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Real scientific breakthroughs sometimes come out of the most surprising and unpromising work. Do Sparrows Like Bach? is about the margins of science--investigating everything from what it`s like to die to exploding pants and recycled urine. Who on earth would burn off their beard with a laser? Produce a fireproof umbrella that doubles as a parachute? Replace sniffer dogs with gerbils? Could a chemical component of flatulence be the next Viagra? Do sparrows (and even fish for that matter) prefer Bach to Led Zeppelin? The editors at New Scientist magazine have the answers to all these questions and more in this celebration of outrageous, outlandish, and brilliant discoveries on the fringes of scientific research. This extraordinary collection is an astonishing reminder that even at its most misguided, science is intensely creative, often hilarious, and can spark the imagination like nothing else.

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A deeply fascinating and occasionally rib-tickling book.

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New Scientist magazine was launched in 1956 for all those men and women who are interested in scientific discovery, and in its industrial, commercial and social consequences. The magazine's mission is no different today--New Scientist reports, explores, and interprets the results of human endeavor set in the context of society and culture. NewScientist.com receives fourteen million hits a month with over three million unique users.

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