10 questions science can't answer (yet) : a guide to the scientific wilderness / Michael Hanlon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanlon, Michael, 1964-2016.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Popular works.

Science.

Physical Description:

vii, 192 pages ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Ten questions science can't answer (yet)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

From the author of the bestselling "The Science of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" comes another incredible trip to an even more mysterious terrain. Michael Hanlon identifies ten scientific questions that we simply can't seem to answer and explains why these compelling mysteries will remain unsolved for years to comeHow did life begin? Why are there two sexes? Where did language originate? In Hanlon's characteristically witty style, he ponders the ways these questions have persisted in frustrating the best minds and asks what might be needed to get to the bottom of it all. From politics to lack of technology, each question has its own set of circumstances holding it back. By exploring these unanswerable questions, Hanlon exposes some of science's greatest failings and missteps--and charts a hopeful direction for getting science back on the road to discovery.

Contents:

1 Is fido a zombie? 16

2 Why is time so weird? 43

3 Can i live forever please? 56

4 What are we going to do with the stupid? 76

5 What is the dark side? 91

6 Is the universe alive? 102

7 Are you the same person you were a minute ago? 125

8 Why are we all so fat...and does it really matter? 141

9 Can we really be sure the paranormal is bunkum? 154

10 What is reality, really? 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230517585

0230517587

OCLC:

82671677