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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: salmon cannon and the levitating frog
    sub title: and other serious discoveries of silly science
  name:
    name part: York, Carly Anne
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
    role:
      role term: aut
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      role term: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Humor.
  genre: humor.
  genre: Humour.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2025
    copyright date: 2025
    edition: First edition.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource
  abstract: "Why would anyone research how elephants pee? Or study worms who tie themselves into a communal knot? Or quantify the squishability of a cockroach? It all sounds pointless, silly, or even disgusting. Maybe it is. But in The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog, Carly Anne York shows how unappreciated, overlooked, and simply curiosity-driven science has led to breakthroughs big and small. Got wind power? You might have humpback whales to thank. Know anything about particle physics? Turns out there is a ferret close to the heart of it all. And if you want to keep salmon around, be thankful for that cannon! The research itself can seem bizarre. But it drives our economy. And what's more, this stuff is simply cool. York invites readers to appreciate the often unpredictable journey of scientific exploration, highlighting that the heart of science lies in the relentless pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. Emphasizing the hard work of the people behind the discoveries, this is an accessible, story-driven book that shows how important and exciting it is to simply let curiosity run wild"-- Provided by publisher.
  table of contents: Eureka! The screwiest idea -- Rodent rubdowns -- The law of urination.
  note: Carly Anne York.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    topic: Discoveries in science
    topic: History
    genre: Popular works
  subject:
    topic: Discoveries in science
    genre: Anecdotes
  subject:
    topic: Discoveries in science
    genre: Humor
  subject:
    topic: Research
    topic: Political aspects
  subject:
    topic: Découvertes scientifiques
    topic: Histoire
    genre: Ouvrages de vulgarisation
  subject:
    topic: Découvertes scientifiques
    genre: Anecdotes
  subject:
    topic: Découvertes scientifiques
    genre: Humour
  subject:
    topic: Recherche
    topic: Aspect politique
  subject:
    topic: Experiments & Projects
  subject:
    topic: Science & Technology Policy
  subject:
    topic: Public Policy
  subject:
    topic: POLITICAL SCIENCE
  subject:
    topic: SCIENCE
  subject:
    topic: Discoveries in science
  subject:
    topic: Discoveries in science
    genre: Anecdotes
  subject:
    topic: Discoveries in science
    genre: Humor
  subject:
    topic: Research
  classification: Q180.55.D57 Y67 2025
  classification: 509
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    title info:
      title: Salmon cannon and the levitating frog
    name:
      name part: York, Carly Anne
    origin info:
      publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2025
      edition: First edition.
    identifier: (DLC) 2024042955
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    title info:
      title: The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog
    name:
      name part: York, Carly Anne
    origin info:
      publisher: New York : Basic Books,c2025
  identifier: 9781541605220 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 1541605225
  identifier: 9781541605213
  identifier: 2024042956
  identifier: A1A8FA0D-D6DA-403E-9D68-5368CF94033E OverDrive, Inc.
  location:
    physical location: POD
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 250403
    record change date: 20250810211258.7
    record identifier: in00005658084
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng