{"product_id":"9781788400046","title":"The Element in the Room: Science-y Stuff Staring You in the Face","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Made me go Hydrogen Argon, Hydrogen Argon, Hydrogen Argon.' Rufus Hound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs featured in Best stocking-filler books of 2017 - The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Witty and clever writing, every topic is engaging, fun and in some cases laugh-out-loud funny...there are too many highlights to mention' - How it Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Why is it impossible to spin your right foot clockwise while you draw a 6 with your right hand? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Can you extract DNA from a strawberry daiquiri? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Would you make love like a praying mantis? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Should you book a holiday on Earth 2.0? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Element in the Room\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e will take you on a rib-tickling, experiment-fuelled adventure to explain everyday science that is staring you in the face. If you are sci-curious, pi-curious or just the-end-is-nigh-curious then this is the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Mould\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Arney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e are two thirds of science comedy phenomenon \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFestival of the Spoken Nerd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. As a trio they have appeared on QI, created their own experimental* comedy show 'Domestic Science' for Radio 4, toured their stand-up science shows to over 50,000 nerds (and non-nerds) and accumulated millions of views on YouTube.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'These nerds are the real deal' - \u003c\/i\u003eBen Goldacre, author of \u003ci\u003eBAD SCIENCE \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 'They make science fun and understandable which is a great combo.' \u003c\/i\u003eSandi Toksvig\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'MIND BLOWN.' \u003c\/i\u003eTim Harford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Science was never such hilarious explosive fun.' \u003c\/i\u003eRichard Herring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This book is 37% better than mine. But it took 100% more nerds to write it.' \u003c\/i\u003eMatt Parker (the other third of Spoken Nerd)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octopus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159044833520,"sku":"9781788400046","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781788400046_p0.jpg?v=1763739506","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781788400046","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}