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.
"Rationalism taken to intoxicating extremes."
*Guardian*
‘A detailed map of the most arcane byways down which members of the
scientific community have travelled.’
*Independent on Sunday*
‘Abrahams is doing vital work here… From this deeply improbable
book, you will learn that male chess players take more risk in
their play when they are playing attractive female opponents, and
that British bank robbers don’t make as much money as you might
think.'
*Daily Mail*
"Hilarious... You'll never look at scientists in the same way
again."
*Terry Jones, Monty Python*
"Science nerds and junkies unite! Your book has arrived."
*Reader's Digest*
"Wonderful! The definitive compendium of quirky, jaw-dropping
research."
*Richard Wiseman, author of :59 Seconds and Quirkology*
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