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Amazing Inventions (Odd Science) by James Olstein
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Category: Junior Nonfiction
Inventions aren't always easy. Sometimes a humble leaf can get in the way. Developers have learned that one of the big hold ups in the creation of self-driving cars is teaching the cars to recognize changes in foliage as they drive the same routes each day. Scientists have developed a flexible medical ...Show more
Odd Science: Brilliant Bodies by James Olstein
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Category: Junior Nonfiction
A full head of human hair is strong enough to support up to 12 tons in weight. Microglia are brain cells that trim/eat long synapses of material that no longer functions throughout the brain. Scientists have used the video game Pac-Man to explain this process. Odd Science: Brilliant Bodies is filled w ...Show more
Odd Science - Incredible Creatures by James Olstein
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Category: Junior Nonfiction
Scientists found that male cockatoos in Australia make their own drumsticks and their own music. Each bird plays it's own different rhythm at its own different speed to attract a mate. Scientists in Tokyo have trained pigeons to distinguish between art style. They can tell the difference between works b ...Show more
Odd Science: Spectacular Space by James Olstein
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Category: Junior Nonfiction
Due to the lack of gravity it's impossible for someone to cry in space. The largest photo ever taken was by NASA at 1.5 billion pixels. Odd Science: Spectacular Space is filled with weird and wacky facts that you've never heard before. Read about the first flower grown in space, wonder at the tallest ...Show more
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