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Marc Abrahams, the mind behind the internationally renowned Ig Nobel Prizes, is on a mission: to gather the bizarre, the questionable, the brilliant, the downright funny, the profound – everything improbable – from the annals of science research.

What’s the best way to slice a ham sandwich, mathematically?

What makes Bobs look especially Bob-like?

Is the right or left ear better at discerning lies?

Could mice be outfitted with parachutes to kill tree snakes?



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

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      Publisher: Oneworld Publications
      Publication Date: 07/03/2013
      ISBN13: 9781851689750, 978-1851689750
      ISBN10: 1851689753
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Marc Abrahams, the mind behind the internationally renowned Ig Nobel Prizes, is on a mission: to gather the bizarre, the questionable, the brilliant, the downright funny, the profound – everything improbable – from the annals of science research.

      What’s the best way to slice a ham sandwich, mathematically?

      What makes Bobs look especially Bob-like?

      Is the right or left ear better at discerning lies?

      Could mice be outfitted with parachutes to kill tree snakes?



      Trade Review

      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 friends (just make sure you wash your hands first). --Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational

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