Several studies have shown that hands-on experiences are no more effective than hands-off experiences (i.e., instruction) at teaching abstract ideas like Newtonian principles. The problem is that abstract ideas need to be abstracted before they can be learned, and hands-on experiences are not suited for that purpose.
This book covers how our intuitions and experiences can tend to betray us when trying to understand scientific theories. That can be one reason why so many of us find its hard to wrap our head around abstract scientific theories.
