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Werken van Karl Kruszelnicki

Please Explain (2007) 66 exemplaren
It Ain't Necessarily So... Bro (2006) 65 exemplaren
Science is Golden (2008) 64 exemplaren
House of Karls (2014) 42 exemplaren
50 shades of grey matter (2012) 42 exemplaren
Brain food (2011) 37 exemplaren
Q and A with Dr K (2001) 33 exemplaren
Dr Karl's Short Back & Science (2015) 31 exemplaren
New Moments in Science: 3 (1998) 28 exemplaren
The Doctor (2016) 23 exemplaren
Karl, the universe and everything (2017) 23 exemplaren
Sensational Moments in Science (1995) 16 exemplaren
Vital Science (2018) 15 exemplaren
Bizarre Moments in Science (1993) 12 exemplaren
Great Moments In Science (1984) 10 exemplaren
Dinosaurs aren't dead (2010) 6 exemplaren
Science Bizarre (1986) 5 exemplaren
Ears, gears & gadgets (1997) 4 exemplaren
Flight, food & thingummyjigs (1997) 3 exemplaren
Science Bizarre 2 (1987) 3 exemplaren
Dr Karl's Little Book of Space (2017) 2 exemplaren
O Mundo é dos Curiosos (2013) 1 exemplaar

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Few Australians would be unfamiliar with the multi-talented and slightly eccentric, enthusiastic champion of science, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. With degrees in Physics and Maths, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and Surgery, he is a media host, an author of over 30 books, and a Fellow at UTS.

Dr Karl’s Surfing Through Science is an informative, and entertaining, exploration of specific subjects within varied branches of science. With topics ranging from Coffee-Grinding the Perfect Cup, to Past Plagues and Coronavirus, from Black Holes Have No Size, to The Amazing Disappearing Anus, there is truly something for everyone.

Dr Karl’s enthusiasm for the subjects comes across, as does his ‘dad’ sense of humour, but without compromising the information. The text is well presented, providing concise explanation and details, with the minimum use of jargon. Sub headings help with organisation, and inset columns offer additional but still relevant information. The accompanying images and illustrations are clear and relevant. I found the large format paperback easy to handle, and the pages are a pleasing thickness.

Not content to wow his readers with science fact, Dr Karl has introduced science fiction into his latest book. By downloading an app and hovering over the title pages of each topic with a smartphone or tablet, a ‘hologram’ of Dr Karl appears and talks about some of the chapter’s key ideas. It’s a fun and unique element of the book that will especially appeal to primary school aged children. Question marks also appear on the screen, and tapping them leads to additional relevant information online, which will benefit teens or adults interested in further detail (I’ve included a demonstration video below). This clever feature also allows Dr Karl to provides updates on the information in the book, if necessary. The only downside, as such, to the augmented reality feature is that it does require an internet connection and an up-to-date Apple or Android device (with minimum OS requirements) to access these interactive elements, though the book is perfectly useful and entertaining without it.

Dr Karl’s Surfing Through Science would be a stellar gift for a budding scientist, or really anyone with a curious mind who might wonder are Murder Hornets - Lethal But Tasty?
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shelleyraec | Nov 4, 2020 |
The science behind the myths
 
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jhawn | 3 andere besprekingen | Jul 31, 2017 |
Who doesn't love Dr Karl? He is to Australian pop science what Neil deGrasse Tyson is in the states. Always entertaining and you learn things too.
 
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