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| John Gribbin is a highly acclaimed
author, broadcaster, journalist, and research scientist.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and
has written over 50 books. He is also the Series
Editor of Dorling Kindersley's Essential Science
books. Here, he tells us more about the new series.
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You are an internationally renowned
author, widely acclaimed for your ability to explain scientific
subjects to a popular audience. Why do you think the Essential
Science series will be so effective in communicating scientific
issues to a wide audience?
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I've always been
excited by the idea of using pictures and text together
to get sometimes complex scientific ideas across,
and the Dorling Kindersley "style" lends itself
very well to this. I'd really like to revise every
book I've ever written into this kind of illustrated
volume. The other special thing we have tried to
do in ES is to deliver those ideas in bite-sized
pieces - as a series of little books, from which
the reader can choose what they require to develop
their understanding of topics of particular interest.
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This year is Science Year, which
particularly focuses on raising the scientific understanding
of those aged 10-19. Do you feel that young people today
need to raise their scientific awareness?
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I'm not a big
fan of special "years" or "weeks" or whatever. But
although it is a cliche, it is still true that we
live in a world where science and technology dominate
our lives, and everyone needs to be aware of what
is going on. The main problem is usually the way
science is taught, not a lack of interest, and I
hope this series will turn out to be user friendly.
I even dream that a few MPs might read it and learn
something!
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Among the new books are titles
on Food for the Future and Global
Warming - subjects we read a lot about in the media.
They are always covered as 'worrying' topics. Will these
books hopefully help to put the public's mind at rest
to a certain extent.
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We are not trying
either to alarm people or put their minds at rest,
but to inform them (hopefully with a bit of entertainment
thrown in) so they can make their own decisions
about things that affect all our lives - one reason
why I hope politicians might read them.
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