Farting Fish: and 49 other weird and wonderful scientific discoveries

About this book

You may have heard of the Nobel Prizes for Science (awards for super serious and sensible scientific discoveries in physics, chemistry and biology), but you probably haven’t heard of the Ig Nobel Prize: an award given to the most unexpected and silliest experimental discovery of the year. 

50 of the wonderfully bizarre but totally fascinating Ig Nobel winning experiments are explored in this brilliant book, where you can learn about how fish talk to each other with farts at night; discover the scientifically proven perfect biscuit-dunking technique; and marvel at the magic of magnetic, levitating frogs – and much more besides!

This non-fiction book strikes a great balance between playfulness and scientific curiosity. It’s filled to the brim with weird and wonderful facts, and each case study is explained with humour while still championing the real science and people behind each discovery.

There are loads of features here to grab and keep reader’s engagement too: hilarious illustrations from Sam Wedelich, fun quizzes, grossness and silliness ratings, and interesting activity ideas to try out at home and be inspired by. Could you be the next Ig Nobel Prize winner?