Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists?<i>The Explainer: From Déjà Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums</i> is a collection of the best of<i>The Conversation</i>’s &quot;The Explainer&quot; and &quot;Monday’s Medical Myths&quot; articles. The book answers questions on everyone’s mind about a diverse range of topics, abstract concepts, and popular and hard core science. Sections include: animals and agriculture, body, climate and energy, medical myths, mind and brain, research and technology, and more.<br><br>Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new ideas and enthusiasm to make often challenging topics highly readable. This book is for the curious, those with a thirst for answers, and those with a fascination of how phenomena, new technologies and current issues in our daily lives work.<br><br><b>Features:</b><br>* Authored by prominent experts in their field, such as university professors, professionals and researchers in industry, academic institutions and societies<br>* Written accessibly for a general audience, addressing the curious, those with a hunger for knowledge and those wishing to impress at dinner parties<br>* The perfect way to get ahead in all the current topics quickly. Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new ideas and enthusiasm to make often challenging topics highly readable<br>* A collection of around 100 of the best articles published in &quot;The Explainer&quot; and &quot;Monday’s Medical Myths&quot; sections of<i>The Conversation</i>