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FREE Dr Karl's Little Book of Trivia 101 by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (iBooks, Amazon & Google Play)

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FREE Dr Karl's Little Book of Trivia 101 by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (iBooks, Amazon & Google Play)
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simon75 on 16/08/2015 - 11:51 itunes.apple.com (3272 clicks)
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Why do stars seem to twinkle?

Where do all the teaspoons go?

Why is the Giant Panda so paradoxical?

Why does dark matter matter?

The world around (and inside) us is completely astonishing.

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, the most esteemed science communicator in Australia, has chosen 101 fascinating facts from his bestselling books to delight and intrigue you.

Taking a microscope to everyday science he gives us insights into the surprising origins of the "selfie", the rise and rise of 3D printing, how a nit is hatched by massive amounts of farting, why humans are basically fat doughnuts, and how you can stop milk from spoiling by dropping a Russian brown frog into it.

These are things you need to know.

These are things you don't even know you need to know.

A riveting ride through the extraordinary world of science.

(taken from the iTunes description)

Links to Google Play/Amazon/Kobo (thanks to grababargain):

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    • [Deactivated] on 16/08/2015 - 12:05

      Thanks! Although the US amazon comes up as "Not available for purchase" for me.

      • bobdobal on 16/08/2015 - 13:50

        Ditto for me

        • bargained on 16/08/2015 - 15:55
          +3

          Tritto for me

        • rygle on 16/08/2015 - 20:03

          Just worked fine for me!

  • adder on 16/08/2015 - 12:07

    Also free on Google play store

  • moza on 16/08/2015 - 12:31

    This is great! Nice find! Thanks for the links :)

  • conio on 16/08/2015 - 12:31
    +17

    Does he answer how to get duped by the government into doing ads for them ?

    • ChickenTalon on 16/08/2015 - 12:54
      +7

      Yes, but not in the book:

      http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2015/04/15/dr-karl-s…

      Copt quite a bit of flack for it, I recon it ultimately backfired for the govt tho. Dr Karl said he would donate the fee to schools, kudos to him.

      • syousef on 16/08/2015 - 19:36
        -8

        Too little too late. He permanently lost my respect. And I thought highly of him beforehand.

      • MiniMoo on 16/08/2015 - 23:54
        +2

        Thanks, CT, didn't know about that.

        Found this short interview where he explains himself.
        https://youtu.be/CPEVUK3Ryus

        • Fagin on 17/08/2015 - 13:22

          WOW….is he the speech writer/adviser for Bronwyn Bishop and Dyson Heydon.

    • bargainhunter on 16/08/2015 - 16:33
      -2

      They paid him money.

    • DeafMutePretender on 16/08/2015 - 20:57

      1) Be respected scientist
      2) Be offered money by the Government
      3) ???
      4) Profit (but public image might have taken a tad beating)

      • bargainhunter on 17/08/2015 - 00:14
        -7

        Is he respected? I upset someone here with my comment above about his doing some ads for money, just like his appearances on various shitty TV shows for money. Just another media clown doing the rounds for our "bread and circuses".

      • El Cap on 17/08/2015 - 07:02

        I +1 this by mistake.
        How is he a scientist?

    • meniac on 16/08/2015 - 22:54
      +1

      Tony Abbott lackey…what a SELL OUT !!!

    • ChickenTalon on 16/08/2015 - 14:01
      +4

      "Trivia" it's right there in the title

    • OzBragain on 16/08/2015 - 14:50
      +9

      I'm pretty sure we didn't need to know that.

    • smartazz104 on 16/08/2015 - 16:16
      +2

      Well surely you'd like to be able to say you know at least one thing…

  • ChrisLevo on 16/08/2015 - 14:29

    Thanks lots.
    Great light weight reading after a heavy day.
    Excellent find.

  • sween64 on 16/08/2015 - 15:08

    Thanks OP!

  • Lucky13 on 16/08/2015 - 16:27

    Thanks heaps :)

  • DU99 on 16/08/2015 - 16:41
    -1

    Free..Goggle is asking for paypal details,but showing it's free

  • zzyss on 16/08/2015 - 19:05

    I'm getting "This title is not available for purchase" from the US Amazon…

  • Goldy on 16/08/2015 - 19:29

    Nice find - Thanks OP - Much appreciated

  • bundy23 on 16/08/2015 - 19:45

    thanks. grabbed it from Google and Amazon (US).

  • ShipShapeRC on 16/08/2015 - 20:37

    Dr Karl rules. I have not seen the TV ad though. I dont watch TV much - too much spin.

  • swiggity swag on 16/08/2015 - 20:48

    Does anyone know how much it is normally?

  • Scrooge McDuck on 17/08/2015 - 00:17
    +2

    #102:

    Dr. Karl doesn't have a PhD, he's a Medical Doctor.

    • ShipShapeRC on 17/08/2015 - 00:48
      +1

      I did not know that, so Dr. Karl is just a Doctor then, not a Doctor. Actually I did, he's a Gyno Doctor. Yikes I need a doctor, my head hurts…

    • bargaino on 17/08/2015 - 10:16

      Dr karl has a bunch of degrees. including a Master of Biomedical Engineering. which led to doing the MBBS.

      Was a member of the Australian Institute of Physics before the MBBS, so definitely qualifies as a scientist.
      Also a Member of the Order of Australia, and IgNobel laureate.

      • [Deactivated] on 17/08/2015 - 11:58

        According to his CV (PDF), he has two degrees:

        • Master of Biomedical Engineering. (M. Biomed. E.), 1980
        • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. (MB, BS), 1986
        • bargaino on 17/08/2015 - 12:28

          He must have been good to get into a Masters program without a bachelors degree :)
          He also has B.Sc. and MSc (Qual.) And a long-running radio show …

        • DeafMutePretender on 21/08/2015 - 03:01
          -1

          his CV (PDF)(drkarl.com)

          My career counselor always tells me that a good CV is 2 pages long, 3 max.

          If I was an employer and saw Dr Karl's resume, I would chuck it in the trash for being so long-winded. As if I have the time to read all of his life achievements!

        • zzyss on 21/08/2015 - 15:30

          @DeafMutePretender:

          Apparently an Academic CV is a different manner of document to one that people use to apply for a job. Carl Sagan reputedly had one that went to 250 pages long…

        • DeafMutePretender on 22/08/2015 - 01:51
          -1

          @zzyss:

          Is Carl Sagan's CV font size 250?

  • avarice on 17/08/2015 - 10:41

    Thanks for the heads up :)

  • strangeloops66 on 17/08/2015 - 12:32
    +1

    Dr Karl's full name is: Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki.

    Lucky he goes by Dr. Karl, otherwise it would't be a little book of trivia.

    • DeafMutePretender on 17/08/2015 - 22:33

      Sven

      Swedish?

      Konkovitch

      Russian?

      • strangeloops66 on 17/08/2015 - 22:51

        Second one, K…, is probably Polish. Both of his parents were Polish Holocaust survivors, but he was born in Sweden. "Matthew"is interesting, as the Swedish version would be Mats, Mattias, or Mathias. His family didn't emigrate to Australia until he was two, so perhaps his parents long-term plan was to do so, and Matthew was a nod to his proposed home.

  • luka on 21/08/2015 - 15:31

    Amazon US shows as $0 but as soon as I log in the price changes to $2??? WTF?
    Amazon AU worked.

    Thanks

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