How the World Looks to a Bee
eBook - ePub

How the World Looks to a Bee

And Other Moments of Science

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

How the World Looks to a Bee

And Other Moments of Science

About this book

Get a buzz out of science with a collection of fun facts and explanations of the world around us from the author of How Can You Tell if a Spider Is Dead?
What can you learn about your world in just a moment? Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? Or whether dogs can read our facial expressions? Don Glass and experts in their fields answer these questions and many more. Written for readers of all ages with no background in science required, How the World Looks to a Bee is the perfect armchair companion for curious people who want to know more about the science of everyday life but have only a moment to spare. With intriguing everyday phenomena as a starting point, this entertaining collection uses short tutorials and quick and simple experiments to invite readers to test the science for themselves. These fascinating and topical science stories are sure to delight the curious child in all of us.

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Contents
Acknowledgments
Does NutraSweet Have Calories?
A Water Magnifier
Conversation at a Crowded Party
Can a Theory Evolve into a Law?
A Cat “Flips Out”
Winter Sounds
Rust
Hungry Lasagna
A Wet Paintbrush
The Glory
Horns versus Antlers
Glacier “Sawdust”: The Colorful Component of Mountain Lakes
Would You Drink This?
Tickling the Funny Bone
The Shape of Snow
Remembrance of Things Past for Babies
Ravens: Avian Einsteins
Ant Antennae: Two-Way Communication
The Echo of a Train
Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Makers
Forry, Wrong Number
What Obesity and a Lack of Fatty Tissue Have in Common
Look through Your Comb at the Mirror
Blow Out Candles with an Oatmeal Canister
Wrong Name!
When Pop Bottles Don’t Blow Up 
 And When They Do
Common Birthdays: Classic of Probability
Take Bets on a Leaky Milk Carton
Smells and Memories
Big Shadows
Half Heads, Half Tails
Spiders Don’t Get Caught in Their Own Webs
Bilingual Brain
The Shape of the Earth
It’s Not What You Hear—It’s When You Hear It
Weightless Water
The Force of a Tornado
The QWERTY Effect
The Spinning Earth and the Weather
The Floating Cork Trick
On a Clear Day, How Far Can You See?
Benjamin Franklin and the Swatches on the Snow
Dog Facial Expressions and Humans
Why Is the Sky Blue?
Why One Rotten Apple Can Spoil the Barrel
Diamonds
Saccadic Suppression
Spoonerisms
Dimples in Golf Balls
Why Do Cats’ Eyes Glow at Night?
The Shape of Lightning Bolts
Alcohol in Pie 
 and Fried Fish?
How Time Passes in Dreams
Why You Can Never Get to the End of the Rainbow
Do the Best Dogs Come from the Pound?
Cooking with Wine
Listening Underwater
Why Bells Are Made of Metal
An Inverted Image
The Elastic Ruler
The Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat
Why Kids Can Sleep through Just About Anything
Cold Water at the Bott...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Does NutraSweet Have Calories?
  7. A Water Magnifier
  8. Conversation at a Crowded Party
  9. Can a Theory Evolve into a Law?
  10. A Cat “Flips Out”
  11. Winter Sounds
  12. Rust
  13. Hungry Lasagna
  14. A Wet Paintbrush
  15. The Glory
  16. Horns versus Antlers
  17. Glacier “Sawdust”: The Colorful Component of Mountain Lakes
  18. Would You Drink This?
  19. Tickling the Funny Bone
  20. The Shape of Snow
  21. Remembrance of Things Past for Babies
  22. Ravens: Avian Einsteins
  23. Ant Antennae: Two-Way Communication
  24. The Echo of a Train
  25. Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Makers
  26. Forry, Wrong Number
  27. What Obesity and a Lack of Fatty Tissue Have in Common
  28. Look through Your Comb at the Mirror
  29. Blow Out Candles with an Oatmeal Canister
  30. Wrong Name!
  31. When Pop Bottles Don’t Blow Up 
 And When They Do
  32. Common Birthdays: Classic of Probability
  33. Take Bets on a Leaky Milk Carton
  34. Smells and Memories
  35. Big Shadows
  36. Half Heads, Half Tails
  37. Spiders Don’t Get Caught in Their Own Webs
  38. Bilingual Brain
  39. The Shape of the Earth
  40. It’s Not What You Hear—It’s When You Hear It
  41. Weightless Water
  42. The Force of a Tornado
  43. The QWERTY Effect
  44. The Spinning Earth and the Weather
  45. The Floating Cork Trick
  46. On a Clear Day, How Far Can You See?
  47. Benjamin Franklin and the Swatches on the Snow
  48. Dog Facial Expressions and Humans
  49. Why Is the Sky Blue?
  50. Why One Rotten Apple Can Spoil the Barrel
  51. Diamonds
  52. Saccadic Suppression
  53. Spoonerisms
  54. Dimples in Golf Balls
  55. Why Do Cats’ Eyes Glow at Night?
  56. The Shape of Lightning Bolts
  57. Alcohol in Pie 
 and Fried Fish?
  58. How Time Passes in Dreams
  59. Why You Can Never Get to the End of the Rainbow
  60. Do the Best Dogs Come from the Pound?
  61. Cooking with Wine
  62. Listening Underwater
  63. Why Bells Are Made of Metal
  64. An Inverted Image
  65. The Elastic Ruler
  66. The Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat
  67. Why Kids Can Sleep through Just About Anything
  68. Cold Water at the Bottom of the Lake
  69. Bad Grades and Biological Clocks
  70. The Twin Within
  71. Limeys
  72. The Secret Life of Hiccups
  73. How Does the World Look to a Bee?
  74. Cottonmouth
  75. Why Mowing the Lawn Doesn’t Kill the Grass
  76. The Consequences of Smallness
  77. Antimatter
  78. How Dogs Eat
  79. The Secret of Clear Ice Cubes
  80. Broken Cups and Atoms
  81. One-Way Glass
  82. Late Night Radio
  83. Why Honey Turns Hard
  84. Adding and Subtracting Colors
  85. Breaking a Coffee Cup
  86. DĂ©jĂ  Vu
  87. A Rock in a Row Boat
  88. When It Smells Like Rain
  89. Mirages
  90. Why Popcorn Pops
  91. Make an Image without a Lens
  92. A Rising Fastball
  93. Chimes for Your Ears Only
  94. How Can You Tell If a Spider Is Dead?
  95. Why Fan Blades Stay Dirty
  96. The Legacy of the Dodo
  97. Get Your Bearings with Two Thumbtacks
  98. More Than One Way to Make a Frog
  99. A Dot, a Line, a Crease, a Beautiful Curve
  100. The Shape of Sound
  101. Blinking
  102. Sorting Out Musical Pitches
  103. Newton, Tennis, and the Nature of Light
  104. Roll Over, George Washington
  105. Don’t Believe Your Fingers
  106. Opera Singers Cut through the Orchestra
  107. Curved Space in a Christmas Ornament
  108. Coriolis Effect
  109. Catch a Falling Dollar
  110. Illusion in a Coffee Cup
  111. Why Do We Put Cut Flowers in Water?
  112. Knuckle Cracking
  113. Life without Zero
  114. For This You Need a Doctor?
  115. Two-Point Threshold
  116. A Mirror Riddle
  117. Sort Nuts by Shaking the Can
  118. Why a Rubber Band Snaps Back
  119. Some Like It Hot
  120. Breaking the Tension
  121. Why 5,280 Feet?
  122. Balance a Yardstick without Looking
  123. Heat Lightning
  124. The Moon Illusion
  125. Warmth from a Cold Lamp