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13 Things That Don'T Make Sens

13 Things That Don'T Make Sens

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作者: Michael Brooks 编

出版社: Random House US

出版时间: 2009-08

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780307278814

定价: 138.00

装帧: 平装

开本: 32开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 240页

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>工程技术

　　Spanning disciplines from biology to cosmology, chemistry topsychology to physics, Michael Brooks thrillingly captures theexcitement of scientific discovery.Science’s best-kept secret isthis: even today, thereare experimental results that the mostbrilliant scientists cannot explain. In the past, similar“anomalies” have revolutionized our world. If history is anyprecedent, we should look to today’s inexplicable results toforecast the future of science. Michael Brooks heads to thescientific frontier to confront thirteen modern-day anomalies andwhat they might reveal about tomorrow’s breakthroughs. 　　Michael Brooks, who holds a PhD in quantum physics, is aneditor at New Scientist. His writing has appeared in the Guardian,Independent, Observer, Times Higher Educational Supplement, andeven Playboy. He is a regular speaker and debate chair at theScience Festival in Brighton, UK. Prologue

1 THE MISSING UNIVERSE

We can only account for 4 percent of the cosmos

2 THE PIONEER ANOMALY

Two spacecraft are flouting the laws of physics

3 VARYING CONSTANTS

Destabilizing our view of the universe

4 COLD FUSION

Nuclear energy without the drama

5 LIFE

Are you more than just a bag of chemicals?

6 VIKING

NASA scientists found evidence for life on Mars. Then they changedtheir minds.

7 THE WOW! SIGNAL

Has ET already been in touch?

8 A GIANT VIRUS

It’s a freak that could rewrite the story of life

9 DEATH

Evolution’s problem with self-destruction

10 SEX

There are better ways to reproduce

11 FREE WILL

Your decisions are not your own

12 THE PLACEBO EFFECT

Who’s being deceived?

13 HOMEOPATHY

It’s patently absurd, so why won’t it go away?

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes And Sources

Index
内容简介:
　　Spanning disciplines from biology to cosmology, chemistry topsychology to physics, Michael Brooks thrillingly captures theexcitement of scientific discovery.Science’s best-kept secret isthis: even today, thereare experimental results that the mostbrilliant scientists cannot explain. In the past, similar“anomalies” have revolutionized our world. If history is anyprecedent, we should look to today’s inexplicable results toforecast the future of science. Michael Brooks heads to thescientific frontier to confront thirteen modern-day anomalies andwhat they might reveal about tomorrow’s breakthroughs.
作者简介:
　　Michael Brooks, who holds a PhD in quantum physics, is aneditor at New Scientist. His writing has appeared in the Guardian,Independent, Observer, Times Higher Educational Supplement, andeven Playboy. He is a regular speaker and debate chair at theScience Festival in Brighton, UK.
目录:
Prologue

1 THE MISSING UNIVERSE

We can only account for 4 percent of the cosmos

2 THE PIONEER ANOMALY

Two spacecraft are flouting the laws of physics

3 VARYING CONSTANTS

Destabilizing our view of the universe

4 COLD FUSION

Nuclear energy without the drama

5 LIFE

Are you more than just a bag of chemicals?

6 VIKING

NASA scientists found evidence for life on Mars. Then they changedtheir minds.

7 THE WOW! SIGNAL

Has ET already been in touch?

8 A GIANT VIRUS

It’s a freak that could rewrite the story of life

9 DEATH

Evolution’s problem with self-destruction

10 SEX

There are better ways to reproduce

11 FREE WILL

Your decisions are not your own

12 THE PLACEBO EFFECT

Who’s being deceived?

13 HOMEOPATHY

It’s patently absurd, so why won’t it go away?

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes And Sources

Index

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