Review

The birds, the bees and the platypuses: crazy, sexy and cool stories from science

By 2009-05-01T00:00:00

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Ann Lewis-Kell reviews stories on crazy creatures, sexy science and cool technology

This is one of many books out there at the moment which aim to show how science can be cool. The front cover, which features a colourful picture of the animals in the title, is inviting and if I saw it on the shelf I would take a closer look. In the book the author presents his favourite stories from the past 15 years he has spent writing about science. Gross believes that these stories demonstrate that science is a cultural activity equally as rich and rewarding as literature or music.

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