Even More Things That Nobody Knows: 501 Further Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything

How does physical activity affect cancer risk? Does the death penalty have a deterrent effect? Are there any limits to machine intelligence? What is the effect of polar warming on mid-latitude regions? Or, perhaps of less concern, are crows impatient? How do dogs catch Frisbees? Who invented the door knob? Does tickling a rat make it optimistic? These are some of the 501 ‘mysteries’ explored in this compact paperback from independent British publisher Atlantic Books. As indicated by the ‘even more’ prefix to the title, it follows the original Things That Nobody Knows: 501 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and...