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Bad Scienceby: Ben Goldacre September 01, 2008 Best Selling > Books > General |
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I bought this book because I thought it would be a good idea to have an antidote to all the scare stories we read in the media. I was not disappointed. The descriptions of how trials and research should be done were excellent and easy to read and understand. It really helps to counteract the headlines and shows you how to work out the facts behind the stories. The book is worth its price for the chapter on the placebo effect alone and if you wanted to know what happened to the MMR controversy you can find out in this book. Very interesting reading.
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Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questionsfrom: Profile Books Ltd October 05, 2006 Best Selling > Books > General |
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The book is an assemblage of good answers to some good questions.
So why didn't I enjoy it? I think because in keeping faith with the contributors of answers, several answers to one question are included and a lot of each answer is the same, though expressed slightly differently. So it would have been better (to my way of thinking) to include each contributor's answer ONLY as far as it added to a previous answer. Certainly make for a better read. >>More Details |
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Food for Free (Collins GEM)by: Richard Mabey August 02, 2004 Best Selling > Books > General |
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I do like a bit of hedgerow and it's great to enjoy the free gifts from Mother Nature, but until I got my hands on a copy of this pocket sized guide, it was a little unclear.
This book is ideal and helps you understand what's under your nose in the gardens! So many common plants can be used in cooking and yet still we pay mini-fortunes for little bags of this and that in the shops. This book certainly helped me to identify and try some of the more obscure plants that I had absolutely no idea I could eat. It's clear descriptions of what they look like alongside nice imagery of the plants themselves help you feel brave enough to give them a pluck and cook and the warnings are there to be heeded, particularly when it comes to mushrooms ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Questions (New Scientist)by: "New Scientist" November 03, 2005 Best Selling > Books > General |
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I bought this after buying Schotts Original Miscellany, a great little book of random, possibly in the large part useless but interesting facts.
I have to say that I was disappointed. There are some good facts for sure, but maybe its just me, i'm not really "that" interested in the answers. And when you do get the answers they are often very scientific, which made me switch off. So, if you like science I think the book will appeal to you, but to an ordinary Joe, the answers go far deeper than you might want. I want interesting facts I have half a chance of remembering and then telling others. >>More Details |
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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Scienceby: Richard Holmes October 01, 2008 Best Selling > Books > General |
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I bought this after buying Schotts Original Miscellany, a great little book of random, possibly in the large part useless but interesting facts.
I have to say that I was disappointed. There are some good facts for sure, but maybe its just me, i'm not really "that" interested in the answers. And when you do get the answers they are often very scientific, which made me switch off. So, if you like science I think the book will appeal to you, but to an ordinary Joe, the answers go far deeper than you might want. I want interesting facts I have half a chance of remembering and then telling others. >>More Details |
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A Short History of Nearly Everythingby: Bill Bryson June 01, 2004 Best Selling > Books > General |
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This book makes fascinating reading and is written in a humorous and easy-to-read style. My only complaint is that the author tends to skip over the scientific discoveries of the 18th and 19th centuries rather quickly and then spends most of his time on the 20th century and mainly American contributions to science. But, after all, Mr. Bryson is typically American and tends to follow National Geographic style in this. Still, it is well worth reading even several times and is very thought provoking. Thank you, Mr. Bryson, for explaining it all so neatly.
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How to Fossilise Your Hamster: And Other Amazing Experiments For The Armchair Scientistby: Mick O'Hare October 04, 2007 Best Selling > Books > General |
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I've had this book for a little while, I loved reading the experiments even though I didn't try them. I've put the book aside for my grandchildren, who at 7 and 6 are embryonic 'Blue Peter kids' who are just going to love having a go at the experiments contained within. They don't own a hamster, thankfully and the springer spaniel is probably a bit on the large side for fossilisation.
Weak jokes aside, this book - and the other New Scientist publications - are an absolutely marvellous way of engaging everyone with science. If science was the subject that had you sitting looking out of the window at the back of the class, idly hoping that the teacher would catch their long hair / tie in the Bunsen burner, this is the book that will show you some of the things you missed. ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Quirkology: The Curious Science of Everyday Livesby: Richard Wiseman April 04, 2008 Best Selling > Books > General |
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This is a very enjoyable book based on interesting psychological research. It reveals many fascinating things. People whose names became Den are more likely than average to become dentists and people whose names begin law are more likely than average to become lawyers. There are more murders than average in the week following a major boxing match. The book is more than a list of interesting trivia. It explains the research that was carried out and analyses the likely causes. A wonderful read.
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Jupiter's Travelsby: Ted Simon January 25, 2007 Best Selling > Books > General |
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I really enjoyed reading the first part of this book as Ted travelled down through Africa. He seemed focussed on the journey ahead, seemed interested in all the contrasting people around him and included lots of detail about his bike. From South America onwards however, he seemed to lose interest in the trip and dwelled far too long on certain events. He also skipped through whole countries in a matter of a couple of pages. His philosophising on whether he might be a God was irritating and at this point I found myself skipping pages. Disappointing in places.
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The Blind Watchmakerby: Richard Dawkins April 06, 2006 Best Selling > Books > General |
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For me, this book was preaching to the converted - I have a good understanding of evolution and can't see how any reasonable scientist could argue with the position spelled out by Dawkins in this book. However, I cannot agree at all that he is good at communicating these ideas - his writing and arguments are laboured, convoluted and actually rather confusing. In particular, the description of molecular genetics is awful and without extensive prior knowledge of this I would have to have read the (albeit limited - see below) coverage of this area many times over to understand it.
I personally found reading the author's smug or arrogant criticisms of others in his field or opponents amusing - perhaps others might not. The problem for the 'Blind Watchmaker' is that this often ... Read More: >>More Details |
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