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Why does the journey to a new location always take longer than the trip home? What is the science behind the theory of "six degrees of separation?" Why doesn't honey flow out in all directions? In this delightful and amusing text, Jay Ingram explores the extraordinary science behind ordinary happenings. Ingram, host of the Discovery Channel Canada's "Daily Planet" and best-selling author of The Science of Everyday Life has written an engrossing work which broadens our knowledge of the everyday world and deepens our appreciation for the mysteries of science. Addressing a diverse set of topics and reaching unorthodox conclusions, he explores the science behind proverbial expressions, delves into the uncharted territory of the connection between history and the contemporary scientific world, and highlights mysterious links between the worlds of art and science.… (meer)

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I've read a lot of more serious, meaty popular science books, but I've not often had the joy of learning from them as I did from this. Lots of accessible brief chapters, perfect for a curious layperson to dip into (get it?) at random.

Ok, that lame joke was more Ingram's style than mine. And his humor would get old if one were to try to just read this straight through. But I do recommend it to everyone who is curious about the (supposedly) 'mundane.'

I especially recommend it to folks who think that scientists have, or profess to have, 'the answers.' Lots of these chapters analyze things we *still* don't understand. Many of them even would inspire students who need a project for their school Science Fair. (

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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 6, 2016 |

Book about the science of every day life. I picked it up to pass the time in a bookshop a few months ago and found the first few chapters very entertaining. Then I spotted it in the library and decided I might as well finish it but didn't enjoy the rest of it half as much as I thought I enjoyed the beginning. (

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nocto | Dec 13, 2010 |

Quick read, but enjoyable. Set up about as a series of short chapters detailing the psychology, physics (and some biology) behind everyday things - the spinning of a coin on a table, why leaves change color in the fall. Some of the studies I knew about, some I didn't, most I followed the science behind, some of the physics I skimmed without really understanding. Lots of interesting bits, though. (

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fyrefly98 | Aug 14, 2006 |

Charmingly Canadian account of several scientific questions (mostly psychology and physics) that happen to interest the author. I had fun trying to list the names of everyone whose name and face I can reciprocally recognise, and sliding a turning glass across the floor (it curls in the opposite way to a curling stone!). I have to ask, though: Who shoves their toast off the table?! I always drop mine whilst still standing up buttering it. (

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angharad_reads | Feb 8, 2006 |

Looks at the science of everyday life -- does toast prefer to fall butter-side down? how do rocks skip across water? can you really feel someone staring at you?

Conversationally written, with science kept on a "Physics for Dummies" level, which was perfect for me. (

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Why does the journey to a new location always take longer than the trip home? What is the science behind the theory of "six degrees of separation?" Why doesn't honey flow out in all directions? In this delightful and amusing text, Jay Ingram explores the extraordinary science behind ordinary happenings. Ingram, host of the Discovery Channel Canada's "Daily Planet" and best-selling author of The Science of Everyday Life has written an engrossing work which broadens our knowledge of the everyday world and deepens our appreciation for the mysteries of science. Addressing a diverse set of topics and reaching unorthodox conclusions, he explores the science behind proverbial expressions, delves into the uncharted territory of the connection between history and the contemporary scientific world, and highlights mysterious links between the worlds of art and science.

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