The Best Australian Science Writing 2016

Author : Jo Chandler
Publisher : UNSW Press
ISBN 13 : 9781742235035
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2016 written by Jo Chandler and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be moving, funny, exhilarating or poetic, but it will always be honest and rigorous about the research that underlies it. Now in its sixth year, The Best Australian Science Writing 2016 brings together knowledge and insights from Australia's brightest thinkers as they explore the intricacies of the world around us. This lively collection of essays covers a wide range of subjects and challenges our perceptions of the world and how we exist within it.

Author : Jo Chandler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781742242606
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2016 written by Jo Chandler and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be moving, funny, exhilarating or poetic, but it will always be honest and rigorous about the research that underlies it. Now in its sixth year, The Best Australian Science Writing 2016 brings together knowledge and insights from Australia s brightest thinkers as they explore the intricacies of the world around us. This lively collection of essays covers a wide range of subjects and challenges our perceptions of the world and how we exist within it."

Author : Michael Slezak
Publisher : NewSouth
ISBN 13 : 9781742235554
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2017 written by Michael Slezak and published by NewSouth. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The annual collection celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing. From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be moving, funny, exhilarating, or poetic, but it will always be honest and rigorous about the research that underlies it. Now in its seventh year, The Best Australian Science Writing brings together knowledge and insight from Australia's brightest thinkers as they explore the intricacies of the world around us. This lively collection of essays covers a wide range of subjects, and challenges our perceptions of the world and how we exist within it.

Author : Ashley Hay
Publisher : NewSouth
ISBN 13 : 1742241883
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2014 written by Ashley Hay and published by NewSouth. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The annual collection celebrating the finest Australian science writing of the year. Why are Sydney’s golden orb weaver spiders getting fatter and fitter? Could sociology explain the recent upsurge in prostate cancer diagnoses? Why were Darwinites craving a good storm during ‘The Angry Summer’? Is it true that tuberculosis has become deadlier over time? And are jellyfish really taking over the world? Now in its fourth year, this popular and acclaimed anthology steps inside the nation’s laboratories and its finest scientific and literary minds. Featuring prominent authors such as Tim Flannery, Jo Chandler, Frank Bowden and Iain McCalman, as well as many new voices, it covers topics as diverse and wondrous as our ‘lumpy’ universe, the creation of dragons and the frontiers of climate science.

Author : Sara Phillips
Publisher : NewSouth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1742249590
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2020 written by Sara Phillips and published by NewSouth Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The annual collection – now in its tenth year – celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing. Can fish feel pain? Does it matter if a dingo is different from a dog? Is there life in a glob of subterranean snot? Science tackles some unexpected questions. At a time when the world is buffeted by the effects of a pandemic, climate change and accelerating technology, the fruits of scientific labour and enquiry have never been more in demand. Who better to navigate us through these unprecedented days than Australia's best science writers? Now in its tenth year, this much-loved anthology selects the most riveting, poignant and entertaining science stories and essays from Australian writers, poets and scientists. In their expert hands such ordinary objects as milk and sticky tape become imbued with new meaning, while the furthest reaches of our universe are made more familiar and comprehensible. With a foreword from Nobel laureate and immunologist Peter C Doherty, this collection brings fresh perspective to the world you thought you knew.

Author : Dyani Lewis
Publisher : NewSouth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1742238270
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2021 written by Dyani Lewis and published by NewSouth Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there life in the clouds of Venus? How could Indigenous burning practices stave off catastrophic bushfires? What do horseshoe bats, raccoon dogs and pet cats have to do with the global pandemic? Science writing tells the stories of life and human endeavour in all its marvellous – often messy – complexity. Now in its eleventh year – and with a foreword by Australia’s Chief Scientist, the renowned physicist Cathy Foley – The Best Australian Science Writing 2021 is a collection that showcases the nation’s best science writing. New voices join prominent science writers and journalists, taking us to the depths of the ocean, the fuels of the future, and to the Ryugu asteroid and back. The collection also brings us straight to the heart of complex ethical dilemmas and the calamitous crises challenging scientists and writers alike. Includes the shortlisted entries for the 2021 UNSW Press Bragg Prize and the 2020 UNSW Press Bragg Student Prize winning essay.

Author : Donna Lu
Publisher : NewSouth
ISBN 13 : 9781742238005
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2023 written by Donna Lu and published by NewSouth. This book was released on 2023-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The annual collection -- now in its thirteenth year -- celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing. Should we alter animals' DNA to save them from extinction? What secrets will old ice reveal to us about the Earth's deep past? How is the world's most expensive -- and explosive -- substance made? Great science writing offers fascinating insights into our surrounding environments, inspires awe at the wonders of the natural world, and also seeks to understand and address some of the biggest problems of our time. Science writing encompasses the vastness of the universe and all the diverse life forms within it. Stories abound in both the microscopic and the astronomical, from the scientists trying to reverse-engineer brain circuitry to the largest radio telescope of its kind on Earth, which could help us detect alien life. This much-loved anthology -- now in its thirteenth year -- selects the most fascinating, thought-provoking, poignant and dazzling science stories and essays from Australian writers, poets and scientists. With a foreword by scientist and engineer Professor Mary O'Kane AC, this anthology covers another remarkable year filled with watershed moments in science. It includes the shortlisted entries for the 2023 UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing, and the 2022 Bragg Student Prize-winning essay.

Author : Michael Slezak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781525263385
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2017 written by Michael Slezak and published by . This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The annual collection celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing. From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be moving, funny, exhilarating, or poetic, but it will always be honest and rigorous about the research that underlies it. Now in its seventh year, The Best Australian Science Writing brings together knowledge and insight from Australia's brightest thinkers as they explore the intricacies of the world around us. This lively collection of essays covers a wide range of subjects, and challenges our perceptions of the world and how we exist within it.

Author : John Pickrell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780369354990
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2018 (16pt Large Print Edition) written by John Pickrell and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular yearly anthology gives a snapshot of the very best science writing Australia has to offer, including everything from the most esoteric philosophical questions about ourselves and the universe, through to practical questions about the environment in which we live. Now in its eighth year, The Best Australian Science Writing 2018 draws on the knowledge and insight of Australia's brightest authors, journalists and scientists to challenge perceptions of the world we think we know. This year's selection includes the best of Australia's science writing talent: Jo Chandler, Andrew Leigh, Michael Slezak, Elizabeth Finkel, Bianca Nogrady, Ashley Hay, Joel Werner, Margaret Wertheim and many more.

Author : Dyani Lewis and Cathy Foley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780369378750
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Science Writing 2021 written by Dyani Lewis and Cathy Foley and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-loved anthology showcases the nation's best science writing. New voices join prominent science writers and journalists, taking us to the depths of the ocean, the fuels of the future, and to the Ryugu asteroid and back. The anthology also takes us straight the heart of complex ethical dilemmas and the calamitous crises frustrating scientists and writers alike.