The Science of Everyday Life - Softcover

Ingram, Jay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140152857 ISBN 13: 9780140152852

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1991

Synopsis

Have you ever noticed how often you blink?Have you ever wondered why?Jay Ingram certainly has, and he sets out here to answer this and many other quizzical questions about what's intriguing in everyday events -- like, do you keep drier by walking or running through a rainstorm? What makes a knuckleball move that way? What do scientists have to say about men's and women's bathroom behaviour? While we've all wondered about some daily experiences, others are so strange we've never even considered them -- for example, what does asparagus do to your body chemistry? What does it mean when you show your tongue in public?Jay Ingram explains all this and more with his customary verve and wit, and in the process, helps us understand the weird, the wonderful -- and the everyday.

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About the Author

J ay Ingram has been the host of Discovery Channel Canada’s Daily Planet since it began in 1995. At the time, it was the only hour-long, prime-time daily science show in the world. Prior to joining Discovery, Jay hosted CBC Radio’s national science show, Quirks and Quarks, from 1979 to 1992. During that time he won two ACTRA awards, one for best host, and several Canadian Science Writers’ awards. He wrote and hosted two CBC Radio documentary series and short radio and television science stories for a variety of programs. He was contributing editor to Owl magazine for ten years, and wrote a weekly science column in the Toronto Star for twelve. Jay has also written eleven bestselling books, including The Daily Planet Book of Cool Ideas.

In 2009, Jay was made a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions towards making complex science accessible to the public – and for his leadership of future generations of science journalists. He has received the Sandford Fleming Medal from the Royal Canadian Institute for his efforts to popularize science, the Royal Society’s McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science, and the Michael Smith Award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Alberta and has received five honorary doctorates.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140152857
• ISBN 13: 9780140152852
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224