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'Good science writing makes us feel. It makes us delight in
the discovery of a black hole munching on a star, laugh at the image of aliens
puzzling over golf balls on the Moon, wonder at the mystery of the Spanish
influenza's deadly rampage, grieve for baby shearwater chicks dying with
plastic-filled stomachs, rage at the loss of the Great Barrier Reef and cheer
for the clitoris' long-overdue scientific debut.
'This ninth edition of The Best Australian Science Writing
showcases the most powerful, insightful and brilliant essays and poetry from
Australian writers and scientists. It roams the length and breadth of science,
revealing how a ceramic artist is helping to save the handfish, what is so
dangerous about the hype around artificial intelligence and whether too much
exercise is bad for the heart. It makes us think, feel and hopefully act.' (Publication summary)
the discovery of a black hole munching on a star, laugh at the image of aliens
puzzling over golf balls on the Moon, wonder at the mystery of the Spanish
influenza's deadly rampage, grieve for baby shearwater chicks dying with
plastic-filled stomachs, rage at the loss of the Great Barrier Reef and cheer
for the clitoris' long-overdue scientific debut.
'This ninth edition of The Best Australian Science Writing
showcases the most powerful, insightful and brilliant essays and poetry from
Australian writers and scientists. It roams the length and breadth of science,
revealing how a ceramic artist is helping to save the handfish, what is so
dangerous about the hype around artificial intelligence and whether too much
exercise is bad for the heart. It makes us think, feel and hopefully act.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Dyslexic edition.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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Critiques
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 417 2019; (p. 60)
— Review of The Best Australian Science Writing 2019 2019 anthology essay criticism 'Reading good science writing is not just pleasurable and informative: it’s also necessary if we want to live engaged and examined lives in today’s hyper-technological, climate-changing world. The Best Australian Science Writing 2019 offers readers all these things – the delight in good writing, the satisfaction of learning, and the sobering reckoning with our society’s environmental impact and lack of political engagement with science. Yet it’s not afraid to challenge science itself on occasion – showing ‘its flaws as well as its finer moments’, as editor Bianca Nogrady puts it.' (Introduction)
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Critiques
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 417 2019; (p. 60)
— Review of The Best Australian Science Writing 2019 2019 anthology essay criticism 'Reading good science writing is not just pleasurable and informative: it’s also necessary if we want to live engaged and examined lives in today’s hyper-technological, climate-changing world. The Best Australian Science Writing 2019 offers readers all these things – the delight in good writing, the satisfaction of learning, and the sobering reckoning with our society’s environmental impact and lack of political engagement with science. Yet it’s not afraid to challenge science itself on occasion – showing ‘its flaws as well as its finer moments’, as editor Bianca Nogrady puts it.' (Introduction)
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