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This Is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens and Other Wtf Research

by Marc Abrahams

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Where oddball questions meet real research

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Where oddball questions meet real research

Marc Abrahams gathers scientific studies built around questions that initially sound absurd: the geometry of a ham sandwich, the qualities that make Bobs seem especially Bob-like, which ear is better at detecting lies, and whether parachute-equipped mice could be used against tree snakes. The collection treats improbability as a way into the breadth of scientific inquiry, pairing comic premises with research drawn from the scientific record. Framed by the creator of the Ig Nobel Prizes, it offers a tour of investigations that are strange, questionable, ingenious, or unexpectedly thought-provoking.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of humorous science writing
  • Readers interested in unusual research questions and experiments
  • Ig Nobel Prize followers

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Scientific researchAbsurdity and curiosityUnconventional experimentsHumor

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Book overview

Laugh out loud and then think seriously about these outlandish scientific studies

 

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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