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The Best Australian Science Writing 2015

✍ Scribed by Norman, Heidi (editor)

Book ID
109195561
Publisher
NewSouth
Year
2015
Tongue
English
Weight
400 KB
Series
Best Australian Science Writing 2015
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781742234410

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✦ Synopsis

The annual collection celebrating the finest Australian science writing of the year.How does dust connect the cosmos with our bed sheets? Why do lobsters do the Mexican Wave backwards? And what makes us feel οΏ½wetnessοΏ½ when thereοΏ½s no such thing as οΏ½wetοΏ½ nerve receptors? Now in its fifth year, The Best Australian Science Writing 2015 draws on the knowledge and insight of AustraliaοΏ½s brightest thinkers in examining the world around us. From our obsession with Mars to the mating habits of fish, this lively collection covers a range of topics and delights in challenging our perceptions of the planet we think we know.

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