Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You author: New Scientist rating: asin: 0743297261 binding: Paperback list price: $12.00 USD amazon price: $9.60 USD

This is one of those books that's great to read during your morning commute or if you're going through a period in your life where you find yourself spending a lot of time in waiting rooms. It's a book you can pick up and put down again without losing your place in a plot or dropping the main theme of an argument.

The book consists of interesting questions posed (and answered) by readers of New Scientist magazine in their recurring "The Last Word" column. Examples include "How fat do you have to be to become bulletproof?" and "What would happen if the moon suddenly disappeared?" Some of the questions are serious; some are silly. However even the most inane queries can sometimes lead to intriguing answers, like the question about the interaction of Tia Maria (an alcoholic beverage) and cream, which resulted in a paper on fluid dynamics.