Stripping Down Science: The Naked Scientist Expose

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Why does a lap dancer earn bigger tips when she's at her most fertile? Can just the whiff of a woman send a man's hormones surging? And were dinosaurs hot-blooded too? Is it true that diet portions actually make people fatter? Can toads really predict earthquakes? And what causes those ...what's the word I'm looking for ...tip-of-the-tongue experiences? Thankfully not lost for words in this enlightening and humorous foray into the world of science, Dr Chris Smith - The Naked Scientist - strips down science to its bare essentials to sort fact from fiction and replace myths and misinformation with some seriously interesting medical, technological and biological breakthroughs.

Author description

Christopher Smith is a very likeable medical doctor and microbiologist. He works at Addenbrooks hospital in Cambridge (UK), a leading research hospital , where he is also an examining doctor. He is fascinated by all forms of science and has become an underground celebrity via his regular radio appearances on ABC Radio National.