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Name: Everyday Amazing | Fascinating Facts about the Science That Surrounds Us
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Fascinating Facts about the Science That Surrounds Us

the Biologist Beatrice(Autor*in)

Adams Media (Verlag)

1. Auflage

Erschienen am 7. Mai 2019

256 Seiten

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Intro
Dedication
Introduction
Chapter 1: Teeny Tiny Building Blocks: Atoms and the Super Weird Stuff They Do
What We're Really Made Of: The Scoop on Atoms
So, Hey, Where'd You Get Your Atoms?: Why We Really Need to Eat
Getting Salty: Meet the Everyday Crystal, Sodium Chloride
Hot and Cold: The Fabulous Physics in a Cup of Coffee
The War That's Waged When We Wash Our Hands: How Soap Actually Works
Atoms in the Oven: The Chemistry of Toasting Bread
Most Mysterious: The Deal with Dark Matter
Chapter 2: The Waves All Around Us: A Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Welcome to the Universe!: You're Surrounded by Waves
You Hear the Voices, Too, Right?: Radio Waves
Not Just for Popcorn: Microwaves
Smokin' Hot: Infrared Waves
See for Yourself: The Visible Spectrum
Feel the Burn: Ultraviolet Waves
Seeing Inside: X-Rays
Not Light, but Still Wavy: Sound
Chapter 3: This Lovely Space Rock: Earth's Atmosphere, Magnetic Field, and Surface
Take a Deep Breath: All about Air
Blue Skies and Sunsets: The Physics Behind the Colors above Us
Windy Weather: Why the Air Refuses to Sit Still
Shields Up!: How Our Magnetic Field Protects Us
Not-So-Solid Ground: The Science Beneath Your Feet
Fossil Fuels: How Ancient Dead Creatures Power Our Cars (but Really Shouldn't Because of Climate Change)
Our Little Space Stalker: The Moon!
Chapter 4: The Rocks on This Space Rock: Geology, Earth History, and the Elements We Encounter
Rocky Picture Show: The Stories of Sedimentary Rocks
Marble Countertops, Granite Floors: The Metamorphic and Igneous Rocks of Fancy Kitchens
Totally Metal: The Source of Our Favorite Shiny Things
Just Passing Through: Why Can We See Through Glass, Anyway?
Ooh, Shiny: Diamonds and Other Crystals
The Stuff of Cities: Cement and Asphalt
Chapter 5: Just a Blade of Grass: Photosynthesis Is Pretty Bonkers
How Do Plants Do What They Do?: What Photosynthesis Really Is
Plants Make Do with So Little: Water, Sunlight, and a Breath of Fresh Air
Oh, and Plants Defy Gravity: How Water Travels from Root to Leaf
Growing Like Weeds: Why Weeds Are So Low Maintenance (and Sometimes Annoying)
The Food You Eat: How Every Bite Ultimately Comes from the Sun
Photosynthesis in the Sea: The Algae That Give Us Oxygen to Breathe
What We Do with Light: It's Time to Make Some Vitamin D
Chapter 6: Water, Water Everywhere: The Properties of Water That Make Life Possible
Water Has High Self-Esteem: How This Molecule Is Attracted to Itself, Seriously
Solid, Liquid, Gas: How We Experience Water
Thanks, Water!: How Water Lives Up to the Hype
Water, Water, Seriously Everywhere: The Everyday Water Cycle
What's in Your Water?: There's More Than Just Water in There
Quench Your Thirst: Why We Need to Stay Hydrated
Chapter 7: Small but Mighty: The Many Lives of Cells, from Stand-Alone Creatures to Multicellular Wonders Like Us
Your Start As One Cell: We All Have This Humble Beginning
Your Cells Now: The Types of Cells in Your Body
Ouch!: How Your Body Repairs Damage
Your Microbiome: The Cells in Your Body That Aren't Quite You
Bacterial Murderers: The Ins and Outs of Antibiotics
Cells Everywhere: We Live in a Microbial World
Tiny Deaths: When Our Cells Die but We Don't
Chapter 8: Our Squishy Brain Blob: Mind-Blowing Neuroscience
Look!: How Our Brains Attempt to Make Sense of Our Surroundings
Misremembering: We Forget That Our Memory Isn't So Accurate
Personalities and Clashes: If Only Everyone Was Just Like You
Stressed Out: How Our Brains Are Just Trying to Protect Us
Caring for Our Blobs: A Moment to Ponder Mental Health
Chapter 9: A Big Family Tree: Genetics and Evolution, and How All Living Things Are Related
Your Very Own DNA: Your Unique Sequence
Neanderthals Among Us: The Evolution of Our Species
Our Cousin, the Banana: How All Living Things Are Related
What We Did to Dogs: All about Artificial Selection
Cellular Stowaways: Viral DNA and Mitochondria Are Evolutionary Souvenirs
Chapter 10: Poop Is Relative: Nothing Really Goes to Waste, Including You When You Die
The Scoop on Poop: The Breakdown of an Average Poop
You and Urine: Why We Need to Pee
Feces As Food: Not All Living Things Think Poop Is Gross
When We Are Waste: Someday You'll Die, but That's Okay
Element Recycling: What Happens to Your Atoms in the End
Acknowledgments
About the Author
References and Further Reading
Index
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