Robert Winston – författare

****MYCKET BRA****"... 28 genomtänkta och lärorika experiment som är rimliga att utföra hemma.(...) Varje experiment inleds med en lista där allt som behövs för genomförandet finns avbildat med foto och tillhörande text. Själva experimentet förklaras därefter pedagogisk, med en steg-för steg-instruktion i text och bild, som är lätt att förstå och följa. Merparten av illustrationerna är foton, men där det lämpar sig bättre finns tecknade bilder. Positivt är också att experimenten ofta kopplas till ett användningsområde i verkliga livet; utformningen av pappersflygplan har med industridesign att göra, vattenhjul förklarar hur elektricitet kan alstras i vattenkraftverk o.s.v."Birgitta Mark, Bibliotekstjänst, BTJ-häftet nr 16, 2024.

Det här är en rolig experimentbok som verkligen inspirerar till stora upptäckter. Bygg en högtalare av toarullar till din smartphone. Plantera en djungel i gamla pet-flaskor. Gör en monsterstor marshmallow i mikron. Bygg en bro av glasspinnar som håller för en tegelsten. Och mycket, mycket mer ... Alla experiment förklaras tydligt och pedagogiskt. Dessutom finns en hel del tips på hur man tar experimenten ytterligare ett steg eller två.

Have you ever wondered what makes electricity? Or what's inside an atom? Or how high the Moon really is? Or what light is made of and why you need it? The Science Squad provides all the answers in this colourful, fact-packed and informative book, explaining more than 100 key STEAM concepts in a clear way that will appeal to children aged five and above.This is the perfect visual introduction to the key concepts children need to know about all things STEAM. Each topic is explained using illustrated characters that represent science, technology, engineering, art, and maths. The second book in the Science Squad series, Science Squad Explains is an essential read for young STEAM fans.

From spots and cyber safety to sexuality and mental health, embark on the scary teenage years with confidence. Help Your Kids with Growing Up is the only guide to cover contemporary issues such as body image, social media, and sexting, whilst also explaining the biology of mood swings, periods and breaking voices. This book destigmatizes tricky topics including stress and anxiety, and explores relationships, identity, and gender, too.Expertly written content by Professor Robert Winston and Dr Radha Modgil offers a no-nonsense, non-judgemental approach to help parents and their kids navigate their way through this turbulent but exciting time.This modern, comprehensive guide to adolescence is invaluable for tweens and teens alike.© 2017 Robert Winston © 2020 DK Audio

As one of the world''s leading experts in human reproduction and a research pioneer since the 1970s, Professor Winston is accustomed to working in the world of controversial science. From the earliest days of IVF treatment to current controversy over stem cell research, strong feelings and hot debate have always been provoked over the merits of medical technology and the ethics of so-called scientific progress. Few writers are better placed to review the history of human technological invention over the centuries and question its real benefits to mankind.Professor Winston argues that it is a basic human need to create and invent - a consequence of standing on two legs and seeing our environment as something separate from ourselves. But the more we invent, the more we intervene in the world around us, especially as mankind has many instincts besides the creative one: the urge to destroy, control, create disharmony and to use its powers to excess. For that reason, contained within every one of our finest inventions is the potential for great harm. This does not only apply to obvious menaces like gunpowder and oil, but to the most seemingly benign advances such as writing, farming, medicine. In this unique and timely book, Professor Winston takes a fresh look at man''s greatest discoveries and innovations and asks whether our dependence on science and technology has led us into a precarious situation which is doomed to become worse before it gets better? As well as tracing the history and fall-out of our very worst ideas, his book also advocates the merits of scientific progress. For our drive to invent and improve the world around us is what, after all, makes us human.