Behold (and get yourself) the new Improbable book! This Is Improbable Too, by Marc Abrahams, OneWorld Publications, 2014, ISBN 978-1780743615. (Published March 6 in the UK, August 12 in the US) “It’s almost dementedly inconsequential”—The Daily Mail LAUNCH EVENT, IN LONDON: Join us to celebrate the publication: an evening of Dramatic Improbable Readings, at Conway […]
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The improbable — the (thus!) surprising — in physics
Ashutosh Jogalekar, writing in the Curious Wavefunction blog, writes about some of the most surprising discoveries in physics since 1900. Reading that reminds us to remind you that “improbable” means “what you don’t expect”. Thus, here is some of the most improbable research in the modern history of physics: Surprises in physics: From black bodies […]
“My husband quickly became exasperated and took the book away”
‘This is the kind of book that makes you want to read out snippets to whoever is near. I did this so often that my husband quickly became exasperated and took the book away from me. However, within 10 minutes of him starting to read it, he was doing exactly the same thing’. —So says reader […]
Sneak preview of the new book
The Observer published a preview —several chunks—of my new book This Is Improbable. The book will be published on September 6. If you have a keen eye towards the future, you can order copies now.