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A Little Light Reading in Science

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True by Harrison, Guy.
Call Number: AZ 999 .H37 2012
ISBN: 9781616144951
Publication Date: 2011
SCIENTIFIC METHOD. Stressing the excitement of scientific discovery, and the legitimate mysteries and wonder inherent in reality, this book invites readers to share the joys of rational thinking and the skeptical approach to evaluating our extraordinary world.
And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens If You Get Swallowed by a Whale, Are Shot From a Cannon, Or Go Barreling Over Niagara by Cassidy, Cody.
Call Number: QP 38 .C37 2017
ISBN: 9780143108443
Publication Date: 2017
HUMAN ANATOMY. A gleefully gruesome look at the actual science behind the most outlandish, cartoonish, and impossible deaths you can imagine.
Did You Just Eat That? by Dawson, Paul.
Call Number: QR 115 .D28 2019
ISBN: 9780393609752
Publication Date: 2018
MICROBIOLOGY. Two scientists explore double-dipping, the five-second rule, and other food myths in the lab.
Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" by Harkup, Kathryn.
Call Number: PR 5397 .F73 H37 2018
ISBN: 9781472933737
Publication Date: 2018
MEDICINE. From tales of reanimated zombie kittens to electrical experiments on human cadavers, this book examines the science and scientists that influenced Mary Shelley, and inspired her most famous creation, Victor Frankenstein.
Physics of Superheroes by Kakalios, James.
Call Number: QC 23.2 .K35 2005
ISBN: 9781592401468
Publication Date: 2005
PHYSICS. Explores the scientific plausibility of the powers and feats of famous superheroes, and discovers that in many cases, the comic book writers got their science surprisingly right.
Physics of the Impossible by Kaku, Michio.
Call Number: QC 75 .K18 2008
ISBN: 9780385520690
Publication Date: 2008
TECHNOLOGY. A scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel.
Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists by Ottaviani, Jim.
Call Number: Q 141 .T86 2001
ISBN: 9780966010626
Publication Date: 2001
BIOGRAPHY. This graphic novel presents true stories from the history of science. Some are serious, some are humorous -- and most are a bit of both.