Mick O'Hare

Mick O’Hare (* 1964 in Mirfield, England) is a British editor and writer who travels between the US and the UK.

Life

Currently, he is an editor for New Scientist, the leading British weekly for science, writing among other things "The Last Word" column of questions and answers. He edited Profile’s bestselling book "Does Anything Eat Wasps?" and its successors "Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze?" and "Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?".

Mick joined New Scientist in 1992 after being the production editor for Autosport. He still occasionally works as a rugby league writer and also edits sports books. He has a geology degree.^[1]^[2]

Bibliography

Does Anything Eat Wasps? and 101 Other Questions
How to Fossilise Your Hamster: And Other Amazing Experiments for the Armchair Scientist
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions
The Last Word: Vol 1, Mick O'Hare, illustrated by Spike Gerrell
The Last Word: More Questions and Answers on Everyday Science Vol 2, Mick O'Hare, illustrated by Spike Gerrell
Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? And 101 Other Intriguing Science Questions
How to Make a Tornado: The strange and wonderful things that happen when scientists break free, 2009, Profile Books, ISBN 1846682878
Why Can't Elephants Jump? And 113 More Science Questions Answered
Why Are Orangutans Orange: Science Questions in Pictures – With Fascinating Answers
Will We Ever Speak Dolphin?": And 130 Other Science Questions Answered
why sleeping birds don't fall out of the tree & other daily science

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