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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

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1.

How does the author use scale to demonstrate the properties of extremely large things?

2.

Do extreme examples help to illustrate scientific principles? Argue why or why not.

3.

Which question’s answer surprised you the most? Why?

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