This is Improbable Too: Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and More WTF Research - Brossura

Abrahams, Marc

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ISBN 10: 1780743610 ISBN 13: 9781780743615

Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications, 2014

Riassunto

The mind behind the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes presents an addictive collection of improbable research all about us – and you

Marc Abrahams collects the odd, the imaginative and the brilliantly improbable. Here he turns to research on the ins and outs of the very improbable evolutionary innovation that is the human body (brain included):

• What’s the best way to get a monkey to floss regularly?

• How much dandruff do Pakistani soldiers have?

• If you add an extra henchman to your bank-robbing gang, how much more money will you 'earn'?

• How many dimples will be found on the cheeks of 28,282 Greek children?

• Who is the Einstein of pork carcasses?

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Informazioni sull?autore

Marc Abrahams writes the 'Improbable Research' column for the Guardian and is the author of This Is Improbable. He is the founding editor of the science humour magazine Annals of Improbable Research and founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are presented at Harvard University each year. Abrahams and the Ig have been covered by the BBC, New Scientist, Daily Mail, Times, and numerous other outlets internationally. He lives in Massachusetts.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oneworld Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1780743610
• ISBN 13: 9781780743615
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile