Annals of Improbable Research MARCH | APRIL 2015 (vol 21, number 2)

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Special Issue: Hair Twists

Hair Twists,
Influence of Coriolis Force,
Icky Cutesy…

The features marked with a star (*) are based entirely on material taken straight from standard research (and other Official and Therefore Always Correct) literature. Many of the other articles are genuine, too, but we don’t know which ones.

Contents


Special section: Hair Twists

Influence of Coriolis Force on the Growth of Body Hair
John W. Woods, Jr.
Hair Piece: An Unexpected Twist* – Marc Abrahams
Hair Twist Research Review* – Alice Shirrell Kaswell
With-a-Twist Research Review* – Alice Shirrell Kaswell


Improbable Research*

This Study is Intentionally Left Blank* – Glen Wright, F.X. Coudert, Martin Bentley, Graham Steel, Sylvain Deville


Improbable Research*

Improbable Research Review* – Dirk Manley
Improbable Research Review* – Bertha Vanatian
Improbable Sex* – Marc Abrahams
Boys Will Be Boys* – Katherine Lee
Soft Is Hard* – Alice Shirrell Kaswell and Bissell Mango
Icky Cutesy Research Review* – Alice Shirrell Kaswell
 Ig® And Beyond: Worm Crawling And Arm-Crossing* – Nan Swift

News & Notes

New! Improbable Research Weekly Podcast and The 25th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
AIR Vents (letters from our readers)
Teachers’ Guide
Editorial Board
AIR Books
Puzzling Solutions: Rats! – Emil Filterbag
Ig® Nobel Limericks: Apostrophes, Shorts, Cheese* – Martin Eiger
The 25th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
Subscriptions and eBooks for You and Your Colleagues
KIM CARTOON: “”Fly Eyes” – Nick Kim
Index of Special Issues
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A moustache subjected to coriolis forces.