Download Litmus: Short Stories from Modern Science (Science-Into-Fiction) AudioBook Free
Like the creation myths they supersede, the revelations of technology are seared into our collective creativity through storytelling. From Archimedes' bath to Newton's apple, vibrant accounts of medical breakthrough help us understand the concepts behind each theory, and enhance the much larger narrative of how the world works, and how we came to be here. This anthology draws out and distils science's love of narrative from an array of medical disciplines, weaving theory into very human stories, and delving into the mankind of theorists and experimenters as they stood on the brink of momentous discoveries: from Joseph Swan's original light-bulb instant to the uncovering of reflection neurons lighting up empathy zones in the mind; from Einstein's revelation on a Bern tram, to Pavlov's identification of personality types because of a freak overflow in his St Petersburg laboratory. Each tale has been written in close appointment with researchers and historians and it is along with a specially written afterword, growing on the technology for a general audience. Mutually, they bring vividly to life the stories behind the 'eureka!' occasions that changed just how we live, permanently. Cover artwork copyright (c) Matt Roeser. Also presenting stories by Annie Clarkson, Tania Hershman, Trevor Hoyle, Michael Jecks, Zoe Lambert, Sean O'Brien, Christine Poulson, Emma Jane Unsworth, Adam Marek, Sara Maitland, Alison MacLeod, and Jane Rogers. Plus afterwords by Prof Jim Al-Khalili, Prof Martyn Amos, Dr. Robert Appleby, John Clayson, Prof Matthew Cobb, Sarah Fox, Kathryn Harris, James Higgerson, Dr. Nick R. Love, Dr. Tim O'Brien, Prof Denis Noble, Prof Giacomo Rizzolatti, Dr. Zoe Schnepp, Dr. James Sumner, Dr. Angharad Watson and Dr. John Wearden.
