A Sunday Times Book of the Year A New Scientist Gift Pick "Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it." Dara Ó Briain Can 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.
| ISBN: | 9781786492234 |
| Publication date: | 5th July 2018 |
| Author: | Rick Edwards, Michael Brooks |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Cosmology and the universe Neurosciences Humour collections and anthologies The Arts: treatments and subjects Science Fiction Fantasy Digital, video and new media arts Popular culture Humour Non-Fiction Film: styles and genres |