13 Things that Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307278816 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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If history is any precedent, we should look to today’s inexplicable results to forecast the future of science. In the past, similar “anomalies” have revolutionized our world. Michael Brooks heads to the scientific frontier to confront thirteen modern-day anomalies and what they might reveal about tomorrow’s breakthroughs.. Spanning disciplines from biology to cosmology, chemistry to psychology to physics, Michael Brooks thrillingly captures the excitement of scientific discovery.Science’s best-kept secret is this: even today, thereare experimental results that the most brilliant scientists cannot explain
No study has ever been able to definitively show how the placebo effect works, so why has it become a pillar of medical science? Moreover, is 96 percent of the universe missing? Is a 1977 signal from outer space a transmission from an alien civilization? Might giant viruses explain how life began? Why are some NASA satellites speeding up as they get farther from the sun—and what does that mean for the laws of physics? Spanning disciplines from biology to cosmology, chemistry to psychology to physics, Brooks thrillingly captures the excitement, messiness, and controversy of the battle over where science is headed. in quantum physics, really works his magic. The things that don’t make sense are, in some ways, the only things that matter." Exclusive: Anahad O'Connor Reviews 13 Things That Don't Make Se
He is a regular speaker and debate chair at the Science Festival in Brighton, UK. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, Independent, Observer, Times Higher Educational Supplement, and even Playboy. Michael Brooks, who holds a PhD in quantum physics, is an editor at New Scientist.
Timothy Haugh said The Wonder of What We Don't Yet Understand. As a science teacher for many years, one of the challenges I face is communicating to students (and, indeed, to many of my adult friends) the ways of thinking that make science such a powerful method for examining the world. One of the reasons this can be difficult is that books on science, whether they be textbooks or "popular" books, often c. Searching For The Next Paradigm Shift David Swan It's been quite awhile since science has had what Thomas Kuhn referred to as a paradigm shift; a major earth shaking change that alters our perception of the universe. Michael Brooks takes a look at 13 of the biggest unexplained mysteries in science that may lead to that next big paradigm shift. Topics range from the mystery of dark matter to . A written symphony for interhemispheric stimulation Amazon Customer 13 Things That Don't Make Sense By Michael Brooks13 Things for me was let me shamelessly and pompously wax on about it like this:Now that I've finished this engaging seamless weave of effortless transitions between chapters; and now that I'm at the end of the last chapter where for me the irresistible impulse to keep on reading this mesmeriz