How the world looks to a bee : and other moments of science
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How the world looks to a bee : and other moments of science
Indiana University Press, c2020
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Moments of science
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注記
Based on radio scripts from program A moment of science, on public radio station WFIU-FM
Includes bibliographical references
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内容説明
What can you learn about your world in just a moment? Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? Or whether dogs can read our facial expressions? Don Glass and experts in their fields answer these questions and many more. Written for readers of all ages with no background in science required, How the World Looks to a Bee is the perfect armchair companion for curious people who want to know more about the science of everyday life but have only a moment to spare. With intriguing everyday phenomena as a starting point, this entertaining collection uses short tutorials and quick and simple experiments to invite readers to test the science for themselves. These fascinating and topical science stories are sure to delight the curious child in all of us.
目次
Does Nutrisweet have calories?
A Water Magnifier
Conversation at a Crowded Party
Can a Theory Evolve into a Law?
A Cat "Flips out"
Winter Sounds
Rust
Hungry Lasagna
A Wet Paintbrush
The Glory
Horns vs. Antlers
Glacier "Sawdust": The Colorful Component of Mountain Lakes
Would You Drink This?
Tickling the Funny Bone
The Shape of Snow
Remembrance of Things Past for Babies
Ravens Avian Einsteins
Ant Antennae: Two Way Communication
The Echo of a Train
Old-fashioned Ice Cream Makers
Forry, Wrong Number
What Obesity and a Lack of Fatty Tissue Have in Common
Look Through Your Comb at the Mirror
Blow Out Candles with an Oatmeal Box
Wrong Name!
When Pop Bottles Don't Blow UpAnd When They Do
Common Birthdays, Classic of Probability
Take Bets on a Leaky Milk Carton
Smells and Memories
Big Shadows
Half Heads, Half Tails
Spiders Don't Get Caught in Their Own Webs
Bilingual Brain
The Shape of the Earth
It's Now What You Hear - It's When You Hear It
Weightless Water
The Force of a Tornado
The QWERTY Effect
The Spinning Earth and the Weather
The Floating Cork Trick
On a Clear Day, How Far Can You See?
Benjamin Franklin and the Swatches on the Snow
Dog Facial Expressions and Humans
Why is the Sky Blue?
Why One Rotten Apple Can Spoil the Barrel
Diamonds
Saccadic Suppression
Spoonerisms
Dimples in Golfballs
Why Do Cats' Eye Glow at Night?
The Shape of Lightning Bolts
Alcohol in Pie . . . and Fried Fish?
How Time Passes in Dreams
Why You Can Never Get to the End of the Rainbow
Do the Best Dogs Come from the Pound?
Cooking with Wine
Listening Underwater
Why Are Bells Made of Metal
An Inverted Image
The Elastic Ruler
The Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat
Why Kids can Sleep through just about Anything
Cold Water at the Bottom of the Lake
Bad Grades and Biological Clocks
The Twin Within
Limeys
The Secret Life of Hiccups
How Does the World Look to a Bee?
Cottonmouth
Why Mowing the Lawn Doesn't Kill the Grass
The Consequences of Smallness
Antimatter
How Dogs Eat
The Secret of Clear Ice Cubes
Broken Cups and Atoms
One-way Glass
Late Night Radio
Why Honey Turns Hard
Adding and Subtracting Colors
Breaking a Coffee Cup
Deja vu
A Rock in a Row Boat
When It Smells Like Rain
Mirages
Why Popcorn Pops
Make an Image Without a Lens
A Rising Fastball
Chimes For Your Ears Only
How Can You Tell If a Spider is Dead?
Why Fan Blades Stay Dirty
The Legacy of the Dodo
Get Your Bearings with Two Thumbtacks
More Than One Way to Make a Frog
A Dot, A Line, A Crease, A Beautiful Curve
The Shape of Sound
Blinking
Sorting Out Musical Pitches
Newton, Tennis, and the Nature of Light
Roll Over, George Washington
Don't Believe Your Fingers
Opera Singers Cut through the Orchestra
Curved Space in a Christmas Ornament
Coriolis Effect
Catch A Falling Dollar
Illusion in a Coffee Cup
Why Do We Put Cut Flowers in Water?
Knuckle Cracking
Life Without Zero
For This You Need a Doctor?
Two-Point Threshold
A Mirror Riddle
Sort Nuts By Shaking Can
Why A Rubber Band Snaps Back
Some Like It Hot
Breaking the Tension
Why 5,280 Feet?
Balance A Yardstick Without Looking
Heat Lightning
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