commonplace phenomena, they have uncovered some of nature’s deepest laws. We can in turn apply these laws to our own lives, to better grasp and enhance our performance in daily activities as varied as cooking, home improvement, sports—even dunking a doughnut! This book makes the science of the familiar a key to opening the door for those who want to know what scientists do, why they do it, and how they go about it.
Following the routine of a normal day, from coffee and breakfast to shopping, household chores, sports, a drink, supper, and a bath, we see how the seemingly mundane can provide insight into the most profound scientific questions. Some of the topics included are the art and science of dunking; how to boil an egg; how to tally a supermarket bill; the science behind hand tools; catching a ball or throwing a boomerang; the secrets of haute cuisine, bath (or beer) foam; and the physics of sex. Fisher writes with great authority and a light touch, giving us an entertaining and accessible look at the science behind our daily activities.
Following the routine of a normal day, from coffee and breakfast to shopping, household chores, sports, a drink, supper, and a bath, we see how the seemingly mundane can provide insight into the most profound scientific questions. Some of the topics included are the art and science of dunking; how to boil an egg; how to tally a supermarket bill; the science behind hand tools; catching a ball or throwing a boomerang; the secrets of haute cuisine, bath (or beer) foam; and the physics of sex. Fisher writes with great authority and a light touch, giving us an entertaining and accessible look at the science behind our daily activities.
Unavailable
Related to The Science of Everyday Life
Related ebooks
The Science of Everyday Life: An Entertaining and Enlightening Examination of Everything We Do and Everything We See Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWeighing the Soul: Scientific Discovery from the Brilliant to the Bizarre Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow the Great Scientists Reasoned: The Scientific Method in Action Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBorn This Way: Becoming, Being, and Understanding Scientists Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTelepathy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOnce We All Had Gills: Growing Up Evolutionist in an Evolving World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOn Purpose Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Why Icebergs Float: Exploring Science in Everyday Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Learning Pool: Basic Science Everyone Needs to Know Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?: More Experiments in Atmospheric Physics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Unseen World and Other Essays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsScience but Not Scientists Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPsychedelic Apes: From parallel universes to atomic dinosaurs – the weirdest theories of science and history Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsToo Big to Walk: The New Science of Dinosaurs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sciences and the Humanities: Conflict and Reconciliation Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Best Australian Science Writing 2021 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE VISION EXPERIMENTS Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Field Updated Ed: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Genesis of Nature and the Nature of Genesis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBad Science Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsElephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unlocking the Past: How Archaeologists Are Rewriting Human History with Ancient DNA Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Real Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Humor & Satire For You
Love and Other Words Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Screwtape Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Man Called Ove: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5101 Fun Personality Quizzes: Who Are You . . . Really?! Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Swamp Story: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anxious People: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Best Joke Book (Period): Hundreds of the Funniest, Silliest, Most Ridiculous Jokes Ever Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Best F*cking Activity Book Ever: Irreverent (and Slightly Vulgar) Activities for Adults Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mindful As F*ck: 100 Simple Exercises to Let That Sh*t Go! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Go the F**k to Sleep Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Favorite Half-Night Stand Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Big Swiss: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Soulmate Equation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 2,548 Wittiest Things Anybody Ever Said Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Killing the Guys Who Killed the Guy Who Killed Lincoln: A Nutty Story About Edwin Booth and Boston Corbett Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Solutions and Other Problems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5John Dies at the End Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pimpology: The 48 Laws of the Game Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Science of Everyday Life
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews