This Is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens and Other WTF Research
Paperback Published on: 06/09/2012
Price: £10.99
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications
- ISBN: 9781851689316
- Number of pages: 320
- Weight: 344g
- Languages: English
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This is Improbable
I struggled to get into this book, I found it quite hard to follow. Disappointing all in all.
Makes you laugh while making you think
Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes which reward achievements which make people laugh and then make them think, brings us a collection of strange... READ MORE
Xmas present
This Is Improbable-it certainly is! It is not a book that you would usually read straight through (although I more or less did because I promised to review... READ MORE
A laugh out loud look at science
A great book that had me laughing out loud at some of the very strange scientific experiments, but they also made me think as well, and after reading the s... READ MORE