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" 13 things that don't make sense : "
Michael Brooks.
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BL
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654933
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Brooks, Michael,1970-
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13 things that don't make sense : : the most baffling scientific mysteries of our time /\ Michael Brooks.
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First edition.
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240 pages ;; 25 cm
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9780385520683
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: 0385520689
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-224) and index.
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| Contents
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The missing universe : we can only account for 4 percent of the cosmos -- The Pioneer anomaly : two spacecraft are flouting the laws of physics -- Varying constants : destabilizing our view of the universe -- Cold fusion : nuclear energy without the drama -- Life : are you more than just a bag of chemicals? -- Viking : NASA scientists found evidence for life on Mars. Then they changed their minds -- The Wow! signal : has ET already been in touch? -- A giant virus : it's afreak that could rewrite the story of life -- Death : evolution's problem with self-destruction -- Sex : there are better ways to reproduce -- Free will : your decisions are not your own -- The placebo effect : who's being deceived? -- Homeopathy : it's patently absurd, so why won't it go away?.
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| Abstract
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Based on Michael Brooks's popular article for New Scientist--one of the most forwarded articles in the magazine's online history--13 Things That Don't Make Sense tackles the most hotly debated topics in science today, from the placebo effect to life on Mars, and shows how these conundrums are changing the way scientists approach their work and why these issues will define science in the twenty-first century.
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Science, Miscellanea.
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500
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Q173.B893 2008
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Thirteen things that don't make sense
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