A Sunday Times Book of the YearA New Scientist Gift Pick"Bright,nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it." Dara ó BriainCan we resurrect dinosaurs Is a Martian holiday good for your health Can we build a time machine (And more importantly,can it look like the DeLorean)Answering these questions and more,Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks delve into the real science behind the greatest sci-fi movies ever made. From Planet of the Apes to Interstellar,each chapter probes a different classic,blasting apart tricky topics like astrophysics,neuroscience,psychology,botany,artificial intelligence,evolution,and plenty more. Packed with illustrations,bizarre facts and indispensable movie trivia,Science(ish) is the perfect read for curious minds.
Publisher: Atlantic BooksISBN: 9781786492234Number of pages: 272Weight: 255 gDimensions: 196 x 130 x 20 mmEdition: Main
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Bright,nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it. Fun,scary answers to the "sci" in sci-fi movies.Fascinating and hilarious. If you are a geek,a film buff,curious or simply want to know whether you still get BO in space,this is the book you have got to have.It's the kind of book I love.Explores everything from the ins and outs of black holes (Interstellar) to artificial intelligence (Ex Machina)... Edwards and Brooks don't take themselves too seriously and their cartoon heads pop up throughout deconstructing the films wittily while explaining the underlying science simply.
Deeply funny,academically accomplished,and unfalteringly engaging. Entertaining as it may be,it's difficult to escape the fact that Edwards and Brooks have just made the world of popular science much harder work for the rest of us.
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