Stuff Matters
by Mark Miodownik
A materials scientist's delighted tour of steel, paper, concrete, chocolate, foam and more, explaining why each behaves as it does. Not a success book, but a model of curiosity and clear explanation.
Read it if…
you want to rekindle curiosity about the ordinary world.
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Skip it if…
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Three things you will actually use
- Curiosity is a practice.
- Everything ordinary has a story.
- Clear explanation is a skill worth studying.
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Read the chapter on paper and look at your desk differently.
Our verdict
Curiosity, modeled.
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