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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Title
- This is Improbable Too: Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extracto
- ISBN
- 9781780743615
- EAN
- 9781780743615
- Book Title
- This Is Improbable Too : Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and more Wtf Research
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Item Length
- 7.8 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Science, Humor
- Topic
- Experiments & Projects, General, Form / Parodies
- Item Weight
- 10.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Product Information
The mind behind the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes presents an addictive collection of improbable research all about us - and you
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
ISBN-10
1780743610
ISBN-13
9781780743615
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201631850
Product Key Features
Book Title
This Is Improbable Too : Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and more Wtf Research
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Experiments & Projects, General, Form / Parodies
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science, Humor
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"In This Is Improbable , Marc Abrahams made addictive, laugh-out-loud, literary art from the world's oddest and most unlikely research projects. As the "Improbable Research" columnist for the Guardian and founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, Abrahams has amassed a fresh collection of screwball scientific and technological oddities serious enough to pique the intellectual curiosity of the average Joe. In This Is Improbable Too , he introduces readers to the engineer who used mathematical calculations to pinpoint the antichrist (he claims it's Mikhail Gorbachev, by odds of 710,609,175,188,282,000 to 1) and an Italian economist whose theory of human stupidity ("ignorance is bliss") was confirmed by Cornell scientists. Abrahams also discovers evidence that crime doesn't pay ("an industrious robber can expect, statistically, to work steadily at his trade for only about a year and a half before being caught and canned"), that "nasal packing" with cured salt pork can stop nosebleeds, and that Botox reduces armpit odor. His final research stops include the old question of breast versus buttocks preferences for men in "Islands of Interest" and the role beans play in flatulence in "Overblown Beans." The examples Abrahams highlights are so bodaciously "out there" and salacious that they seem to defy reality, escalating the reader's random chuckles into gut-wrenching guffaws. Like Uncle John's Bathroom Reader or an episode of Jeopardy, This Is Improbable Too delivers science as it might be most easily ingested--in small doses, one chapter of disbelieving hilarity at a time. --Nancy Powell, freelance writer and technical consultant Discover: A collection of the world's oddest scientific and technological accomplishments by the world's foremost expert on improbable research." - Shelf Awareness for Readers "This book, packed with wordplay, will appeal to lovers of puns, curious anecdotes, and those who like their social and scientific research leavened with humor." Cate Hirschbel, Iwasaki Library, Emerson College, Library Journal "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 opponents, and that British bank robbers don't make as much money as you might think."— Daily Mail Praise for Marc Abrahams' This Is Improbable : Science nerds and comedy junkies unite! Your book has arrived." — Reader's Digest Hilarious... You'll never look at scientists in the same way again." — Terry Jones, Monty Python "Marc Abrahams is a perfectly calibrated filtration system into which all of science is poured and out of which comes pure, giddy goofball delight... A delicious, addictive treat." — Mary Roach , author of Gulp and Stiff "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 your friends (just make sure you wash your hands first)." — Dan Ariely , author of Predictably Irrational "Human beings are weird, the world is weird, and human beings—just can't stop 'em—like to research the world. The result is a triple-rainbow of weirdness, all compiled with wit and aplomb by Marc Abrahams, the world's leading impresario of strange-ass science." — Amanda Palmer "Rationalism taken to intoxicating extremes." — Guardian, "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 opponents, and that British bank robbers don't make as much money as you might think." - Daily Mail Praise for Marc Abrahams' This Is Improbable : Science nerds and comedy junkies unite! Your book has arrived." — Reader's Digest Hilarious... You'll never look at scientists in the same way again." — Terry Jones, Monty Python "Marc Abrahams is a perfectly calibrated filtration system into which all of science is poured and out of which comes pure, giddy goofball delight... A delicious, addictive treat." —Mary Roach, author of Gulp and Stiff "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 your friends (just make sure you wash your hands first)." — Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational "Human beings are weird, the world is weird, and human beings—just can't stop 'em—like to research the world. The result is a triple-rainbow of weirdness, all compiled with wit and aplomb by Marc Abrahams, the world's leading impresario of strange-ass science." — Amanda Palmer "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 opponents, and that British bank robbers don't make as much money as you might think." - Daily Mail Praise for Marc Abrahams' This Is Improbable : Science nerds and comedy junkies unite! Your book has arrived." — Reader's Digest Hilarious... You'll never look at scientists in the same way again." — Terry Jones, Monty Python "Marc Abrahams is a perfectly calibrated filtration system into which all of science is poured and out of which comes pure, giddy goofball delight... A delicious, addictive treat." —Mary Roach, author of Gulp and Stiff "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 your friends (just make sure you wash your hands first)." — Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational "Human beings are weird, the world is weird, and human beings—just can't stop 'em—like to research the world. The result is a triple-rainbow of weirdness, all compiled with wit and aplomb by Marc Abrahams, the world's leading impresario of strange-ass science." — Amanda Palmer "Rationalism taken to intoxicating extremes." — Guardian, '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 opponents, and that British bank robbers don't make as much money as you might think.', "This book, packed with wordplay, will appeal to lovers of puns, curious anecdotes, and those who like their social and scientific research leavened with humor." Cate Hirschbel, Iwasaki Library, Emerson College, Library Journal "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 opponents, and that British bank robbers don't make as much money as you might think." - Daily Mail Praise for Marc Abrahams' This Is Improbable : Science nerds and comedy junkies unite! Your book has arrived." — Reader's Digest Hilarious... You'll never look at scientists in the same way again." — Terry Jones, Monty Python "Marc Abrahams is a perfectly calibrated filtration system into which all of science is poured and out of which comes pure, giddy goofball delight... A delicious, addictive treat." —Mary Roach, author of Gulp and Stiff "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 your friends (just make sure you wash your hands first)." — Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational "Human beings are weird, the world is weird, and human beings—just can't stop 'em—like to research the world. The result is a triple-rainbow of weirdness, all compiled with wit and aplomb by Marc Abrahams, the world's leading impresario of strange-ass science." — Amanda Palmer "Rationalism taken to intoxicating extremes." — Guardian, "In This Is Improbable , Marc Abrahams made addictive, laugh-out-loud, literary art from the world's oddest and most unlikely research projects. As the "Improbable Research" columnist for the Guardian and founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, Abrahams has amassed a fresh collection of screwball scientific and technological oddities serious enough to pique the intellectual curiosity of the average Joe. In This Is Improbable Too , he introduces readers to the engineer who used mathematical calculations to pinpoint the antichrist (he claims it's Mikhail Gorbachev, by odds of 710,609,175,188,282,000 to 1) and an Italian economist whose theory of human stupidity ("ignorance is bliss") was confirmed by Cornell scientists. Abrahams also discovers evidence that crime doesn't pay ("an industrious robber can expect, statistically, to work steadily at his trade for only about a year and a half before being caught and canned"), that "nasal packing" with cured salt pork can stop nosebleeds, and that Botox reduces armpit odor. His final research stops include the old question of breast versus buttocks preferences for men in "Islands of Interest" and the role beans play in flatulence in "Overblown Beans." The examples Abrahams highlights are so bodaciously "out there" and salacious that they seem to defy reality, escalating the reader's random chuckles into gut-wrenching guffaws. Like Uncle John's Bathroom Reader or an episode of Jeopardy, This Is Improbable Too delivers science as it might be most easily ingested--in small doses, one chapter of disbelieving hilarity at a time. --Nancy Powell, freelance writer and technical consultant Discover: A collection of the world's oddest scientific and technological accomplishments by the world's foremost expert on improbable research." - Shelf Awareness for Readers "This book, packed with wordplay, will appeal to lovers of puns, curious anecdotes, and those who like their social and scientific research leavened with humor." Cate Hirschbel, Iwasaki Library, Emerson College, Library Journal "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 opponents, and that British bank robbers don't make as much money as you might think."-- Daily Mail Praise for Marc Abrahams' This Is Improbable : "Science nerds and comedy junkies unite! Your book has arrived." -- Reader's Digest "Hilarious... You'll never look at scientists in the same way again." -- Terry Jones, Monty Python "Marc Abrahams is a perfectly calibrated filtration system into which all of science is poured and out of which comes pure, giddy goofball delight... A delicious, addictive treat." -- Mary Roach , author of Gulp and Stiff "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 your friends (just make sure you wash your hands first)." -- Dan Ariely , author of Predictably Irrational "Human beings are weird, the world is weird, and human beings--just can't stop 'em--like to research the world. The result is a triple-rainbow of weirdness, all compiled with wit and aplomb by Marc Abrahams, the world's leading impresario of strange-ass science." -- Amanda Palmer "Rationalism taken to intoxicating extremes." -- Guardian, 'A detailed map of the most arcane byways down which members of the scientific community have travelled.'
Target Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Q162.A3 2014
Table of Content
Contents Prologue, Between the Second and Fourth Digits 1. The Brain's Behind 2. High, Brainy Mindedness 3. Ears, Tongues, Noses and All That 4. Bones, Foreskins, Armpits, Slime 5. Thinking, on Your Feet and Fingers 6. Navel Gazing, Curious Consuming 7. Some Things Stick Out 8. What Comes after the Colon? 9. Stuff in the Air (and Elsewhere) 10. Soft Is Hard Acknowledgments Extra Citations Illustration Credits
Copyright Date
2014
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