As Far As We Know answers some of the oldest and most perplexing questions that have been posed about science - from what existed before the Big Bang to the rise of Homo sapiens. In their discussions, Kim Hill and Paul Callaghan consider some of the most momentous concepts of our time and in the process make science understandable, and, above all, entertaining and interesting.
"Based on their popular Radio New Zealand discussions"--Cover.
Bibliography (note)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-218) and index.
Processing Action (note)
committed to retain
Contents
What is science? -- Usefulness -- The glories of colour -- A little of technology and the digital world -- Shimmering atoms -- What is life? -- The way nature works -- Evolution -- Sex -- The gene, its selfishness and altruism -- Pseudoscience -- Radiation -- Nanotechnology -- The climate of Planet Earth -- The cosmos -- Quantum mechanics.