{"product_id":"9781742236407","title":"The Best Australian Science Writing 2019","description":"Author: Bianca Nogrady\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742236407\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood science writing makes us feel. It makes us delight inthe discovery of a black hole munching on a star, laugh at the image of alienspuzzling over golf balls on the Moon, wonder at the mystery of the Spanishinfluenza's deadly rampage, grieve for baby shearwater chicks dying withplastic-filled stomachs, rage at the loss of the Great Barrier Reef and cheerfor the clitoris' long-overdue scientific debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ninth edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Best Australian Science Writing\u003c\/i\u003eshowcases the most powerful, insightful and brilliant essays and poetry fromAustralian writers and scientists. It roams the length and breadth of science,revealing how a ceramic artist is helping to save the handfish, what is sodangerous about the hype around artificial intelligence and whether too muchexercise is bad for the heart. It makes us think, feel and hopefully act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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...I enjoyed every piece.' -\u0026amp;nbsp;Robyn Arianrhod,\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australianbookreview.com.au\/abr-online\/current-issue\/tag\/Bianca%20Nogrady\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839813243038,"sku":"ADS-9781742236407","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742236407.jpg?v=1778827255","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742236407","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}