This book is a collection of science themed humour and creative non-fiction pieces, written by David Ng, published between 2004 and 2014 and in publications as diverse as McSweeney's, Boing Boing, the Walrus, the Science Creative Quarterly, and others. David Ng is a geneticist, science educator, and faculty based at the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia. Of note: (1) he is partly responsible for the massive DNA helix emblazoned on his building's facade; (2) his Dad beat up Bruce Lee; (3) his first foray into general publishing featured a unicorn on the front cover; and (4) his lab studies things like Pokemon and creativity. Learn more at thisishowitalkscience.tumblr.com FYI, this book is also guaranteed to make you smarter...well, guaranteed to make you look smarter anyway.