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It's Not Rocket Science

By: Ben Miller
Narrated by: Ben Miller
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 The Top Ten Bestseller

Black holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science?

You do? Well, fear not, for help is at hand.

Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at Cambridge when he accidentally became a comedian. But first love runs deep, and he has returned to his roots to share with you all his favourite bits of science. This is the stuff you really need to know, not only because it matters but because it will quite simply amaze and delight you.

'Let me show you another, perhaps less familiar side of Science; her beauty, her seductiveness and her passion. And let's do it quickly, while Maths isn't looking' - Ben Miller

'This book makes climate change actually seem interesting. Not just important - it's obviously important - but interesting. As a result I bought lots of other books about climate change, something I now regret'
- David Mitchell

Ben Miller is, like you, a mutant ape living through an Ice Age on a ball of molten iron, orbiting a supermassive black hole. He is also an actor, comedian and approximately one half of Armstrong & Miller. He's presented a BBC Horizon documentary on temperature and a Radio 4 series about the history of particle physics, and has written a science column for The Times.

He is slowly coming to terms with the idea that he may never be an astronaut.©2012 Ben Miller Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Environment History History & Philosophy Physics Science Black Hole Funny Mathematics
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Easy listening and very good delivery. Material could be a little more challenging but then might be just right for the next person.

Very well presented.

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I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Ben Miller's "It's no Rocket Science". It provides a broad introduction to all of the key concepts in science, and would be a good starting point for anyone with even a passing interest in thinking. As someone with a bit more background in most of the topics covered, I still found there were new gems I wasn't aware of, and frankly, as someone with an interest in this stuff it never hurts to hear another take on it. Narrated beautifully by the author, it provides a light hearted and fun tone. I'll probably listen to it again.

Great easy book, fun and approachable.

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