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Book Synopsis

Using short tutorials and quick and simple experiments, How the World Looks to a Bee invites readers to test the science behind everyday phenomena for themselves. No science expierence required!



Table of Contents


  1. Does Nutrisweet have calories?


  2. A Water Magnifier



  3. Conversation at a Crowded Party



  4. Can a Theory Evolve into a Law?



  5. A Cat "Flips out"



  6. Winter Sounds



  7. Rust



  8. Hungry Lasagna



  9. A Wet Paintbrush



  10. The Glory



  11. Horns vs. Antlers



  12. Glacier "Sawdust": The Colorful Component of Mountain Lakes



  13. Would You Drink This?



  14. Tickling the Funny Bone



  15. The Shape of Snow



  16. Remembrance of Things Past for Babies



  17. Ravens Avian Einsteins



  18. Ant Antennae: Two Way Communication



  19. The Echo of a Train



  20. Old-fashioned Ice Cream Makers



  21. Forry, Wrong Number



  22. What Obesity and a Lack of Fatty Tissue Have in Common



  23. Look Through Your Comb at the Mirror



  24. Blow Out Candles with an Oatmeal Box



  25. Wrong Name!



  26. When Pop Bottles Don't Blow UpAnd When They Do



  27. Common Birthdays, Classic of Probability



  28. Take Bets on a Leaky Milk Carton



  29. Smells and Memories



  30. Big Shadows



  31. Half Heads, Half Tails



  32. Spiders Don't Get Caught in Their Own Webs



  33. Bilingual Brain



  34. The Shape of the Earth



  35. It's Now What You Hear – It's When You Hear It



  36. Weightless Water



  37. The Force of a Tornado



  38. The QWERTY Effect



  39. The Spinning Earth and the Weather



  40. The Floating Cork Trick



  41. On a Clear Day, How Far Can You See?



  42. Benjamin Franklin and the Swatches on the Snow



  43. Dog Facial Expressions and Humans



  44. Why is the Sky Blue?



  45. Why One Rotten Apple Can Spoil the Barrel



  46. Diamonds



  47. Saccadic Suppression



  48. Spoonerisms



  49. Dimples in Golfballs



  50. Why Do Cats' Eye Glow at Night?



  51. The Shape of Lightning Bolts



  52. Alcohol in Pie . . . and Fried Fish?



  53. How Time Passes in Dreams



  54. Why You Can Never Get to the End of the Rainbow



  55. Do the Best Dogs Come from the Pound?



  56. Cooking with Wine



  57. Listening Underwater



  58. Why Are Bells Made of Metal



  59. An Inverted Image



  60. The Elastic Ruler



  61. The Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat



  62. Why Kids can Sleep through just about Anything



  63. Cold Water at the Bottom of the Lake



  64. Bad Grades and Biological Clocks



  65. The Twin Within



  66. Limeys



  67. The Secret Life of Hiccups



  68. How Does the World Look to a Bee?



  69. Cottonmouth



  70. Why Mowing the Lawn Doesn't Kill the Grass



  71. The Consequences of Smallness



  72. Antimatter



  73. How Dogs Eat



  74. The Secret of Clear Ice Cubes



  75. Broken Cups and Atoms



  76. One-way Glass



  77. Late Night Radio



  78. Why Honey Turns Hard



  79. Adding and Subtracting Colors



  80. Breaking a Coffee Cup



  81. Déjà vu



  82. A Rock in a Row Boat



  83. When It Smells Like Rain



  84. Mirages



  85. Why Popcorn Pops



  86. Make an Image Without a Lens



  87. A Rising Fastball



  88. Chimes For Your Ears Only



  89. How Can You Tell If a Spider is Dead?



  90. Why Fan Blades Stay Dirty



  91. The Legacy of the Dodo



  92. Get Your Bearings with Two Thumbtacks



  93. More Than One Way to Make a Frog



  94. A Dot, A Line, A Crease, A Beautiful Curve



  95. The Shape of Sound



  96. Blinking



  97. Sorting Out Musical Pitches



  98. Newton, Tennis, and the Nature of Light



  99. Roll Over, George Washington



  100. Don't Believe Your Fingers



  101. Opera Singers Cut through the Orchestra



  102. Curved Space in a Christmas Ornament



  103. Coriolis Effect



  104. Catch A Falling Dollar



  105. Illusion in a Coffee Cup



  106. Why Do We Put Cut Flowers in Water?



  107. Knuckle Cracking



  108. Life Without Zero



  109. For This You Need a Doctor?



  110. Two-Point Threshold



  111. A Mirror Riddle



  112. Sort Nuts By Shaking Can



  113. Why A Rubber Band Snaps Back



  114. Some Like It Hot



  115. Breaking the Tension



  116. Why 5,280 Feet?



  117. Balance A Yardstick Without Looking



  118. Heat Lightning

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 17/03/2020
      ISBN13: 9780253046260, 978-0253046260
      ISBN10: 0253046262

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Using short tutorials and quick and simple experiments, How the World Looks to a Bee invites readers to test the science behind everyday phenomena for themselves. No science expierence required!



      Table of Contents


      1. Does Nutrisweet have calories?


      2. A Water Magnifier



      3. Conversation at a Crowded Party



      4. Can a Theory Evolve into a Law?



      5. A Cat "Flips out"



      6. Winter Sounds



      7. Rust



      8. Hungry Lasagna



      9. A Wet Paintbrush



      10. The Glory



      11. Horns vs. Antlers



      12. Glacier "Sawdust": The Colorful Component of Mountain Lakes



      13. Would You Drink This?



      14. Tickling the Funny Bone



      15. The Shape of Snow



      16. Remembrance of Things Past for Babies



      17. Ravens Avian Einsteins



      18. Ant Antennae: Two Way Communication



      19. The Echo of a Train



      20. Old-fashioned Ice Cream Makers



      21. Forry, Wrong Number



      22. What Obesity and a Lack of Fatty Tissue Have in Common



      23. Look Through Your Comb at the Mirror



      24. Blow Out Candles with an Oatmeal Box



      25. Wrong Name!



      26. When Pop Bottles Don't Blow UpAnd When They Do



      27. Common Birthdays, Classic of Probability



      28. Take Bets on a Leaky Milk Carton



      29. Smells and Memories



      30. Big Shadows



      31. Half Heads, Half Tails



      32. Spiders Don't Get Caught in Their Own Webs



      33. Bilingual Brain



      34. The Shape of the Earth



      35. It's Now What You Hear – It's When You Hear It



      36. Weightless Water



      37. The Force of a Tornado



      38. The QWERTY Effect



      39. The Spinning Earth and the Weather



      40. The Floating Cork Trick



      41. On a Clear Day, How Far Can You See?



      42. Benjamin Franklin and the Swatches on the Snow



      43. Dog Facial Expressions and Humans



      44. Why is the Sky Blue?



      45. Why One Rotten Apple Can Spoil the Barrel



      46. Diamonds



      47. Saccadic Suppression



      48. Spoonerisms



      49. Dimples in Golfballs



      50. Why Do Cats' Eye Glow at Night?



      51. The Shape of Lightning Bolts



      52. Alcohol in Pie . . . and Fried Fish?



      53. How Time Passes in Dreams



      54. Why You Can Never Get to the End of the Rainbow



      55. Do the Best Dogs Come from the Pound?



      56. Cooking with Wine



      57. Listening Underwater



      58. Why Are Bells Made of Metal



      59. An Inverted Image



      60. The Elastic Ruler



      61. The Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat



      62. Why Kids can Sleep through just about Anything



      63. Cold Water at the Bottom of the Lake



      64. Bad Grades and Biological Clocks



      65. The Twin Within



      66. Limeys



      67. The Secret Life of Hiccups



      68. How Does the World Look to a Bee?



      69. Cottonmouth



      70. Why Mowing the Lawn Doesn't Kill the Grass



      71. The Consequences of Smallness



      72. Antimatter



      73. How Dogs Eat



      74. The Secret of Clear Ice Cubes



      75. Broken Cups and Atoms



      76. One-way Glass



      77. Late Night Radio



      78. Why Honey Turns Hard



      79. Adding and Subtracting Colors



      80. Breaking a Coffee Cup



      81. Déjà vu



      82. A Rock in a Row Boat



      83. When It Smells Like Rain



      84. Mirages



      85. Why Popcorn Pops



      86. Make an Image Without a Lens



      87. A Rising Fastball



      88. Chimes For Your Ears Only



      89. How Can You Tell If a Spider is Dead?



      90. Why Fan Blades Stay Dirty



      91. The Legacy of the Dodo



      92. Get Your Bearings with Two Thumbtacks



      93. More Than One Way to Make a Frog



      94. A Dot, A Line, A Crease, A Beautiful Curve



      95. The Shape of Sound



      96. Blinking



      97. Sorting Out Musical Pitches



      98. Newton, Tennis, and the Nature of Light



      99. Roll Over, George Washington



      100. Don't Believe Your Fingers



      101. Opera Singers Cut through the Orchestra



      102. Curved Space in a Christmas Ornament



      103. Coriolis Effect



      104. Catch A Falling Dollar



      105. Illusion in a Coffee Cup



      106. Why Do We Put Cut Flowers in Water?



      107. Knuckle Cracking



      108. Life Without Zero



      109. For This You Need a Doctor?



      110. Two-Point Threshold



      111. A Mirror Riddle



      112. Sort Nuts By Shaking Can



      113. Why A Rubber Band Snaps Back



      114. Some Like It Hot



      115. Breaking the Tension



      116. Why 5,280 Feet?



      117. Balance A Yardstick Without Looking



      118. Heat Lightning

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