Description

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A joy for science lovers, Know It All is your ticket to a grand meeting of curious minds!

New Scientist magazine’s beloved “Last Word” column is a rare forum for “un-Google-able” queries: Readers write in, and readers respond! Know It All collects 132 of the column’s very best Q&As. The often-wacky questions cover physics, chemistry, zoology and beyond: When will Mount Everest cease to be the tallest mountain on the planet?If a thermometer was in space, what would it read?Why do some oranges have seeds, and some not?Many people suffer some kind of back pain. Is it because humans haven’t yet perfected the art of walking upright? And the unpredictable answers showcase the brainpower of New Scientist’s readers, like the anatomist who chimes in about back pain (“Evolution is not in the business of perfecting anything.”) and the vet who responds, “Quadrupeds can get backache too!”

About the Author

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Established in 1956, New Scientist is the fastest-growing and bestselling science magazine in the world, reaching over 3 million readers through its print and digital channels. Its series of accessible popular science books, which debuted in 2005, has sold well over 2 million copies worldwide. Jeremy Webb, who has worked at New Scientist for over twenty-three years, is editor-in-chief.

Praise For…

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A Guardian Top 10 Science and Technology book



"An entertaining and intellectually stimulating read.

— Shelf Awareness

The experts at New Scientist magazine have published a book that answers some of the oddest but most entertaining questions they’ve been asked.

— Daily Mail

Explain[s] some of life’s great mysteries.
— Reveal

Answers the questions you’ve probably wondered all your life.
— Wales Online

Great answers to common dinner party questions.
— Good Housekeeping

More intriguing questions and answers from the New Scientist Magazine archives. Stumped for ideas for Christmas presents? Then this might be the ideal choice for anyone—teen to old-age. All you need is an interest in the curiosities of life!
— LoveReading

There are so many phenomena out there which we accept from day to day but if we ever stop to think about them, we don’t have any explanations. Never fear—[. . . ] New Scientist [. . .] has the answers to these questions and more.

— Mirror

New Scientist magazine has compiled a book answering the most obscure and intriguing questions they’ve ever been asked.

— Newsbreaker

Poses questions asked by the curious the world over and offers sometimes varying— and often highly theoretical—answers offered by experts, academics, engineers, teachers, philosophers and assorted know-alls . . . . There are head-scratchers here aplenty.
— The Clothesline