The Martian Rice Pudding Programme and the Art of Why

This book is suitable for anyone struggling to tell their lupins from their leptons, or their primordial soup from their Martian Rice Pudding. It is a revealing new book from an exciting new author. 'It's science explained for the creative, for the curious, for everyone', said writer Richard Lester. It is perfect for those who may be rusty on school science, fuzzy on physics, creaky on chemistry or biologically bamboozled. Do you get embarrassed by your kids asking basic questions on homework? Are you science-curious, but get bored or lost in detail? Duff teachers, maybe. Do you want to hide behind the sofa or feign bilious attack when someone shows you an equation? Or maybe you don't, and you simply like asking 'why'. Well, whether you already enjoy science or want to, you can get it all here, and smile on the way. No intimidation; no equations. Just words and pictures and passion and humour. And rice pudding, obviously. A gulf of incomprehension exists between science and the arts. This book accessibly bridges that gulf, that intimidating chasm afflicting huge numbers of people, and argues that it should never have existed in the first place.
Its market is broad; its appeal wide; its uses myriad. A good read as much as a good learn, it is a lyrical and amusing overview of science to the uninitiated whilst emphasising the importance of creativity at its beating heart. Science, it asserts, is the unrecognised art - it is the creative art of understanding beauty and truth. Few consider science post-schoolyears. Yet many people do still wonder how, what and why? A 'left-brain' bias person will read 'New Scientist', or pick up very specific, narrow-framed books maybe, or perhaps watch 'Horizon' or the Discovery channel - but what is there for the 'right-brained' person? What is there for the everyman, the everywoman, for the time-pressed, and in all a single simple, readable and entertaining volume? Nothing much - until now. Now you have a bridge across the chasm, and an invitation to explore the many wonders of the land that lies beyond. This is an inspiring overview for the everyman, bringing science back to the arts, and back to where it belongs.