LEADER 03862nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910479871703321 005 20170821164143.0 010 $a1-74224-619-2 010 $a1-74224-129-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000001134050 035 $a(EBL)1057730 035 $a(OCoLC)818818909 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001176536 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11673027 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001176536 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11130351 035 $a(PQKB)11710245 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1111120 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001134050 100 $a20121130d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe best Australian science writing 2012$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Elizabeth Finkel 210 $aSydney $cNewSouth Pub.$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (245 p.) 225 0 $aA NewSouth book 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-74223-348-1 311 $a1-306-02508-7 327 $a""Contents""; ""Shortlist""; ""Judges ""; ""Advisory panel""; ""Contributors""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""GATEWAY TO HEAVEN: Wilson da Silva""; ""NEUTRINOS AND THE SPEED OF LIGHT...NOT SO FAST: Jonathan Carroll""; ""BLANK CANVAS: Corey Butler""; ""UNDER THE HOOD OF THE UNIVERSE: Margaret Wertheim""; ""THE ILL-EFFECTS OF QUACKERY V SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE: Cassandra Wilkinson""; ""A HERO'S LEGEND AND A STOLEN SKULL RUSTLE UP A DNA DRAMA: Christine Kenneally""; ""THE RISE AND FALL OF INFANT REFLUX: Pamela Douglas""; ""EARTHQUAKES: WHEN THE WORLD MOVES: Emma Young"" 327 $a""SEVEN BILLION REASONS TO BE A FEMINIST: Rob Brooks""""BALANCING ACT: Adrian Hyland""; ""UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Frank Bowden""; ""WHY CLEVER PEOPLE BELIEVE IN SILLY THINGS: Craig Cormick""; ""PAINTING THE RAINFORESTS REDD: William Laurance""; ""THE EVOLUTION OF THE INADEQUATE MODERN MALE: Peter McAllister""; ""A WEE SOLUTION: Lachlan Bolton""; ""DIAMOND PLANETS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD: Matthew Bailes""; ""STORM FRONT: Jo Chandler""; ""I WANT TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES WHEN I GROW UP (AND SO SHOULD YOU): Michael Kasumovic""; ""LICENCE TO HEAL: lNick Miller"" 327 $a""SECRET LIFE OF ENCELADUS: Richard A. Lovett""""THE ROACH'S SECRET: Wendy Zukerman""; ""AUSTRALIA IN 2050: Julian Cribb""; ""DOCTOR'S ORDERS: DEBUNKING HOMEOPATHY ONCE AND FOR ALL: Ian Musgrave""; ""THE AUSSIE MOZZIE POSSE: Ashley Hay""; ""LIFE IN LAKE VOSTOK? THE LINK BETWEEN ANTARCTICA AND EXTRA-TERRESTRIALS: Helen Maynard-Casely""; ""THE DOCTOR IS IN: Ranjana Srivastava""; ""A dream of goldfinchesVanessa Mickan""; ""Acknowledgments"" 330 $aHow were Ned Kelly's bones finally identified? What makes cockroaches some of the most successful creatures on the planet? Could some obscure bacteria finally rid the world of dengue fever? How did infant reflux become the disease of the moment? Why does the discovery of a planet made of one huge diamond cause so much media excitement? And do video games really rot children's brains? From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be moving, funny, exhilar 606 $aTechnical writing$zAustralia 606 $aCommunication in science$zAustralia 606 $aScience in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTechnical writing 615 0$aCommunication in science 615 0$aScience in literature. 676 $a500 676 $a808 701 $aFinkel$b Elizabeth$0999870 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910479871703321 996 $aThe best Australian science writing 2012$92295216 997 $aUNINA