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Did you know 96% of the cosmos is unaccounted for? That the Pioneer probes seem to be violating the laws of physics? That we might have already found life on Mars? That aliens might have made contact with us? Oh, and why do we die? Why do we have sex? (Hopefully not in that order). Do we really have free will? ''13 Things That Don't Make Sense'' might not make complete sense of all these, but it'll certainly fascinate you as it explains these and other questions.

''13 Things That Don't Make Sense'' strikes the perfect tone: if it were too wide-eyed and trusting (like my opening paragraph), it'd be nothing but pseudoscience and only attract crackpots. If it was too staid and rigid, it wouldn't even dare to ask the questions, let alone attract an audience. It's perfectly clear that there may be nothing to each of the anomalies. It looks at some of the people whose careers have been effectively ruined by championing things like cold fusion (and perhaps appropriately ruined). It presents the body of evidence against the anomalies, that comprises accepted thinking. It then points to the little 'but' that hasn't been fully answered. It suggests looking at it, questioning it, and investigating it (using rigid scientific methods, of course).

My thanks to the publishers for sending it to Bookbag.

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