Bøker av Stefan Gates

Scientist and presenter Stefan Gates is back, answering the questions that everyone is too shy to ask!Rude Science follows in the flatulent footsteps of Fartology, taking on those unmentionable body substances with which we're all so familiar, but rarely talk about in polite company. Stefan tackles eternal questions such as:• How much snot can a person produce in one day?• Why do men have nipples• What's ear wax for?• What is toe cheese?It's packed with weird and wonderful facts about our bodies and the disgusting gloops and gunks we ooze every single day. Reclaim your bodily functions with fun and scientific facts that will fascinate kids and adults alike.

Discover why man's best friend wags, walks, sniffs, barks, pees, behaves and thinks the way he does.

Ever been tempted by the thought of trying juicy deep fried mealworms, proteinrich cricket flower, or swapping your Walkers for salt and vinegar flavoured grasshoppers? If so then you are not alone! Over 2 billion people regularly eat insects as part of their diet, and the world is home to around 1,900 edible insect species.For adventurous foodies and daring dieters comes the newest way to save the planet, eat more protein, and tickle taste buds. But this isn t an insect cookbook. Instead it s an informative field guide: exploring the origins of insect eating, offering tips on finding edible bugs and serving up a few delicious ideas of how to eat them once you ve tracked them down! It includes a comprehensive list on edible insects and where to find them, how to prepare them, their versatile usage and nutritional value as well as a few recipes. A bug-eating checklist covering all known edible bugs so readers can mark off the ones they ve eaten and seek out new delicacies concludes the book.This is a perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful, and adventurous side of entomophagy.