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Marc Abrahams writes the Improbable Research column for the Guardian and is the author of This Is Improbable. He is editor of the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research and founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are presented annually at Harvard. A monthly guest on NPR's nationally syndicated Science Friday, Abrahams and the Igs have been covered by the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Scientific American, and numerous other outlets. He and his wife, Robin, a columnist for the Boston Globe, live in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He's on Twitter @MarcAbrahams.
Rationalism taken to intoxicating extremes. Guardian 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 '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 'A detailed map of the most arcane byways down which members of the scientific community have travelled' Independent on Sunday
