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This is Improbable Too: Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and More WTF Research
Marc Abrahams
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Description for This is Improbable Too: Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and More WTF Research
Paperback. The mind behind the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes presents an addictive collection of improbable research all about us - and you Num Pages: 336 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
The mind behind the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes presents an addictive collection of improbable research all about us – and you
Marc Abrahams collects the odd, the imaginative and the brilliantly improbable. Here he turns to research on the ins and outs of the very improbable evolutionary innovation that is the human body (brain included):
• What’s the best way to get a monkey to floss regularly?
• How much dandruff do Pakistani soldiers have?
• If you add an extra henchman to your bank-robbing gang, how much more money will you 'earn'?
• How ... Read more
• Who is the Einstein of pork carcasses?
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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780743615
SKU
V9781780743615
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15
About Marc Abrahams
Marc Abrahams writes the 'Improbable Research' column for the Guardian and is the author of This Is Improbable. He is the founding editor of the science humour magazine Annals of Improbable Research and founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are presented at Harvard University each year. Abrahams and the Ig have been covered by the BBC, New Scientist, Daily ... Read more
Reviews for This is Improbable Too: Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and More WTF Research
"Rationalism taken to intoxicating extremes."
Guardian
‘A detailed map of the most arcane byways down which members of the scientific community have travelled.’
Independent on Sunday
‘Abrahams is doing vital work here… From this deeply improbable book, you will learn that male chess players take more risk in their play when they are playing attractive female ... Read more
Guardian
‘A detailed map of the most arcane byways down which members of the scientific community have travelled.’
Independent on Sunday
‘Abrahams is doing vital work here… From this deeply improbable book, you will learn that male chess players take more risk in their play when they are playing attractive female ... Read more