Answers to the World's Greatest Questions
Title | Answers to the World's Greatest Questions PDF eBook |
Author | Bjorn Carey |
Publisher | Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2017-12-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 150263290X |
Asking questions is an integral part of learning and engaging with the world. Complex questions require answers from experts, and this book is packed with fascinating, trusted information about topics ranging from outer space to the human body. Organized by topic in a question-and-answer format, the book is sure to capture readers' imaginations while providing background knowledge about how our universe works.
Answers to the World's Greatest Questions
Title | Answers to the World's Greatest Questions PDF eBook |
Author | Bjorn Carey |
Publisher | Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2017-12-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1502633205 |
Asking questions is an integral part of learning and engaging with the world. Complex questions require answers from experts, and this book is packed with fascinating, trusted information about topics ranging from outer space to the human body. Organized by topic in a question-and-answer format, the book is sure to capture readers' imaginations while providing background knowledge about how our universe works.
Ask A Scientist (New Edition)
Title | Ask A Scientist (New Edition) PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Winston |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 138 |
Release | 2023-04-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0744086167 |
In this unique science book, Professor Robert Winston answers more than 100 real-life questions from children all around the world. Questions cover all the popular science topics, including the biology: "Why do freckles come in dots on your face?"; physics: "Could you jump off the world?"; Earth: "Why is the sky blue?"; chemistry: "Why are there bubbles in boiling water?"; natural science: "Do dogs cry?", and space: "Why will the Sun explode and make us extinct?". This new edition includes eight pages of additional questions relating to the recent hot topics in science, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert Winston was inspired to write this book by the many questions posed by his grandchildren and by children from the schools he has visited over the years. The book includes some of these questions, plus many more gathered from countries all over the world - including the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, Canada, the USA, India, China, and Japan. The questions cover the main science topics: chemistry, physics, biology, Earth, space, and natural science. Packed with weird and wacky questions and clear and lively answers - Ask a Scientist puts the fun back into science. And who could be a better scientist to ask questions to than Professor Robert Winston?
The Latest Answers to the Oldest Questions
Title | The Latest Answers to the Oldest Questions PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas Fearn |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780802143471 |
In his serious, challenging, and accessible new book, Fearn moves deftly from pop culture to the writings of Plato to take readers on a fascinating tour of where philosophy is today and what it can tell us about where we as humans are going.
Big Questions from Little People
Title | Big Questions from Little People PDF eBook |
Author | Gemma Elwin Harris |
Publisher | |
Pages | 317 |
Release | 2017-05-04 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9780571337750 |
Why is the sea salty? How far away is space? Why can't I tickle myself? Why can't we live forever? Children ask the most interesting and challenging questions. But how are we supposed to answer them...' At last! Expert answers to those big questions children ask, with help from: Sir David Attenborough Heston Blumenthal Kate Humble Alain de Botton Philip Pullman Dr Richard Dawkins Bear Grylls Dame Jacqueline Wilson Jarvis Cocker Dame Kelly Holmes Noam Chomsky Jessica Ennis Derren Brown Miranda Hart Tracey Emin Harry Hill A C Grayling Dr Christian Jessen and many more!
AsapSCIENCE
Title | AsapSCIENCE PDF eBook |
Author | Mitchell Moffit |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2015-03-17 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 1476756244 |
The instant New York Times bestselling book of entertaining, irreverent, and totally accessible illustrated answers to the scientific “questions you had no idea were bugging you all your life” (Fast Company), from the creators of the wildly popular YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE. Why do we get hung over? What would happen if you stopped sleeping? Is binge-watching TV actually bad for you? Why should I take a power nap? In their first-ever book, Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown, the geniuses behind the YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE, explain the true science of how things work in their trademark hilarious and fascinating fashion. Applying the fun, illustrated format of their addictive videos to topics ranging from brain freeze to hiccups to the science of the snooze button, AsapSCIENCE takes the underpinnings of biology, chemistry, physics, and other hard sciences and applies them to everyday life through quirky and relatable examples that will appeal to both science nerds and those who didn’t exactly ace chemistry. This is the science that people actually want to learn, shared in a friendly, engaging style. “Science is big fun. The ASAP guys get that, and they’ll show you—they’ll even draw you a diagram” (Bill Nye, “The Science Guy”). And amid the humor is great information and cocktail conversation fodder, all thoughtfully presented. Whether you’re a total newbie or the next Albert Einstein, this guide is sure to educate and entertain...ASAP.
Does My Goldfish Know Who I Am?
Title | Does My Goldfish Know Who I Am? PDF eBook |
Author | Gemma Elwin Harris |
Publisher | |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2014-10-02 |
Genre | Children's questions and answers |
ISBN | 9780571301942 |
Why do zebras have stripes? Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze? Why are farts flammable? Why do we have recessions when we can just print more money? If you've ever been flummoxed by a child's questions, then this is the perfect book for you. With over 300 real questions from primary school aged children, the book offers bite-sized answers from world class experts - digestible in under 60 seconds.