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

Often, thinking seriously about outlandish problems is the only way to make progress in science. The rest of the time, it’s hilarious. Marc Abrahams, the founder of the famous Ig Nobel prizes, offers an addictive, wryly funny exposé of the oddest, most imaginative, and just plain improbable research from around the world. He looks into why books on ethics are more likely to get stolen and how rand...
By Marc Abrahams
Paperback: 299 pages
Publisher: Oneworld Publications (September 6, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781851689316
ISBN-13: 978-1851689316
ASIN: 1851689311
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.9 x 8.4 inches
Format: PDF Text djvu book
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This is a very well written and rather fun little book about what might be described as "stranger but true 'research.'" If, like me, you've been struggling to get funded for research, and getting it published (for that necessary publish or perish mentality of academia), you'll be consoled. Despite y...
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