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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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  • Title This Is Improbable Too: Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and More WTF Research
  • Author Marc Abrahams
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oneworld Publications, London, England
  • Publication date 2014-08-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781780743615 / 1780743610
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.1 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 2.79 cm)
  • Category Science
  • Dewey Decimal Code 502

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  • Library Journal, 06/15/2014, Page 115
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/16/2014, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 08/12/2014, Page 0

About the author

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.
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