Why Can't Elephants Jump?
And 113 Other Tantalizing Science Questions Answered
by New Scientist
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Pub Date Nov 08 2011 | Archive Date Jul 09 2013
Open Road | Pegasus Books
Description
From the editors that brought you Why Don't Penguin's Feet Freeze? and Do Sparrows Like Bach?,an exploration of the weird and wonderful margins of science-the latest in brilliant New Scientist series.
What's the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? Why is frozen milk yellow? Why do flamingos stand on one leg? And why can't elephant's jump? Is it because elephants are too large or heavy (after all, they say hippos and rhinos can play hopscotch)? Or is it because their knees face the wrong way? Or do they just wait until no one's looking? Read this brilliant new compilation to find out. This is popular science at its most absorbing and enjoyable.
The previous titles in the New Scientist series have been international bestsellers and sold over two million copies between them and here is another wonderful collection of wise, witty, and often surprising answers to a staggering range of science questions.
New Scientist magazine was launched in 1956 "for all those men and women who are interested in scientific discovery, and in its industrial, commercial and social consequences." The magazine's mission is no different today-New Scientist reports, explores, and interprets the results of human endeavor set in the context of society and culture. NewScientist.com receives fourteen million hits a month with over three million unique users.
What's the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? Why is frozen milk yellow? Why do flamingos stand on one leg? And why can't elephant's jump? Is it because elephants are too large or heavy (after all, they say hippos and rhinos can play hopscotch)? Or is it because their knees face the wrong way? Or do they just wait until no one's looking? Read this brilliant new compilation to find out. This is popular science at its most absorbing and enjoyable.
The previous titles in the New Scientist series have been international bestsellers and sold over two million copies between them and here is another wonderful collection of wise, witty, and often surprising answers to a staggering range of science questions.
New Scientist magazine was launched in 1956 "for all those men and women who are interested in scientific discovery, and in its industrial, commercial and social consequences." The magazine's mission is no different today-New Scientist reports, explores, and interprets the results of human endeavor set in the context of society and culture. NewScientist.com receives fourteen million hits a month with over three million unique users.
Advance Praise
Praise for Do Sparrows Like Bach?
"The editors at New Scientist magazine are at it again, illuminating the wacky side of science and scientists. This time the organizing principle is the remarkable ingenuity shown by hard-working scientists, ingenuity that sometimes verges on, well, craziness. A deeply fascinating and occasionally rib-tickling book."-Booklist
"The editors at New Scientist magazine are at it again, illuminating the wacky side of science and scientists. This time the organizing principle is the remarkable ingenuity shown by hard-working scientists, ingenuity that sometimes verges on, well, craziness. A deeply fascinating and occasionally rib-tickling book."-Booklist
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