Naked Scientist: Exposing the Amazing and Ridiculous in Science

by Chris Smith

Is it possible to tell how happy a dog is by watching the way it wags its tail? Why is the Eiffel Tower 15 centimetres taller in mid-summer than it is in mid-winter? Does sound travel faster in water or air? Can one really read other people like a book? Why do so many people hate eating their greens? Firmly in the tradition of DOES ANYTHING EAT WASPS? new scientific kid on the block Chris Smith - aka THE NAKED SCIENTIST - explores present-day predicaments and tomorrow's technologies, from the most surprising facts to the most innovative new inventions, from staggering stats to serious developments that will transform the world around us. In this fascinating book, top scientist Chris Smith uses his wit and charm to lift the lid on the curious, crazy and compelling - and answer those questions you never thought to ask.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Popular Science

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Dr. Chris Smith is a clinical lecturer in virology at Cambridge University; he runs the Naked Scientist Radio Show.

Reviews

[Özlem Güzelharcan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reklamı iyi yapılan ama kendisi reklamı kadar iyi olmayan kitaplardan biri daha. (Tongaya düşürdün bizi yine Ntv Yayınları!) İçinde bilim dünyasındaki yeni deneyleri, buluşları açıklayan birer sayfalık metinler var ama onlara getirilmiş farklı bir yorum ya da bir bağlam içerisinde değerlendirme yok. Dolayısıyla kuru, sıkıcı bir okuma.

[Peter K · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book I started in 2011 and dipped into over the following months finally completing it on New Year’s Day 2013. This is a collection of hundreds of short articles about scientific matters under the auspices of Dr Chris Smith, aka the Naked Scientist whose podcasts on Radio 5 I have enjoyed for a number of years now. While I am well disposed to the author and his work the highly fragmented nature of the book meant that it did not flow easily and lead to the length of time it took to read this book.

[Xanthi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was very dated, having been published a few years ago and many of the pieces mentioning dates in the 'future' of upcoming inventions/technology/etc that have now already come and gone. Not a fault of the book, per se, but just affected my enjoyment of it. Also, the writing was done in a rather 'dry' manner which took away some of the interest and enjoyment for me.

[Mac · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the contents were really interesting, but some were too scientific for my unfortunate unscientific mind.