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Amazing Inventions (Odd Science) by James Olstein
25.00 NZD
Category: Children
Inventions aren't always easy. Sometimes a humble leaf can get in the way. Developers have learned that one of the big hold ups in the creation of self-driving cars is teaching the cars to recognize changes in foliage as they drive the same routes each day. Scientists have developed a flexible medical ...Show more
Odd Science: Brilliant Bodies by James Olstein
25.00 NZD
Category: Children
A full head of human hair is strong enough to support up to 12 tons in weight. Microglia are brain cells that trim/eat long synapses of material that no longer functions throughout the brain. Scientists have used the video game Pac-Man to explain this process. Odd Science: Brilliant Bodies is filled w ...Show more
Odd Science - Incredible Creatures by James Olstein
25.00 NZD
Category: Children
Scientists found that male cockatoos in Australia make their own drumsticks and their own music. Each bird plays it's own different rhythm at its own different speed to attract a mate. Scientists in Tokyo have trained pigeons to distinguish between art style. They can tell the difference between works b ...Show more
Odd Science: Spectacular Space by James Olstein
25.00 NZD
Category: Children
Due to the lack of gravity it's impossible for someone to cry in space. The largest photo ever taken was by NASA at 1.5 billion pixels. Odd Science: Spectacular Space is filled with weird and wacky facts that you've never heard before. Read about the first flower grown in space, wonder at the tallest ...Show more
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