The Life Scientific Quiz Book 2

by Buckley, Anna

• ISBN13: 9781474607506
• ISBN10: 1474607500
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2029-12-31
• Publisher: W&N
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Summary

Inspiring life stories from BBC Radio 4's hit series The Life Scientific

'In showing non-scientists why science offers so many paths to discovery it has no equal' Gillian Reynolds, Telegraph

Based on Jim Al-Khalili's ground-breaking interviews, The Life Scientific: Explorers takes science out of its box and introduces us to the men and women who make it happen.

The explorers featured in this volume include: Simon Wessely on why chronic fatigue syndrome is real; Jeremey Farrar on fighting infectious diseases such as HIV, TB and avian flu; John Pickett on why there's nothing wrong with GM crops.

Author Biography

Anna Buckley is the series producer of The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4 and has worked with Jim Al-Khalili since the programme was launched in 2011. Offering a refreshing mix of the personal and the scientific, The Life Scientific transformed the way science, and scientists, were talked about on radio and beyond. It is one of the most popular programmes on BBC Radio 4, attracting more than two million listeners every week.