Dis Information and Other Wikkid Myths

by Karl Kruszelnicki

Following on from the "Great Mythconceptions", this book of myth-busting answers life's several important questions.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 26, 2005

About the author

Known popularly as Dr Karl.

Karl has degrees in Physics and Maths, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine and Surgery and has worked as a physicist, tutor, film-maker, car mechanic, labourer, and as a medical doctor at the Kids' Hospital in Sydney.

In 1995 he took up the position of the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at Sydney University, spreading the good word about science and its benefits.

His enthusiasm for science is totally infectious and no one is better able to convey the excitement and wonder of it all than Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is.

Dr Karl's Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) site:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/

http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/conten...

Reviews

[Adrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Largely a lot of stuff I already knew at a level lower than what I would want to read. But there were a few new facts I wasn't aware of (largely Dr Karl's actual medical qualifications), and it's still written well, as with most of his books.

If you don't like his other stuff, this won't change your mind, if you do it's more of the same.

[David Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

Educational and entertaining. A clever guy.

[Kara Rowley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting

[Sally · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the second book that I read on Myth buster. Fortunately, I read the translation, otherwise I won't understand because the explanation is so theoretical, too much big words. The picture or illustration really help.

There are some explanation that I want to know, some are interesting to know although I never thought about it, some are actually important to know and Some I really don't care.

Overall, a good book to read. Now you won't have to live your life limited by myth anymore

[Margareth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buat yang mencari cerita khusus Cleopatra, jangan cari di sini. He3x..Cerita Cleopatra cuma salah satu mitos yang dibantah di buku ini.

Menurut lo Cleopatra cantik?

Menurut lo obat alami lebih aman dibandingkan yg kimia?

Org yg berjalan dalam tidur ga boleh dibangunin?

Hmmm..setelah baca buku ini pasti berubah pikiran.

[Pandu K. Utomo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sebagaimana buku sebelumnya oleh penulis yang sama: DR. Karl Kruszelnicki, Mitos-mitos Besar yang Keliru, buku ini membahas tentang 'salah kaprah' terhadap berbagai informasi yang kita ketahui selama ini...

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr Karl, enjoyably, writes in the same excited teacher's voice that he speaks in. This would be great for late primary school, or secondary school, although adults will enjoy his credible science teaching just as much.

[muhammad · Rating 4 out of 5]

mematahkan gosip2 yg udah lama banget beredar dgn mengupas dr sisi sains...

[Syeila · Rating 5 out of 5]

ternyata Cleopatra itu buruk rupa

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/10488915

[Beau Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

School would have been infinitely more enjoyable if my science teachers approached science with the same level of enthusiasm as Dr Karl. You can't help but enjoy his humor and enthusiasm for science.

[Chris Cousins · Rating 5 out of 5]

As usual Dr Karl excels himself with an eclectic range of short topics, debunking commonly held ideas.