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Lolcatz, Santa, and Death by Dog

Strange and True Tales from Science and Technology

Andrew Masterson

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English
Ebury Press
01 August 2016
Andrew Masterson takes a gleeful romp along the windier shores of science and technology.

In Lolcatz, Santa, and Death by Dog, Andrew Masterson explores the windier shores of science and technology research.

Have you ever considered, for example, the influence of breasts in cyberterrorism? Or the role of cats in the Arab Spring? Did you know that there is a peer-reviewed paper describing the correct method for sticking a pin in a can of Guinness? Have you paused to wonder why our future might depend on finding sympathy for bushfire arsonists? And why male menopause is a feminist issue?

In a rich collection of stories, Masterson takes a gleeful romp through the curiosities of science and tech research, pausing occasionally to interview some of the giants in the field, including cosmologist Neil deGrasse Tyson, string theorist Brian Greene, US 'science guy' Bill Nye, science comedian Robin Ince, and America's most wanted man, Edward Snowden.

'Masterson has a keen eye for an entertaining science yarn, and matches meticulous research with the ability to fascinate and entertain. His knack of uncovering the peculiar and revealing the ridiculous is second to none.' Sonya Pemberton, Emmy Award-winning producer of science documentaries including Immortal, Catching Cancer and Jabbed- Love, fear and vaccines.

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Imprint:   Ebury Press
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 230mm,  Width: 154mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   442g
ISBN:   9781925324860
ISBN 10:   1925324869
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Andrew Masterson is an author and journalist. ALCOROBICSO: FITNESS AND HARMONY THROUGH DRINKING is his sixth book of fiction. His first, BOSSTROLOGY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWELVE BASTARD BASSES OF THE ZODIAC, written with Adele Lang, was published in Australia and in the US. His debut novel, THE LAST DAYS, was published in Australia, the UK and in Italy. The book won a Ned Kelly Award for crime fiction, and in 2002 resulted in the author becoming the first Australian novelist ever invited to address the prestigious Noir In Festival in Courmayeur, Italy. THE LETTER GIRL was short-listed for an Aurealis science fiction award and is currently being turned into a film. THE SECOND COMING secured his second Ned Kelly Award, and will be published in Italy in early 2004. It is also being turned into a film. His most recent novel was DEATH OF THE AUTHOR. Masterson has also written two textbooks, on publicity and music management. When not writing books, he is a freelance journalist and columnist. His pieces have appeared in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and numerous other newspapers and magazines. He is also co-owner and editor of a monthly tourism and events magazine, lost. His hobbies inclu

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