How to Speak Science

<p><b><br>How do magnets work? </b><br><b>What is the theory of relativity all about? </b><br><b>Is light made of waves or particles? </b><br><b>And how on <i>earth</i> can a levitating goat teach us about atomic structure?</b><br><br>In this age of smartphones artificial intelligence supercolliders supercomputers and other cutting-edge technology we&#146;ve lost touch with many of the most basic science concepts that launched our information age. For Bruce Benamren science is about stories and characters. Why for instance did pirates wear eye patches? That's all to do with how the retina processes light. Pirates running down to the gun deck would have no time to let their eyes get used to the dark so they kept one eye gun-deck ready. <br><br>Bruce isn&#146;t pretending that science isn&#146;t tricky but in simple maths-free explanations and just-the-good-parts historical recaps he shows us that the greatest scientific discoveries and theories don&#146;t have to remain beyond our grasp. <br><br>Whether you haven&#146;t picked up a test tube since school and feel like you&#146;re missing out on something marvellous or you&#146;re a professor who wants to look at the world with starry-eyed wonder again <i>How to Speak Science</i> is a witty yet deeply revelatory exploration of the essential mysteries of the universe. <br><br>Because if a goat can explain scientific theory you can too.</p>