Sometimes explosive, often delicious, occasionally poisonous, but always interesting: the New York Times best-selling author of Stuff Matters show us the secret lives of liquids: the shadow counterpart of our solid “stuff.”We all know that without water we couldn’t survive, and that sometimes a cup of coffee or a glass of wine feels just as vital. But do we really understand how much we rely on liquids, or the destructive power they hold? Set over the course of a flight from London to San Francisco, Liquid Rules offers readers a fascinating tour of these formless substances, told through the language of molecules, droplets, heartbeats, and ocean waves. Throughout the trip, we encounter fluids within the plane—from a seemingly ordinary cup of tea to a liquid crystal display screen—and without, in the volcanoes of Iceland, the frozen expanse of Greenland, and the marvelous California coastline. We come to see liquids as substances of wonder and fascination, and to und
By the author of the best-selling, prize-winning Stuff Matters'A truly delightful read' Jim Al-Khalili, author of Paradox'Exciting, anarchic and surprising' Katy Guest, The GuardianThis fascinating ne
★金融時報2018年度好書★入選2018英國皇家學院科學圖書獎（Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize）浸在液體裡的人類怎麼呼吸？冰箱殺人事件的真凶是誰？眼淚有哪三種？酒為什麼流淚？如何打造「流動」的馬路？為什麼沒人真的腳踏「實地」？作者米奧多尼克搭上了倫敦往舊金山的班機，在機上遇見十三種液體與一位神祕灰髮女子。隨著作者超展開的內心戲
