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ASIN : B08W9K84HB
Publisher : Mango Media (March 30, 2021)
Publication date : March 30, 2021
Language : English
File size : 5828 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 256 pages
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ASIN : B08W9K84HB
Publisher : Mango Media (March 30, 2021)
Publication date : March 30, 2021
Language : English
File size : 5828 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 256 pages
Customers say
Customers find the information in the book clear, simple, and easy to understand. They say the author does a great job explaining real science in simple terms. Readers also describe the book as a fun read and great for gifting.
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Thought provoking, good book
Always interesting to read thoughts of others, I watched his YouTube videos and appears to be a down to earth person and knowledgeable, book was good to read, worth the time and money.
Great book
I gave this book to my dad as a gift. The next time I saw him he wouldnât stop talking about it, saying how great and smart it is and telling me all about things he learned from it. Was definitely a big hit!
Dave is really good at communicating scientific ideas
With me reading it, the book was sort of preaching to the choir, but there were still little valuable nuggets I learned about Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. I feel his MA in science education has paid off because he communicates ideas in such a clear way that I would feel comfortable recommending this book to others who don’t have a strong grasp of basic sciences. One concern I have is that although I absolutely love his sarcastic humor and it made the book more enjoyable to read, I worry that it could discourage believers of pseudoscience from reading further if they feel they are being insulted. Overall, the book had incredible vibrational energy quantumly speaking.
Excellent information, presentation could have been better
I discovered “Professor Dave Explains” YouTube channel about six months ago and have enjoyed watching his various series (everything from Astronomy to American History to Mycology to learning Italian!) He also debunks such things as flat earth, electric universe, etc. Those I don’t enjoy so much as he colors his excellent academic approach to debunking with a bit too much sarcasm for my taste. In this book, he sticks to the mature approach and doesn’t insult his readers as he does in *those* videos – instead urging intellectual rigor. “Learn the building blocks behind chemistry and the other sciences, and then you’ll be able to recognize the scams for what they are” – to paraphrase his credo.
The information is all there, written in his distinctive style, the same style he uses in his academic videos.
My only complaint is the way that the information is laid out. I would have liked to have seen headers for each topic he talks about throughout the text, such as Alternative Medicine (with a subtopic of homeopathy, for example), the various subsections of Biotechnology that have many people so terrified, etc.) There is no index, so the reader can’t go to a specific section to read up on something that particulary interests them.
The book is well-illustrated, but I found the grey boxes labeled TL:DR annoying. I had to look up what that meant – Too Long, Didn’t Read. I was even more annoyed after learning the definition, because that tendency of people to not have the attention span necessary to read more than two sentences at a time is a worrisome one. I’m not sure if this was put in as an in-joke or what. The content of the grey boxes are actually just pull quotes, presumably used to break up the “wall of text.” Headers and subheaders for each topic would have done the job better, IMHO, and conveyed more information to the reader.
But these are quibbles. The information is there. It’s well written, if you like Professor Dave’s personable style, so by all means give it a read. And read it with rigor. Take notes. I didn’t see any contact info for the author in the back matter, but if you check out Professor Dave’s YouTube channel you’ll find ways to contact him. He welcomes questions. And of course, watch his videos.
Great book for scientifically illiterate people
This book cleared some misconceptions that i had about the scientific process, it was amazing for me to realize that so much garbage is presented as real science and millions of people just accept it without even investigating their claims, although i never believed in stuff like crystall healing and the universe has a conscience narrative, i always thought that anything synthetic and chemical equals bad. I feel very foolish for not spending any time investigating those things, if you want to be scientifically litterate this is the book to buy, even though English is my third language i didnt find it difficult to grasp main points of the book. Thanks professor Dave.
Good info but…..
I bought this book to find out if my new WiFi router is organic or not. But after reading the entire book I still didn’t get the answer for that!! I think I’ll have to buy the new router my friend is selling that’s all natural, %100 organic, non GMO, and most of all, doesn’t have the cancer causing 5G that’s in all the mainstream companies put in…..
So, if you’re looking for some “mainstream science facts” that’ll teach you science truths then this is an amazing book, but if you’re looking for advice on the most natural WiFi then this won’t really help you. …
Clear and Informative
I bought the Kindle version. I have only read the first bit on Chemistry, but I have relearned a lot I forgot since High School and see how it applies to our world full of misinformation. I knew that detox products and the whole organic verses synthetic thing was crap, but now I know exactly why.
I am going to enjoy and learn from the rest of the book as well, I am sure.
I enjoy his YouTube content, including sarcasm, so I knew this was going to be a great read.
Great book, Professor Dave. Thanks!
Fun, informative, accessible.
I really enjoyed this book, and surprisingly accessible to someone (ME) who has very little knowledge of chemistry. The subjects it tackles are especially important too.
Bought to support one of my absolute favourite science communicators on the internet. absolutely worth a read even for those who have no idea how science works.
A very well written review about the main laws and physical principles of how human body works and the natural environment. Strongly suggested for whom wants to review and have a wide view about reality.
So much clearly explained science. A brave and clever lesson in the world of science. An interesting book full of answers.
I’ve read the sample, and… I couldn’t stop the urge to buy it, so I did. The prolog is a bit too long, but the next stop is the basics, and it is written so well, this what I need. I am interested in molecular biology, but I am struggling sometimes because I jumped too high, so I need the basics. These are usually just not that interesting topics, but the way he explains it makes it fascinating. I will write a complete review as soon as I read the whole book. Thanks for the author!
I would recommend this to anyone who has Karens making insane claims or even just wants to learn science
I personally got both from this book