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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


  2. Does Nutrisweet have calories?


  4. A Water Magnifier



  6. Conversation at a Crowded Party



  8. Can a Theory Evolve into a Law?



  10. A Cat "Flips out"



  12. Winter Sounds



  14. Rust



  16. Hungry Lasagna



  18. A Wet Paintbrush



  20. The Glory



  22. Horns vs. Antlers



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



  26. Would You Drink This?



  28. Tickling the Funny Bone



  30. The Shape of Snow



  32. Remembrance of Things Past for Babies



  34. Ravens Avian Einsteins



  36. Ant Antennae: Two Way Communication



  38. The Echo of a Train



  40. Old-fashioned Ice Cream Makers



  42. Forry, Wrong Number



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



  46. Look Through Your Comb at the Mirror



  48. Blow Out Candles with an Oatmeal Box



  50. Wrong Name!



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



  54. Common Birthdays, Classic of Probability



  56. Take Bets on a Leaky Milk Carton



  58. Smells and Memories



  60. Big Shadows



  62. Half Heads, Half Tails



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



  66. Bilingual Brain



  68. The Shape of the Earth



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



  72. Weightless Water



  74. The Force of a Tornado



  76. The QWERTY Effect



  78. The Spinning Earth and the Weather



  80. The Floating Cork Trick



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



  84. Benjamin Franklin and the Swatches on the Snow



  86. Dog Facial Expressions and Humans



  88. Why is the Sky Blue?



  90. Why One Rotten Apple Can Spoil the Barrel



  92. Diamonds



  94. Saccadic Suppression



  96. Spoonerisms



  98. Dimples in Golfballs



  100. Why Do Cats' Eye Glow at Night?



  102. The Shape of Lightning Bolts



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



  106. How Time Passes in Dreams



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



  110. Do the Best Dogs Come from the Pound?



  112. Cooking with Wine



  114. Listening Underwater



  116. Why Are Bells Made of Metal



  118. An Inverted Image



  120. The Elastic Ruler



  122. The Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat



  124. Why Kids can Sleep through just about Anything



  126. Cold Water at the Bottom of the Lake



  128. Bad Grades and Biological Clocks



  130. The Twin Within



  132. Limeys



  134. The Secret Life of Hiccups



  136. How Does the World Look to a Bee?



  138. Cottonmouth



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



  142. The Consequences of Smallness



  144. Antimatter



  146. How Dogs Eat



  148. The Secret of Clear Ice Cubes



  150. Broken Cups and Atoms



  152. One-way Glass



  154. Late Night Radio



  156. Why Honey Turns Hard



  158. Adding and Subtracting Colors



  160. Breaking a Coffee Cup



  162. Déjà vu



  164. A Rock in a Row Boat



  166. When It Smells Like Rain



  168. Mirages



  170. Why Popcorn Pops



  172. Make an Image Without a Lens



  174. A Rising Fastball



  176. Chimes For Your Ears Only



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



  180. Why Fan Blades Stay Dirty



  182. The Legacy of the Dodo



  184. Get Your Bearings with Two Thumbtacks



  186. More Than One Way to Make a Frog



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



  190. The Shape of Sound



  192. Blinking



  194. Sorting Out Musical Pitches



  196. Newton, Tennis, and the Nature of Light



  198. Roll Over, George Washington



  200. Don't Believe Your Fingers



  202. Opera Singers Cut through the Orchestra



  204. Curved Space in a Christmas Ornament



  206. Coriolis Effect



  208. Catch A Falling Dollar



  210. Illusion in a Coffee Cup



  212. Why Do We Put Cut Flowers in Water?



  214. Knuckle Cracking



  216. Life Without Zero



  218. For This You Need a Doctor?



  220. Two-Point Threshold



  222. A Mirror Riddle



  224. Sort Nuts By Shaking Can



  226. Why A Rubber Band Snaps Back



  228. Some Like It Hot



  230. Breaking the Tension



  232. Why 5,280 Feet?



  234. Balance A Yardstick Without Looking



  236. Heat Lightning

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


      2. Does Nutrisweet have calories?


      4. A Water Magnifier



      6. Conversation at a Crowded Party



      8. Can a Theory Evolve into a Law?



      10. A Cat "Flips out"



      12. Winter Sounds



      14. Rust



      16. Hungry Lasagna



      18. A Wet Paintbrush



      20. The Glory



      22. Horns vs. Antlers



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



      26. Would You Drink This?



      28. Tickling the Funny Bone



      30. The Shape of Snow



      32. Remembrance of Things Past for Babies



      34. Ravens Avian Einsteins



      36. Ant Antennae: Two Way Communication



      38. The Echo of a Train



      40. Old-fashioned Ice Cream Makers



      42. Forry, Wrong Number



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



      46. Look Through Your Comb at the Mirror



      48. Blow Out Candles with an Oatmeal Box



      50. Wrong Name!



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



      54. Common Birthdays, Classic of Probability



      56. Take Bets on a Leaky Milk Carton



      58. Smells and Memories



      60. Big Shadows



      62. Half Heads, Half Tails



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



      66. Bilingual Brain



      68. The Shape of the Earth



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



      72. Weightless Water



      74. The Force of a Tornado



      76. The QWERTY Effect



      78. The Spinning Earth and the Weather



      80. The Floating Cork Trick



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



      84. Benjamin Franklin and the Swatches on the Snow



      86. Dog Facial Expressions and Humans



      88. Why is the Sky Blue?



      90. Why One Rotten Apple Can Spoil the Barrel



      92. Diamonds



      94. Saccadic Suppression



      96. Spoonerisms



      98. Dimples in Golfballs



      100. Why Do Cats' Eye Glow at Night?



      102. The Shape of Lightning Bolts



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



      106. How Time Passes in Dreams



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



      110. Do the Best Dogs Come from the Pound?



      112. Cooking with Wine



      114. Listening Underwater



      116. Why Are Bells Made of Metal



      118. An Inverted Image



      120. The Elastic Ruler



      122. The Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat



      124. Why Kids can Sleep through just about Anything



      126. Cold Water at the Bottom of the Lake



      128. Bad Grades and Biological Clocks



      130. The Twin Within



      132. Limeys



      134. The Secret Life of Hiccups



      136. How Does the World Look to a Bee?



      138. Cottonmouth



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



      142. The Consequences of Smallness



      144. Antimatter



      146. How Dogs Eat



      148. The Secret of Clear Ice Cubes



      150. Broken Cups and Atoms



      152. One-way Glass



      154. Late Night Radio



      156. Why Honey Turns Hard



      158. Adding and Subtracting Colors



      160. Breaking a Coffee Cup



      162. Déjà vu



      164. A Rock in a Row Boat



      166. When It Smells Like Rain



      168. Mirages



      170. Why Popcorn Pops



      172. Make an Image Without a Lens



      174. A Rising Fastball



      176. Chimes For Your Ears Only



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



      180. Why Fan Blades Stay Dirty



      182. The Legacy of the Dodo



      184. Get Your Bearings with Two Thumbtacks



      186. More Than One Way to Make a Frog



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



      190. The Shape of Sound



      192. Blinking



      194. Sorting Out Musical Pitches



      196. Newton, Tennis, and the Nature of Light



      198. Roll Over, George Washington



      200. Don't Believe Your Fingers



      202. Opera Singers Cut through the Orchestra



      204. Curved Space in a Christmas Ornament



      206. Coriolis Effect



      208. Catch A Falling Dollar



      210. Illusion in a Coffee Cup



      212. Why Do We Put Cut Flowers in Water?



      214. Knuckle Cracking



      216. Life Without Zero



      218. For This You Need a Doctor?



      220. Two-Point Threshold



      222. A Mirror Riddle



      224. Sort Nuts By Shaking Can



      226. Why A Rubber Band Snaps Back



      228. Some Like It Hot



      230. Breaking the Tension



      232. Why 5,280 Feet?



      234. Balance A Yardstick Without Looking



      236. Heat Lightning

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