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Why does your weather app say “there’s a 10 percent chance of rain” instead of “it will be sunny”? In large part, this is due to the insight of award-winning physicist Tim Palmer, who pioneered the introduction of uncertainty into weather and climate prediction. Now, he wants to apply it to how we study everything else.

Join sensational drag queen Kyne Santos on an extraordinary journey through the glamorous world of…math? This sassy book is your VIP pass, taking you behind the scenes with a TikTok superstar who shatters stereotypes and proves that math can be fascinating and fun, even for people who think they aren’t good at it.

This book is a popular introduction to the science of motion. It tells the story of mechanics, from Galileo's time to the present day, with an emphasis throughout on surprising phenomena that most challenge our physical intuition. What makes an aeroplane fly? Why aren't rollercoasters circular?...