Is it easy to swim in syrup? Where do strange scientific discoveries come from?
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Is it easy to swim in syrup? Where do strange scientific discoveries come from?
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How are explosives and diamonds, Coca-Cola and the birth rate, kisses and allergies related? What is it like to live in a goat's skin or to fly between raindrops like mosquitoes? Do plants have rights? Where does a bee sting the most?
There is only one step from a frivolous question to a real discovery... And science is not a dull conveyor belt for producing knowledge, it is full of mistakes, misconceptions, funny cases, and unconventional approaches to problems. Scientists who are not afraid to look at the world without prejudice sometimes become laureates of the Ig Nobel Prize "for achievements that make you laugh first, and then think."
Genrikh Erlich and Sergey Komarov talk about these incredible discoveries, the researchers' experiments (including on themselves), parallels (for example, between the structure of hell and black holes), far-reaching conclusions (restoring the structure of proteins and turning back time), and most importantly - about inexhaustible human curiosity, the ability to ask questions and, of course, a sense of humor.
You will learn:
- Why should we look at a drop of bitumen for years, count sperm in Coca-Cola, think collectively about the world or choose a boss by lot?
- Why is a real scientist not afraid to get into the skin of a goat, put ticks in his ear, crack the fingers of one hand for half a century or sting himself with bees in various places?
- How do the youth lure, pigeon repellent, animal language translator, music, kisses, imaginary numbers work, and in general, is it easy to swim in syrup?
There is only one step from a frivolous question to a real discovery... And science is not a dull conveyor belt for producing knowledge, it is full of mistakes, misconceptions, funny cases, and unconventional approaches to problems. Scientists who are not afraid to look at the world without prejudice sometimes become laureates of the Ig Nobel Prize "for achievements that make you laugh first, and then think."
Genrikh Erlich and Sergey Komarov talk about these incredible discoveries, the researchers' experiments (including on themselves), parallels (for example, between the structure of hell and black holes), far-reaching conclusions (restoring the structure of proteins and turning back time), and most importantly - about inexhaustible human curiosity, the ability to ask questions and, of course, a sense of humor.
You will learn:
- Why should we look at a drop of bitumen for years, count sperm in Coca-Cola, think collectively about the world or choose a boss by lot?
- Why is a real scientist not afraid to get into the skin of a goat, put ticks in his ear, crack the fingers of one hand for half a century or sting himself with bees in various places?
- How do the youth lure, pigeon repellent, animal language translator, music, kisses, imaginary numbers work, and in general, is it easy to swim in syrup?
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