Why Do People Queue for Brunch?: The Explainer Guide to Modern Mysteries - Paperback

by Felicity Lewis (Author)

Does handwriting still matter? What are rogue waves? What do our teeth reveal about us? A compelling compendium of astonishing facts and occasional weirdness for curious minds.

What's the meaning of a bee's waggle dance? Who thought budgie smugglers into being? And why is cancer so damn hard to cure?

Australia's best journalists reveal the complex workings of the world - from outer space and the deep sea to our own backyards - as they delve into life's mysteries, answering questions from the profound to the quirky across health, science, technology, culture and human behavior.

Does handwriting still matter? What are rogue waves? What do our teeth reveal about us? A compelling compendium of astonishing facts and occasional weirdness for curious minds.

Author Biography

Felicity Lewis has been in journalism since the mid-'90s, including a couple of years in London, working in various roles as a reporter and producer and winning several team awards, including a Walkley, as multimedia editor at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. She has been the national explainer editor since Explainers were launched at the end of 2018.