Dr Paul Parsons is a regular contributor to Nature, New Scientist and the Daily Telegraph. He frequently appears on BBC radio and his television credits include Richard & Judy and BBC Breakfast. He was formerly editor of the BBC's award-winning science and technology magazine Focus. The Science of Doctor Who (Icon Books), was longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. His latest book is Science 1001 published by Quercus.

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• Introduction. How to build the ultimate rollercoaster. How to predict the weather. How to survive an earthquake. How to stop a hurricane. How to deflect a killer asteroid. How to journey to the Earth's core. How to stop global warming. How to launch yourself into space. How to survive a lightning strike. How to cause a blackout. How to make an invisibility cloak. How to be everywhere at once. How to live forever. How to teleport. How to fit a power station in your pocket. How to see an atom. How to turn lead into gold. How to build an atomic bomb. How to harness starlight. How to visit the tenth dimension. How to survive falling into a black hole. How to see the other side of the Universe. How to recreate the Big Bang. How to make the loudest sound on Earth. How to destroy the Universe. How to travel faster than light. How to travel through time. How to contact aliens. How to make energy from nothing. How to generate a force field. How to predict the stock market. How to crack unbreakable codes. How to build an antigravity machine. How to create life. How to read someone's mind. Glossary. Index.