{"product_id":"2940170185443","title":"The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning journalist Natalie Angier takes a joyride through the major scientific disciplines¿physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. Her approach is smart, funny, and sure to inspire a new appreciation of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuckle up for a joy ride through physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. Drawing on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists and her own work as an award-winning science writer, Natalie Angier does the impossible: She makes science fascinating and seriously fun, even for those of us who, in Angier's words, \"still can't tell the difference between a proton, a photon, and a moron.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the profound questions we will explore in our lives¿evolution, global warming, stem cells¿have to do with science. So do a lot of everyday things, like our ice cream melting and our coffee getting cold and our vacuum cleaner running (or not). What does our liver do when we eat a caramel? How does the horse demonstrate evolution at work? Are we really made of stardust? (Yes, we are.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Canon,\u003c\/i\u003e Lewis Thomas meets Lewis Carroll in a book destined to become a modern classic¿because it quenches our curiosity, sparks our interest in the world around us, reignites our childhood delight in discovering how things work, and instantly makes us smarter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104956858608,"sku":"2940170185443","price":27.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170185443_p0.jpg?v=1763704142","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170185443","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}