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Download or read book Ig Nobel Prizes written by Marc Abrahams and published by Orion Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT: The Ig Nobel Prize honours individuals whose achievements in science cannot or should not be reproduced. 10 prizes are given to people who have done remarkably bizarre things in science over the previous year. WHY: The 'Igs' are intended to celebrate the unusual, honour the imaginative and shine a spotlight onto the weird corners of laboratories around the world. PAST WINNERS: Peter Fong's experiment in which he fed Prozac to clams on the basis that if they chilled out more they'd taste better. Harold Hillman's report on 'The Possible Pain Experienced during Execution by Different Methods'...
Book Synopsis How to Dunk a Doughnut by : Len Fisher
Download or read book How to Dunk a Doughnut written by Len Fisher and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details some of science behind everyday activities such as cooking, home improvement, sports, and dunking a donut.
Download or read book GoatMan written by Thomas Thwaites and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dazzling success of The Toaster Project, including TV appearances and an international book tour, leaves Thomas Thwaites in a slump. His friends increasingly behave like adults, while Thwaites still lives at home, "stuck in a big, dark hole." Luckily, a research grant offers the perfect out: a chance to take a holiday from the complications of being human—by transforming himself into a goat. What ensues is a hilarious and surreal journey through engineering, design, and psychology, as Thwaites interviews neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, prosthetists, goat sanctuary workers, and goatherds. From this, he builds a goat exoskeleton—artificial legs, helmet, chest protector, raincoat from his mum, and a prosthetic goat stomach to digest grass (with help from a pressure cooker and campfire)—before setting off across the Alps on four legs with a herd of his fellow creatures. Will he make it? Do Thwaites and his readers discover what it truly means to be human? GoatMan tells all in Thwaites's inimitable style, which NPR extols as "a laugh-out- loud-funny but thoughtful guide through his own adventures."
Book Synopsis The Ig Nobel Prizes 2 by : Marc Abrahams
Download or read book The Ig Nobel Prizes 2 written by Marc Abrahams and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 2005 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hilarious second installment of the popular humor series honors the world's most improbable actual research, such as a Norwegian team that documented the impact of wearing wet underwear in the cold.
Book Synopsis The Invisible Gorilla by : Christopher Chabris
Download or read book The Invisible Gorilla written by Christopher Chabris and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading this book will make you less sure of yourself—and that’s a good thing. In The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one of psychology’s most famous experiments, use remarkable stories and counterintuitive scientific findings to demonstrate an important truth: Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. We think we see ourselves and the world as they really are, but we’re actually missing a whole lot. Chabris and Simons combine the work of other researchers with their own findings on attention, perception, memory, and reasoning to reveal how faulty intuitions often get us into trouble. In the process, they explain: • Why a company would spend billions to launch a product that its own analysts know will fail • How a police officer could run right past a brutal assault without seeing it • Why award-winning movies are full of editing mistakes • What criminals have in common with chess masters • Why measles and other childhood diseases are making a comeback • Why money managers could learn a lot from weather forecasters Again and again, we think we experience and understand the world as it is, but our thoughts are beset by everyday illusions. We write traffic laws and build criminal cases on the assumption that people will notice when something unusual happens right in front of them. We’re sure we know where we were on 9/11, falsely believing that vivid memories are seared into our minds with perfect fidelity. And as a society, we spend billions on devices to train our brains because we’re continually tempted by the lure of quick fixes and effortless self-improvement. The Invisible Gorilla reveals the myriad ways that our intuitions can deceive us, but it’s much more than a catalog of human failings. Chabris and Simons explain why we succumb to these everyday illusions and what we can do to inoculate ourselves against their effects. Ultimately, the book provides a kind of x-ray vision into our own minds, making it possible to pierce the veil of illusions that clouds our thoughts and to think clearly for perhaps the first time.
Book Synopsis The Man Who Tried to Clone Himself by : Marc Abrahams
Download or read book The Man Who Tried to Clone Himself written by Marc Abrahams and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious collection of the world’s most improbable research in the sciences, arts, and humanities The Nobel Prize brings well-deserved recognition to the world’s greatest accomplishments. But for some who are not lucky enough to become Nobel laureates comes the Ig Nobel Prize, which honors the most eccentrically innovative minds and their unique endeavors. Born from the annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard University, The Man Who Tried to Clone Himselfis a fresh collection of the unbelievable-but-true achievements that are awarded this prestigious honor, including: * The scientists who discovered that chickens prefer beautiful humans * The entire nation of Liechtenstein, which rents itself out for weddings, bar mitzvahs, or other gatherings * The Norwegian research team that documented the impact of wearing wet underwear in the cold Demonstrating the incredible lengths people will go in the pursuit of knowledge, The Man Who Tried to Clone Himselfis perfect for anyone who wants to laugh and then think.
Book Synopsis Cats Are a Liquid by : Rebecca Donnelly
Download or read book Cats Are a Liquid written by Rebecca Donnelly and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate cats in all their flowing, furry glory in Cats Are a Liquid, a charming picture book that examines the unusual physical properties of felines by writer Rebecca Donnelly and illustrator Misa Saburi. Cats fill./ Cats spill./ Cats flow downhill.// Cats tip./ Cats drip./ Cats grip, snip, rip.// Cats are a liquid/ Except when they’re not. Inspired by an Ig Nobel Prize–winning investigation of how cats behave like liquids, this book introduces some of the physical properties of liquids—they adapt to fit a container, they flow like fluids—and is just pure fun. Like its inspiration, it makes you laugh, then think. Back matter includes a brief introduction to the different physical states: solid, liquid, gas.
Book Synopsis The Sting of the Wild by : Justin O. Schmidt
Download or read book The Sting of the Wild written by Justin O. Schmidt and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “King of Sting” describes his adventures with insects and the pain scale that’s made him a scientific celebrity. Silver, Science (Adult Non-Fiction) Foreword INDIES Award 2017 Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it’s a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the test case. In The Sting of the Wild, the colorful Dr. Schmidt takes us on a journey inside the lives of stinging insects. He explains how and why they attack and reveals the powerful punch they can deliver with a small venom gland and a “sting,” the name for the apparatus that delivers the venom. We learn which insects are the worst to encounter and why some are barely worth considering. The Sting of the Wild includes the complete Schmidt Sting Pain Index, published here for the first time. In addition to a numerical ranking of the agony of each of the eighty-three stings he’s sampled so far, Schmidt describes them in prose worthy of a professional wine critic: “Looks deceive. Rich and full-bodied in appearance, but flavorless” and “Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a three-inch nail embedded in your heel.” Schmidt explains that, for some insects, stinging is used for hunting: small wasps, for example, can paralyze huge caterpillars for long enough to lay eggs inside them, so that their larvae emerge within a living feast. Others are used to kill competing insects, even members of their own species. Humans usually experience stings as defensive maneuvers used by insects to protect their nest mates. With colorful descriptions of each venom’s sensation and a story that leaves you tingling with awe, The Sting of the Wild’s one-of-a-kind style will fire your imagination.
Book Synopsis The Language of God by : Francis Collins
Download or read book The Language of God written by Francis Collins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?
Book Synopsis How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls by : David Hu
Download or read book How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls written by David Hu and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering the secrets of animal movement and what they can teach us Insects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, David Hu takes readers on an accessible, wondrous journey into the world of animal motion. From basement labs at MIT to the rain forests of Panama, Hu shows how animals have adapted and evolved to traverse their environments, taking advantage of physical laws with results that are startling and ingenious. In turn, the latest discoveries about animal mechanics are inspiring scientists to invent robots and devices that move with similar elegance and efficiency. Hu follows scientists as they investigate a multitude of animal movements, from the undulations of sandfish and the way that dogs shake off water in fractions of a second to the seemingly crash-resistant characteristics of insect flight. Not limiting his exploration to individual organisms, Hu describes the ways animals enact swarm intelligence, such as when army ants cooperate and link their bodies to create bridges that span ravines. He also looks at what scientists learn from nature’s unexpected feats—such as snakes that fly, mosquitoes that survive rainstorms, and dead fish that swim upstream. As researchers better understand such issues as energy, flexibility, and water repellency in animal movement, they are applying this knowledge to the development of cutting-edge technology. Integrating biology, engineering, physics, and robotics, How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls demystifies the remarkable mechanics behind animal locomotion.
Download or read book Venom written by Ronald Jenner and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venom brings readers face to face with some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet, including jellyfish, snakes, and wasps, as it uncovers the story of venom. The book explores how venom is used for predation, defense, competition, and communication by an incredible diversity of species. It examines the unique methods that these species have evolved to create and deliver their deadly toxins. The book traces venom back to its origin in early jellyfish and sea anemones, and reveals how venoms have evolved dozens of times independently all across the animal kingdom since that time. And finally, it examines the relationships between these dangerous creatures and humans. Humans have not only learned to live with them, but also to benefit from them: scientists increasingly are harnessing the power of venom to create new drugs, treatments, and anti-venoms.
Book Synopsis The Crime and Punishment of I.G. Farben by : Joseph Borkin
Download or read book The Crime and Punishment of I.G. Farben written by Joseph Borkin and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annals of Improbable Research written by and published by Improbable Research Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magazine about research that makes people LAUGH and then THINK. There are six new issues every year.
Book Synopsis Annals of Improbable Research by : Marc Abrahams
Download or read book Annals of Improbable Research written by Marc Abrahams and published by Improbable Research Inc. This book was released on 2012-12-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Road to Stockholm by : István Hargittai
Download or read book The Road to Stockholm written by István Hargittai and published by Chemical Heritage Foundation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nobel Prize is by far the highest recognition a scientist may receive and the only one with which the general public is familiar. Its prestige has reached improbable heights. At the same time a lot of myth surrounds the Nobel Prize, and this is compounded by the fact that people tend to view scientists with some bewilderment. This book introduces the process of selection of the laureates, discusses the ingredients for scientific discovery and for getting recognition. It reviews the decisive moments of scientific careers en route to the Nobel Prize, points to characteristic features of the laureates, the importance of mentors and venues in scientific careers and other components of success. It also covers some discoverers and discoveries for whom and for which the Nobel Prize never materialized. Whereas there is no general recipe for receiving the Nobel Prize, there are common features of successful scientific careers. The book reveals some information about the scientists' lives and careers that may guide other scientists in increasing their chances of becoming more effective and better recognized players--although it is not expected to help anyone to receive the Nobel Prize! For the general reader The Road to Stockholm reveals the human face of scientists and the human side of their endeavours. The Nobel Prize has served as inspiration for scientists and the general public for a hundred years: this book discusses its problems and celebrates its triumphs.
Book Synopsis RBI Grade B (DSIM) Phase II (Mains) 15 Practice Sets and Solved Papers Book for 2021 Exam with Latest Pattern and Detailed Explanation by Rama Publishers by : Rama
Download or read book RBI Grade B (DSIM) Phase II (Mains) 15 Practice Sets and Solved Papers Book for 2021 Exam with Latest Pattern and Detailed Explanation by Rama Publishers written by Rama and published by Rama Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Type - Practice Sets / Solved Papers About Exam: Reserve Bank of India Recruitment notification released for jobless candidates. Huge numbers of contenders are waiting for latest Banking Jobs and want to make their career in the banking field. Exam pattern- Paper-II is for 270 minutes for 300. It includes three papers. Paper 1 of (Economic & Social Issues), Paper II (English Writing Skills) and Paper 3 of Paper III (Finance & Management). Negative Marking- 0.25 Conducting body- Reserve Bank of India
Author :Ko Miseon, Kim Haeja, Kim Seungmi, Yu Sunyeh, Han Jiyoung, Rachel Somer Publisher :Darakwon ISBN 13 :8927765265 Total Pages :156 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (277 download)
Book Synopsis Reading for Subject 3 (2nd Edition) by : Ko Miseon, Kim Haeja, Kim Seungmi, Yu Sunyeh, Han Jiyoung, Rachel Somer
Download or read book Reading for Subject 3 (2nd Edition) written by Ko Miseon, Kim Haeja, Kim Seungmi, Yu Sunyeh, Han Jiyoung, Rachel Somer and published by Darakwon. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 도서에 포함된 MP3(CD) 음원은 다락원 홈페이지(www.darakwon.co.kr)에서 무료 다운로드 가능합니다. 교과목별 배경 지식을 쌓아주는 원서형 독해 시리즈 『Reading for Subject』는 총 4권 구성의 중급 및 중고급 학습자를 대상으로 한 원서형 독해 시리즈이다. 역사, 사회, 과학, 수학, 미술, 음악 등 교과목별 흥미롭고 깊이 있는 주제의 지문을 통해 각 분야의 배경 지식을 넓힐 수 있다. 또한 다양한 유형의 독해 문제와 단락별 주제 완성, Graphic Organizer, Summary 활동을 통해 장문 읽기 훈련과 글의 구조 및 핵심 내용을 정리할 수 있다. 매 챕터마다 내신 수행평가 주제를 연계한 Writing 활동을 수록하여 비판적 사고와 쓰기 능력을 향상시킬 수 있으며, 추가 학습을 위한 워크북과 풍부한 부가자료가 제공된다. <이 책의 구성과 특징> (1) 역사, 과학, 사회, 수학, 미술, 음악 등 교과목별 다양한 주제의 non-fiction 지문 (2) Vocabulary Preview, 배경 지식 코너 등 지문 이해를 돕는 읽기 전 활동 (3) 글의 요지, 세부 사항, 추론, 서술형 등 리딩 스킬 향상을 위한 다양한 독해 문제 (4) 단락별 주제 문제를 통한 장문 읽기 훈련 (5) 글의 구조 및 핵심 내용 정리를 위한 Graphic Organizer와 Summary (6) 글의 소재와 내신 수행평가 주제를 연계한 단계별 Writing 활동 (7) 중요 어휘, 해석, 구문 복습을 위한 Workbook 제공 (8) 내신 및 수능 유형 시험지 등 풍부한 부가자료 무료 제공 (www.darakwon.co.kr) - MP3 파일 (QR코드 이용 가능) / 정답 / 한글 해석 / 단어 리스트 / 단어 테스트 / 해석 시트 / Dictation 시트 / 리뷰 테스트 / 중간·기말 고사 <이 책의 구성> (1) Before You Read 본격적인 지문 학습에 앞서 주제에 대한 이해를 돕고 주요 어휘를 사전 학습하는 코너입니다. 주제 관련 간단한 질문, 영영 풀이를 통한 어휘 문제, 짧은 배경 지식이 수록되어 있습니다. (2) 독해 지문 학습 역사, 과학, 사회, 수학, 미술, 음악 등 교과목별 다양한 non-fiction 주제의 지문들이 수록되어 있습니다. 흥미롭고 깊이 있는 주제의 지문을 통해 각 분야의 배경 지식을 넓힐 수 있으며, 장문 읽기가 어려운 학생들을 위해 단락별 주제 문제가 포함되어 있습니다. (3) Reading Comprehension 주제 찾기, 세부 사항, 추론, 서술형 등 다양한 독해 문제를 풀어봄으로써 지문의 이해도를 확인하고 리딩 스킬을 향상시킬 수 있습니다. (4) Show Your Comprehension / Summarize Your Reading Graphic Organizer와 Summary를 완성해봄으로써 글의 구조와 주요 내용을 핵심 어휘를 통해 다시 한번 정리해볼 수 있습니다. (5) Think & Write 각 챕터 마지막 단원 지문 소재와 내신 수행평가 주제를 연계하여 Output 해볼 수 있는 Writing 활동이 수록되어 있습니다. 단계별로 글을 완성하는 과정에서 비판적 사고와 쓰기 능력을 향상시키고 내신 수행평가에도 대비할 수 있습니다. (6) Workbook 별책으로 제공되는 Workbook에는 단원별 중요 어휘와 해석, 구문 복습을 위한 문제가 수록되어 있습니다. 보충학습 자료로 활용하며 효과적인 어휘 학습 및 문장 구조 파악을 통해 정확한 해석 능력을 기를 수 있습니다. 목차 CHAPTER 01 UNIT 01 The Hottest Extreme Sport UNIT 02 Plants Have Skills UNIT 03 Born with a Destiny UNIT 04 A New Use for Abandoned Buildings Think & Write 1 What Are the Benefits of Recycling? CHAPTER 02 UNIT 05 A Drone on Titan UNIT 06 The Songs of the People UNIT 07 What Birth Order Says about You UNIT 08 A Great Son of South Africa Think & Write 2 Who Do You Respect the Most and Why? CHAPTER 03 UNIT 09 Mammals that Lay Eggs UNIT 10 The Trick That Led to Victory UNIT 11 How Do Hostages Feel? UNIT 12 The Art of Splashing Think & Write 3 How Does Art Positively Affect Our Lives? CHAPTER 04 UNIT 13 Louisa May Alcott UNIT 14 The Story of Winter UNIT 15 An Artistic Life UNIT 16 A Satirical Awards Ceremony Think & Write 4 What Is the Greatest Invention in the World? CHAPTER 05 UNIT 17 That Sounds Too Strange to Be False UNIT 18 Why Do We Need Vitamin D? UNIT 19 Selling a House to Buy Tulips UNIT 20 Treasures in a Cave Think & Write 5 What Treasures Help Us Understand the Past Better? *온라인 학습자료 (www.darakwon.co.kr) MP3 파일 / 정답 / 한글 해석 / 단어 리스트 / 단어 테스트 / 해석 시트 / Dictation 시트 / 리뷰테스트 / 중간·기말 고사
