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Synopsis
These are just some of the baffling, intriguing, and sometimes downright odd questions asked by members of the general public. And as award-winning scientist Robert Matthews shows, the answers are no less fascinating. From the mysterious fate of odd socks to the whereabouts of the Big Bang, this collection unravels the science that surrounds us. Entertaining, enlightening, and often inspired, this book is a must-read for all inquisitive minds.
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À propos de l'auteur
Robert Matthews is Visiting Reader in Science at Aston University, Birmingham, in the UK. He has published pioneering research in fields ranging from code-breaking to the probability of coincidences, and won an Ig Nobel Prize for his studies of Murphy's Law, including the reasons why toast so often lands butter-side down. He is also an award-winning journalist who writes about science for many publications, including Sunday Telegraph, Financial Times, Focus, and New Scientist. He lives in Oxford, UK.
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