Never Mind The Bullocks, Here's The Science

by Karl Kruszelnicki

Dr Karl has taken on Santa Claus, atom bombs, 'friendly' dolphins and 'killer' whales, meteors, black holes, string theory and camel's humps. In his 27 mega-selling books, he demolishes myths, tells readers how to spot bogus science and advises readers to be wise, sceptical and to always challenge authority. In his 28th book, he continues his crusade to keep the world a rational place by answering vital questions like "Are white cats deaf?" and "Will lemon juice make you slimmer?"

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Known popularly as Dr Karl.

Karl has degrees in Physics and Maths, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine and Surgery and has worked as a physicist, tutor, film-maker, car mechanic, labourer, and as a medical doctor at the Kids' Hospital in Sydney.

In 1995 he took up the position of the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at Sydney University, spreading the good word about science and its benefits.

His enthusiasm for science is totally infectious and no one is better able to convey the excitement and wonder of it all than Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is.

Dr Karl's Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) site:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/

http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/conten...

Reviews

[Billy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is trash. You would learn more by watching a couple of episodes of Mythbusters, or by about four seconds on Wikipedia.

[Sylvrynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

fun - 5 minutes of science for nubs

[Beau Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy listening to Dr Karl on Triple J, and I enjoy his books. Interesting science topics answered in layman's terms.

[Jacinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is much in the same vein as all of Dr Karl's books, basically random scientific facts in layman's terms to make it enjoyable for almost anyone from the young to the young at heart.

[Adrian · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of the same, but presented as a myth buster. Nothing specifically to recommend or de-recommend over his other books, but I learnt stuff.

[Lizz Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book for the Storygraph's Genre Challenge a science book for regular people. It felt like sitting down with a well informed uncle just chit chatting about random things discussing scientific studies around the topics. I really enjoyed this book a lot and appreciated the author's levity when he could have chosen to be heavy handed with the science.

[Cheryl]

28 books of debunking pseudo-science, and I'm only now hearing of him? Must remedy. This title only on openlibrary, but maybe I can find others in paper.

[Christopher Kneipp · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun look at a handful of random science misconceptions and furphies. The ever entertaining Dr Karl gives us layman's term insights into the world of everything from Velcro to Bee DNA. (Why does royal jelly turn worker bee eggs into queens?)
So if your looking for some entertaining brain stimulation, this book may just be for you.