I found this Bill Bryson book a really compelling read. It is as well written as his other books and funny too. He picks on interesting scientific ideas describing something of the concepts and their history; and he often makes links to events in the world. Topics include the universe, the earth, the atom life and evolution. AM London 05.09.14
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- 2.1 How do pills know where to go?
- 2.10 Drug and vaccine development
- 2.11 Very small and very busy: life inside the cell
- 2.12 Immunity, vaccines and variants
- 2.13 It’s in the genes: why we look like our parents – a bit.
- 2.14 Species , breeds and cultivars
- 2.15 Feeling ill
- 2.17 Memory
- 2.18 The heart and blood system
- 2.19 Ailments of the heart and blood system
- 2.2 Depression: the vital role of serotonin
- 2.20 Happiness
- 2.3 Brain, behaviour and learning
- 2.4 Enzymes
- 2.5 Vaccination and antibodies
- 2.6 Sugar, carbs and type-2 diabetes
- 2.7 COVID-19 part 1: Viruses, Lungs and Vaccines
- 2.8 COVID-19 part 2: epidemics, protection and social behaviour
- 2.9 Mutation, genes and proteins
- 2.16 Dreaming and sleeping
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- 3.1 Whistling in the Wind
- 3.10 How do plants ‘know’ when to flower?
- 3.11 Relativity
- 3.12 Reasons to be (a bit) cheerful (sometimes)
- 3.13 The sun sets in the West – does it?
- 3.14 Making decisions
- 3.15 Sticking Together: the science of adhesion
- 3.16 the perennial question of sex
- 3.17 Singing and navigating – the extraordinary feats of ordinary birds
- 3.18 Energy and force – what’s the difference?
- 3.19 Highs, lows, rain and snow: interpreting weather maps
- 3.2 The geometry of ice
- 3.20 Gravity part 1: gravitational force and the solar system
- 3.21 Gravity part 2: star formation and Einstein’s alternative concept
- 3.22 The James Webb Space Telescope: images from the early universe
- 3.23 Gears
- 3.24 Combatting climate change – part one
- 3.24 Combatting Climate Change – part two
- 3.26 Autumn leaves and the cycle of life
- 3.27 Falling under gravity
- 3.3 Walking on water – the story of surface tension
- 3.4 The colour of light
- 3.5. Atmospheric rivers
- 3.6 Aeroplanes– what on Earth keeps them up?
- 3.7 Why your ears go ‘pop’
- 3.8 Fire: why wood burns
- 3.9 A nice warm shower: heat and temperature
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