Everything you know about science is wrong / by Matt Brown

By:

Brown, Matt

Contributor(s):

Mulvanny, Sara [illustrator ]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Everything you know is wrongPublication details: London : Batford ; 2017.Description: 175 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:

9781849944021

Subject(s):

debunking myths -- Non-fiction

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LOC classification:

E98.B769

Contents:

Summary: "A highly entertaining, myth-busting read for anyone with even a passing interest in science. Hot on the heels of the fascinating compendium Everything You Know About London Is Wrong, this next book in the series, written by author Matt Brown in his trademark humourous style, debunks the scientific myths we all take for granted. Does nothing travel faster than the speed of light? Well, in certain circumstances, a winded tortoise can go faster. Are there actually seven colours in a rainbow? Think again. And our author merrily explains why our hair and nails don't keep growing after we die and why chemicals in our diet might not be the toxic threats we are led to believe. Covering everything from pseudoscience to phenomena of physics, scandals of space and scientific misquotes, Everything You Know About Science is Wrong shatters a range of illusions we have accepted unquestioningly since childhood and demystifies this most puzzling of subjects."--Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Tom Poung Campus TTP Secondary Non-Fiction Bookshelves	Non-Fiction	BRO 500 E98.B769 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	04/15/2026	FISSE03181

"A highly entertaining, myth-busting read for anyone with even a passing interest in science. Hot on the heels of the fascinating compendium Everything You Know About London Is Wrong, this next book in the series, written by author Matt Brown in his trademark humourous style, debunks the scientific myths we all take for granted. Does nothing travel faster than the speed of light? Well, in certain circumstances, a winded tortoise can go faster. Are there actually seven colours in a rainbow? Think again. And our author merrily explains why our hair and nails don't keep growing after we die and why chemicals in our diet might not be the toxic threats we are led to believe. Covering everything from pseudoscience to phenomena of physics, scandals of space and scientific misquotes, Everything You Know About Science is Wrong shatters a range of illusions we have accepted unquestioningly since childhood and demystifies this most puzzling of subjects."--Publisher's description.

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