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50 Science Ideas You Really Need to Know
50 Science Ideas You Really Need to Know is your guide to the biggest questions and deepest concepts from across the whole of science. What was the Big Bang? How did life on Earth arise? What does quantum mechanics tell us about the universe? Is true artificial intelligence possible? And does life exist on other planets?
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208 pages, Paperback
Published July 7, 2016
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July 23, 2023
Think about the 50 most important science ideas. Things you think every person on Earth should know about to help them understand their world, inoculate themselves from scams/conspiracy theories, and have an informed dialog about how we as a society should progress.
What's at the top of your list?
Is it buckyballs?
How about Fermat's principle?
This book includes both of those as 50 ideas about science every person needs to know while leaving out basic chemistry concepts like chemical reactions, acids and bases, and the properties of water.
The book leaves out vaccines and immunology. It leaves out the basic concepts in psychology, such as cognitive biases. It ignores the scientific method and critical thinking. Environmental science isn't covered nor are human biology and health.
Entire chapters are dedicated to string theory, quantum fields, and the multiverse. Interesting topics for sure but are they really among the 50 most important?
What's at the top of your list?
Is it buckyballs?
How about Fermat's principle?
This book includes both of those as 50 ideas about science every person needs to know while leaving out basic chemistry concepts like chemical reactions, acids and bases, and the properties of water.
The book leaves out vaccines and immunology. It leaves out the basic concepts in psychology, such as cognitive biases. It ignores the scientific method and critical thinking. Environmental science isn't covered nor are human biology and health.
Entire chapters are dedicated to string theory, quantum fields, and the multiverse. Interesting topics for sure but are they really among the 50 most important?
December 17, 2022
A great primer on the wonders and developments of modern science. As someone who heard of all these concepts prior to reading there was still a surprising amount of nuance and finer details to be understood.
Would recommend this to anyone vaguely interested in science.
Would recommend this to anyone vaguely interested in science.
August 15, 2017
A quick recap of ideas in Science that you probably learned in school. Leaves you with more questions than answers.
September 1, 2020
Enjoyable, simple, informative.
It's a nice addition to one's library. Highly recommended for teens.
It's a nice addition to one's library. Highly recommended for teens.
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