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), Marc Abrahams (Author)

Synopsis

Marc Abrahams, the mind behind the internationally renowned Ig Nobel Prizes, is on a mission: to gather the bizarre, the questionable, the brilliant, the downright funny, the profound - everything improbable - from the annals of science research.

What's the best way to slice a ham sandwich, mathematically?

What makes Bobs look especially Bob-like?

Is the right or left ear better at discerning lies?

Could mice be outfitted with parachutes to kill tree snakes?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Published: 07 Mar 2013

ISBN 10: 1851689753
ISBN 13: 9781851689750
Book Overview: Laugh out loud and then think seriously about these outlandish scientific studies

Media Reviews
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
Author Bio
Marc Abrahams is the editor and co-founder of the science humour magazine Annals of Improbable Research and a weekly columnist for the Guardian. He is the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which honour achievements that make people laugh, and then think, and which are presented in an annual ceremony at Harvard University. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with his wife, Robin.