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Biophysics

Biophysics

Animal magic

06 Nov 2017
Taken from the November 2017 issue of Physics World

Furry Logic, with its puns and wordplay, does an excellent job in covering the latest research in biophysics, and covers a huge range of animals, writes Mark Denny

Photograph of elephants
Sound science: how elephants hear through their feet is some of the bang-up-to-date research included in this book. (Courtesy: iStock/RelaxFoto.de)
Writing a popular-science book about animal biophysics is hard work. Authors must read through hundr

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Mark Denny is a retired physicist and engineer in British Columbia, Canada. He is now a popular-science writer of 13 books, including Engineering Animals: How Life Works (Harvard University Press, 2011) co-authored with Alan McFadzean, and Long Hops: Making Sense of Bird Migration (University of Hawaii Press, 2016), markdennybooks.wordpress.com
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