{"product_id":"eureka-chad-orzel-9780465074969","title":"Eureka: Discovering Your Inner Scientist","description":"When it comes to science, too often people say \"I just don't have the brains for it\" -- and leave it at that. Why is science so intimidating, and why do people let themselves feel this way? What makes one person a scientist and another disinclined even to learn how to read graphs? The idea that scientists are people who wear lab coats and are somehow smarter than the rest of us is a common, yet dangerous, misconception that puts science on an intimidating pedestal. How did science become so divorced from everyday experience? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEureka\u003c\/i\u003e, science popularizer Chad Orzel argues that even the people who are most forthright about hating science are doing science, often without even knowing it. Orzel shows that science is central to the human experience: every human can think like a scientist, and regularly does so in the course of everyday activities. The common misconception is that science is a body of (boring, abstract, often mathematical) facts. In truth, science is a process: \u003ci\u003eLooking\u003c\/i\u003e at the world, \u003ci\u003eThinking\u003c\/i\u003e about what makes it work, \u003ci\u003eTesting\u003c\/i\u003e your mental model by comparing it to reality, and \u003ci\u003eTelling\u003c\/i\u003e others about your results -- all things that people do daily. By revealing the connection between the everyday activities that people do -- solving crossword puzzles, playing sports, or even watching mystery shows on television -- and the processes used to make great scientific discoveries, \u003ci\u003eEureka\u003c\/i\u003e shows that this process is one everybody uses regularly, and something that anyone can do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chad Orzel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465074960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465074969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014","brand":"Chad Orzel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919643537663,"sku":"9780465074969","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_380841ee-9a1c-4ac8-ba1a-9c67cbb80032.jpg?v=1710359074","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eureka-chad-orzel-9780465074969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}