Annals of improbable research

The magazine about research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK. Real research, about anything and everything, from everywhere — research that's maybe good or bad, important or trivial, valuable or worthless. Compiled for you, by the producers of...
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The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) is a bimonthly magazine devoted to scientific humor, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal. AIR, published six times a year since 1995, usually showcases at least one piece of scientific...
Improbable research is research that makes people laugh and then think. We collect improbable research. Real research, about anything and everything, from everywhere. Research that's maybe good or bad, important or trivial, valuable or worthless.
Summary. Marc Abrahams founded the annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, in 1991. He is editor of the magazine Annals of Improbable Research, and former editor of the Journal of Irreproducible Research.He has written 24 mini-operas (about heart repair,...
Held at the new MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this event featured most of the new Ig Nobel Prize winners asking each other about their work. Ig Nobel Prizes honor things that make people LAUGH, then THINK. Video of the event is on the...
Annals of Improbable Research. The 'Annals of Improbable Research' is a bi-monthly magazine devoted to scientific humor, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal. 'AIR ...
The Improbable Research Collection videos are three-minute videos about research that makes people laugh, then makes them think. Each collection — each episo...
The Best of Annals of Improbable Research. Paperback - September 15, 1997. by Marc Abrahams (Author) 4.4 9 ratings. See all formats and editions. Takes a humorous look at science and research, discussing studies involving the mickymouse gene, the...
The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) is a bimonthly magazine devoted to scientific humor, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal.
From clowns at Native American sacred dances to satyr plays pricking Greek tragedies, humor can be a counterweight to our most sacred beliefs. Science, near sacred to many because of its underlying search for truths of life, the universe, and...
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