TY  - BOOK
AU  - Morris,Andrew
TI  - Why icebergs float: : exploring science in everyday life
SN  - 9781911307044
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - UCL Press
KW  - Science
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foods we love and hate : the chemistry and biology of taste; Why old masters fade : chemicals that give us colour; Cuts are red, veins are blue ... : how blood delivers our vital oxygen; The dual nature of light : particle or wave? That is the question; Models : developing models or finding the truth?; How we see : from the eye to the brain; The brain : what it’s made of, how it works; Hormones : what they are, what they do; Reflections on molecules and the body : understanding the complexity of molecular mechanisms; Bacteria, viruses and antibiotics : why you can’t take a pill for ’flu; Floating and density : why icebergs float; Tides and gravity : holding the universe together - from Newton to Einstein; Energy : the scientific angle on an everyday concept; Energy on the move : how heat energy gets around; Energy for life : mitochondria and the ‘three-parent baby’; Electricity : where does it come from, how does it work?; MRI and the brain : brain scanning and what it reveals : discussion with; A cognitive neuroscientist; Animal culture : defining culture : discussion with an anthropologist; Epilogue : reflections on what’s been learned and how to take it forward; Appendix. Atoms, elements and molecules : briefing on the building blocks of matter
UR  - https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1522057/1/Why-Icebergs-Float.pdf
ER  -