AsapSCIENCE
answers to the world's weirdest questions, most persistent rumors, and unexplained phenomena
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Publisher Description
From the creators of the wildly popular YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE comes a book about the science that people actually want to learn, presented in a quirky and accessible way. And in the spirit of science, no subject is taboo.
Why do we get hungover? Which actually came first, the chicken or the egg? Is binge-watching TV bad for you? Now, for the first time, Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown, the geniuses behind AsapSCIENCE and AsapTHOUGHT, answer these questions by explaining the true science of how things work in this fascinating and hilarious book.
Applying the fun, illustrated format of their addictive videos to topics ranging from brain freeze to hiccups to the science of the snooze button, AsapSCIENCE is the book that answers the questions you were too afraid to ask in science class. Whether you’re a total science newbie or the next Albert Einstein, this guide is sure to educate and entertain … ASAP.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Moffit and Brown, the founders of AsapScience, are a pair of Canadian 20-somethings whose highly clickable YouTube videos, which bring science to younger adults and older teens, attract millions of hits. In their illustrated debut, the pair answers the kinds of questions kids often ask and adults occasionally ponder, such as why people hate photos of themselves, why people mostly catch colds during cold weather, whether humans can spontaneously combust, if sneezing can cause one's eyeball to pop out, and whether cracking one's joints in puberty leads to arthritis in old age. The book is accurate for example, the authors do not overstate the importance of the endogenous chemical oxytocin to feelings of love and entertaining, though it may not be a perfect gift for parents to give to teens, considering chapters entitled "Will Dancing Get you Laid?," "The Scientific Hangover Cure," and "The Science of Morning Wood." Questions of propriety aside, there is plenty of valuable material in the book, particularly for the young and curious.
