Takes a humorous look at science and research, discussing studies involving the mickymouse gene, the effects of peanut butter on the rotation of the earth, fifty ways to love your liver, and failure of electric shock treatment for rattlesnake envenomation
Mark Abrahams Libros
Marc Abrahams es el editor fundador de la revista de humor científico Annals of Improbable Research y el creador de los Premios Ig Nobel. A través de su columna 'Improbable Research' y su libro, explora los aspectos fascinantes y a menudo divertidos del descubrimiento científico. Su trabajo resalta las conexiones inesperadas y las indagaciones curiosas que impulsan el progreso científico, haciendo que los temas complejos sean accesibles y atractivos para una amplia audiencia.
This is Improbable
- 299 páginas
- 11 horas de lectura
From the satirical mind behind the Ig Nobel Prizes comes a laugh-out-loud compendium of outlandish and thought-provoking science
For ten years the august scientists of Harvard University have scoured the world's research establishments for the most bizarre and weird real-life scientific research. The Ig Nobel Prize honours individuals whose achievements in science cannot or should not be reproduced. Ten prizes are given to people who have done remarkably bizarre things in science over the previous year. The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony is held in October. Prizes are awarded by genuine Nobel laureates.
For ten years the august scientists of Harvard University have scoured the world's research establishments for the most bizarre and weird real-life scientific research. The Ig Nobel Prize honours individuals whose achievements in science cannot or should not be reproduced. Ten prizes are given to people who have done remarkably bizarre things in science over the previous year. The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony is held in October. Prizes are awarded by genuine Nobel laureates.