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A review by eatingfiction
The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who by Marek Kukula, Simon Guerrier
4.0
I've been having a Doctor Who moment for the last couple months, with a lockdown-fuelled rewatch, and I've had this book on my shelf for years now, so the time finally came to read through it.
This book was a brilliant mix of fun Doctor Who stories followed by informative chapters explaining the real-world science behind those story concepts. I love learning about sciencey things, however I also do NOT have the intelligence to actually grasp most of it---but the way this uses Doctor Who, which is sciencey in the silliest of ways, as it's framework for teaching these things was perfect.
Lots of interesting facts now filed away in my brain. Most of the short stories were fun, some exceptional, some a bit dull. All round a very enjoyable read.
This book was a brilliant mix of fun Doctor Who stories followed by informative chapters explaining the real-world science behind those story concepts. I love learning about sciencey things, however I also do NOT have the intelligence to actually grasp most of it---but the way this uses Doctor Who, which is sciencey in the silliest of ways, as it's framework for teaching these things was perfect.
Lots of interesting facts now filed away in my brain. Most of the short stories were fun, some exceptional, some a bit dull. All round a very enjoyable read.