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This is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens, and Other WTF Research

This is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens, and Other WTF Research

by Marc Abrahams (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

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Synopsis

Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, offers an addictive,wryly funny expose of the oddest, most imaginative, and just plain improbable research from around the globe. He looks into why books on ethics are more likely to get stolen, the best way to slice a ham sandwich (mathematically), and what time of month generates highertips for Vegas lap dancers. Abrahams' tour through these unlikeliest investigations of animals, plants, and minerals (including humans) willfirst make you laugh, then make you think about the world in a new way.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 316
 Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Published: 06 Sep 2012
ISBN 10: 1851689311
ISBN 13: 9781851689316

Media Reviews
After reading this hilarious book, you'll never look at scientists in the same way again. --Terry Jones, bestselling author and Python
Delightful... a pleasure to read in the bathroom and in the bedroom, and the kind of book that makes you seem smarter when you share it with friends (just make sure you wash your hands first). --Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational
Marc Abrahams is a perfectly calibrated filtration system into which all of science is poured and out of which comes pure, giddy goofball delight. This book is a delicious, addictive treat. --Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Packing for Mars
Wonderful! The definitive compendium of quirky, jaw-dropping research --Richard Wiseman, author of:59 seconds
Author Bio
Marc Abrahams is editor of the science humour magazine Annals of Improbable Research and founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are presented at Harvard each year. Abrahams and the Ig have been covered by the BBC, New Scientist, Daily Mail, Times, and numerous other outlets internationally. He writes the weekly 'Improbable Research' column for the Guardian.