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Does Anything Eat Wasps? - New Scientist

Description: ISBN 1861979738 / Author: New Scientist / Genre: Science / Nature / How long can I live on beer alone? Why do people have eyebrows? Has ... more

Does Anything Eat Wasps? - New Scientist ... nature invented any wheels? Plus 99 other questions are answered in this book. Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Last Word' column - regularly voted the most popular section of the magazine. Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a collection of the best that have appeared, including: why can't we eat green potatoes? Why do airliners suddenly plummet? Does a compass work in space? Why do all the local dogs howl at emergency sirens? How can a tree grow out of a chimney stack? Why do bruises go through a range of colours? And why is the sea blue inside caves? Many seemingly simple questions are actually very complex to answer. And some that seem difficult have a very simple explanation. New Scientist's 'Last Word' celebrates all questions - the trivial, the idiosyncratic, the baffling and the strange. This selection of the best is popular science at its most entertaining and enlightening.

Newest Review: ... one. For me this is a great book that you can just skim through every now and again to find some pointless knowledge that ... more

... can float around your head until you feel the time is right to use this knowledge in conversation. The book is laid out in a way that is nice and simple to read. A question is posted and then various answers from different people are posted under it. I usually just look for the one, which will be the easiest to understand, as some answers use lots of scientific terms, which I'm oblivious to. The book is 211 pages long and I have it in hard back, paper back would have been more suitable, but I couldn't find one. There...more

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Does Anything Eat Wasps? - New Scientist: Does Anything Eat Wasps ? (289 words)
by - written on 25/11/09 (Very useful, 48 readings)
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'Does Anything Eat Wasps ?' is a book filled with answers to some pretty random questions. The answers are supplied by readers of the New Scientist magazine. I originally bought the follow up to this book 'Why do Penguins Feet Not Freeze ?'. After enjoying that I headed onto the internet to find this one. For me this is a great book that you can just skim through every now and again to find some pointless knowledge that can float around your head until you feel the time is right to use this knowledge in conversation. The book is laid out in a way that is nice and simple to read. A question is posted and then various answers from different ... Read the complete review

The Last Word on wasps (472 words)
by - written on 31/05/09 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Have you ever wondered why bruises are multicoloured? Or how to guarantee to become a fossil when you die? Perhaps the exact amount of water in a cloud is a puzzle that keeps you awake at night. All of these questions and many more have been printed in New Scientist magazine's Last Words section, in order that knowledgeable readers can write in and shed some light on the mystery. "Does Anything Eat Wasps?" is a compilation of a hundred or so of these questions posed between 1994 and 2004. This premise is promising, suggesting a book full of delightful quirky insights into the world around us, and much of the time it delivers. The book is neatly ... Read the complete review

Does Anything Eat Wasps? - New Scientist: How Long Can I Live On Beer Alone? (908 words)
by - written on 01/03/06 (Very useful, 1148 readings)
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Does Anything Eat Wasps? And 101 Other Questions, is a recent publication (2005) which is composed of questions and answers, both of which have been submitted by readers of the popular science magazine 'New Scientist'. I came across this book after being sucked in by the interesting and obscure title. I was further drawn in when I realized the association with the New Scientist, a magazine, which as a research student, I often read and enjoy. Sometimes it is nice to read something factual, over pure fiction and so I ordered it on Amazon. Here's what I thought. Does Anything Eat Wasps? is divided into a number of sections, for example 'plants and ... Read the complete review