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

By Marc , Abrahams

Book information

Publisher
Oneworld Publications (trade)
Year
2012
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
2 MB (2250912 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

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.

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