Explore the science behind the important universal questions that plague our mindsQuestions like: How does fidgeting help you lose weight? Do your ears really grow bigger as you get older? Which animal is the fastest eater? Why are suicidal cells essential for life? Did a guy named Murphy actually come up with Murphy's law? Can people really be allergic to sex or water? Discover the answers to these and many more curiosities of science with Karl Kruszelnicki's unique fusion of bizarre yet amazingly true scientific facts.Karl Kruszelnicki (Sydney, Australia) is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney and he lectures throughout Australia. He's also been a scientist, a medical doctor, an engineer, a car mechanic, a television weatherman, and a roadie for Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. He enjoys telling people about the wonders of science through radio, television, the Internet (check out his Web site at: http://www abc.net.au/science/k2) and his many books.