The co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of wacky, yet fascinating STEM topics.
For twenty years Nerd Nite has delivered to live audiences around the world the most interesting, fun, and informative presentations about science, history, the arts, pop culture, you name it. There hasn’t been a rabbit hole that their army of presenters hasn’t been afraid to explore. Finally, after countless requests to bring Nerd Nite to more fans across the globe, co-founders and college pals Matt Wasowski and Chris Balakrishnan offer readers the quirky and accessible science content they crave in book form. Focused on STEM and paired with detailed illustrations that make the content pop, the topics are quirky and vast, from kinky, spring-loaded spiders to the Webb telescope’s influence on movie special effects.
How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi features narratives, bursts, and infographics on all things STEM from scientists around the world. Chapters are sure to make you laugh-out-loud, with titles such as "The Science of the Hangover," "What Birds Can Teach Us About the Impending Zombie Apocalypse," and "Lessons from the Oregon Trail."
A gorgeously-illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think about your body - how it works and why it is both your greatest ally and most dangerous enemy - from the creator of the popular science YouTube channel Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell.
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比复习高考还认真地边记笔记边断断续续读了两个多月才读完。不是因为它难读,恰恰相反毕竟是 YouTube 第一科普博主写的书,全书都非常贯彻”Explain to me like I’m 5“的深入浅出原则(有时候甚至娓娓道来到有点啰嗦),充满了比喻和多角度的解释,有时候引人入胜好看到秉烛夜读。但免疫系统本身真的太复杂了,本书信息量也极大,本来是冲着 Kurzgesagt 可爱的画风来的以为是轻松小品,没想到插画只是点缀文字读起来是大部头。读完受益匪浅,对免疫系统有了个超级简化版本的大致了解。这么重要的知识课本里竟然只是冰山一角令人遗憾,推荐给所有人阅读。