EXTRA-ORDINARY : Stories of Science from Everyday Life
EXTRA-ORDINARY : Stories of Science from Everyday Life
Aparna Agarwal
- Publication date : 20 March 2026
- Print length : 280 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9353454395
- ISBN-13 : 978-9353454395
In Extra-Ordinary, Aparna takes us on a journey through the everyday universe – apples on the kitchen counter, the colour blue in the sky, a flower on a windowsill, even the insistent tug of her dog Oreo’s leash – and reveals the astonishing science woven into each of them.
With the curiosity of a researcher, the eye of an artist and the humour of someone who has learned to see wonder in the mundane, Aparna unpacks how apples are cloned, why blue is the rarest colour in nature and why dogs and humans never quite look at the same world.
Vivid, brilliantly written and full of the unexpected, Extra-Ordinary is a joyful reminder that you don’t need a laboratory – or even to leave your neighbourhood – to encounter the astonishing. All you need to do is look closely.
In Extra-Ordinary, Aparna takes us on a journey through the everyday universe – apples on the kitchen counter, the colour blue in the sky, a flower on a windowsill, even the insistent tug of her dog Oreo’s leash – and reveals the astonishing science woven into each of them.
With the curiosity of a researcher, the eye of an artist and the humour of someone who has learned to see wonder in the mundane, Aparna unpacks how apples are cloned, why blue is the rarest colour in nature and why dogs and humans never quite look at the same world.
Vivid, brilliantly written and full of the unexpected, Extra-Ordinary is a joyful reminder that you don’t need a laboratory – or even to leave your neighbourhood – to encounter the astonishing. All you need to do is look closely.
Author Bios:
Aparna Agarwal is an evolutionary biologist, artist and innovator.Her work has earned her awards and a patent to her name. She did her PhD in Evolutionary Biology from National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, and is currently research lead at Param Innovation.
Aparna Agarwal is an evolutionary biologist, artist and innovator.Her work has earned her awards and a patent to her name. She did her PhD in Evolutionary Biology from National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, and is currently research lead at Param Innovation.
