The Barmaid's Brain and Other Strange Tales from ScienceIn this collection of stories illustrating strange aspects of science, Jay Ingram explores some of the little-known quirks of human behaviour, reports on science''s attempts to re-examine history, and discusses curiosities of the natural world.' |
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Just Had to Laugh | 3 |
Seeing Things | 18 |
Sane in an Insane World | 27 |
Copyright | |
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