Odd Showers, a book published in 1870 in London, is explicitly [the book itself says] “intended chiefly for young persons.” Non-young persons are not explicitly prohibited from reading the book.
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UNRULY — A New Book About the Joy/Thrill of the Unexpected (and the Ig Nobel Prizes)
Upasana Sarraju’s new book called Unruly: The Ig Nobel Prizes and The Science That Refuses to Behave dives into, swims and surfs through a universe (our universe, in fact) full of unexpected science. Published by India Penguin [ISBN 9780143470403], the book’s official debut date is February 28, 2026. Here’s how Sarraju describes the book: After […]
[Book review:] This Is Improbable
Midlogphase reviews my book (the book came out a decade ago) This is Improbable. Midlogphase says: This is a book that you shouldn’t read really fast. This is not a sit down page turner book. This is a book you should read very very slowly. “This is “Improbable”. [These are] things that will make you […]
Publication Day for Farting Fish
Farting Fish and 49 other weird and wonderful scientific discoveries, a new book about Ig Nobel Prize winners, will officially be published (ISBN 9780711298811) on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Author Alice Harman and illustrator Sam Wedelich gear it to juvenile readers. That includes at least a piece of everyone’s personality, does it not? Like the […]