{"title":"Series: Best Australian Science Writing","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-best-australian-science-writing-2020-9781742236841","title":"The Best Australian Science Writing 2020","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe annual collection, now in its tenth year, celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCan fish feel pain? Does it matter if a dingo is different from a dog? Is there life in a glob of subterranean snot? Science tackles some unexpected questions. At a time when the world is buffeted by the effects of a pandemic, climate change and accelerating technology, the fruits of scientific labour and enquiry have never been more in demand. Who better to navigate us through these unprecedented days than Australia's best science writers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow in its tenth year, this much-loved anthology selects the most riveting, poignant, and entertaining science stories and essays from Australian writers, poets, and scientists. In their expert hands, such ordinary objects as milk and sticky tape become imbued with new meaning, while the furthest reaches of our universe are made more familiar and comprehensible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword from Nobel laureate and immunologist Peter C. Doherty, this collection brings a fresh perspective to the world you thought you knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854905856236,"sku":"9781742236841","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781742236841.jpg?v=1759258881"},{"product_id":"the-best-australian-science-writing-2021-9781742237374","title":"The Best Australian Science Writing 2021","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs there life in the clouds of Venus? How could Indigenous burning practices stave off catastrophic bushfires? What do horseshoe bats, raccoon dogs and pet cats have to do with the global pandemic? Science writing tells the stories of life and human endeavour in all its marvellous, often messy, complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow in its eleventh year and with a foreword by Australia's Chief Scientist, the renowned physicist Cathy Foley, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Australian Science Writing 2021\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection that showcases the nation's best science writing. New voices join prominent science writers and journalists, taking us to the depths of the ocean, the fuels of the future, and to the Ryugu asteroid and back. The collection also brings us straight to the heart of complex ethical dilemmas and the calamitous crises challenging scientists and writers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes the shortlisted entries for the 2021 UNSW Press Bragg Prize and the 2020 UNSW Press Bragg Student Prize winning essay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSonia Orchard, Paul Biegler, Mark O'Flynn, Nicole Hasham, Donna Lu, Amanda Anastasi, Jackson Ryan, Ella Loeffler, Tim Dean, Clare Watson, Bianca Nogrady, Benjamin Dodds, John Pickrell, Smriti Mallapaty, James Bradley, Benjamin Pope, Rob Brooks, Jo Chandler, Emma Viskic, Julie Hollis, Declan Fry, Fiona McMillan, Wilson da Silva, Jon Brock, Ceridwen Dovey, Ashley Hay, Rebecca Giggs, Ivy Shih, Alice Gorman, Steph Panecasio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854905889004,"sku":"9781742237374","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7323c529d10c8e614e1e6790b1a484c1.jpg?v=1759261721"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-best-australian-science-writing.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}