This Is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens and Other WTF Research - Couverture souple

Abrahams, Marc

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1851689311 ISBN 13 : 9781851689316

Editeur : Oneworld Publications, 2012

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“After reading this hilarious book, you'll never look at scientists in the same way again.”

--Terry Jones, bestselling author and Python

“Wonderful! The definitive compendium of quirky, jaw-dropping research.”

--Richard Wiseman, author of :59 seconds

“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

Présentation de l'éditeur

Thinking seriously about outlandish problems has yielded many advances in science. Sometimes. Sometimes, not. 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 research annals:

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?

Abrahams' wry tour through these strangest of strange investigations of animals, plants, and minerals (including humans) will first make you laugh, and then make you think about your world in a completely new way.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oneworld Publications
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1851689311
• ISBN 13: 9781851689316
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 320