{"product_id":"the-best-australian-science-writing-2022-9781742237640","title":"The Best Australian Science Writing 2022","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can a microbial gravesite on a moon teach us? Why is a group of scientists risking their lives to safeguard a seed bank? How does a virus detective story show us why we need to be vigilant about the next disease outbreak?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreat science writing has the ability to make us captive bystanders to the complexities of research. It makes us ask questions and sustains in us an infinite curiosity about our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScience writing also brings into sharp focus stories that surprise and compel us to pay attention to parts of the world often unseen, from a dusty gold mine which could help answer one of the biggest questions in astrophysics to a delightful date with the misunderstood blobfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis much-loved anthology, now in its twelfth year, selects the most riveting, entertaining, poignant, and fascinating science stories and essays from Australian writers, poets, and scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by health broadcaster and author Dr Norman Swan, this anthology covers another remarkable year filled with seismic moments in science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes the shortlisted entries for the 2022 UNSW Press Bragg Prize and the 2021 student prize-winning essay.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is an insightful and compelling anthology that deserves to be widely read.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Walters,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Canberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854907822316,"sku":"9781742237640","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781742237640.jpg?v=1759258902","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-best-australian-science-writing-2022-9781742237640","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}