The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science
By: Jay Ingram
Publisher: MJF Books; Penguin Books Canada, Limited
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781567317312
Subjects: Science; Miscellanea
Notes: This special edition is published by MJF Books in arrangement with Henry Holt and Company, LLC. originally published in Canada by Viking, a division of the Penguin Group.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271).
Table of contents: title: I just had to laugh; title: Seeing things; title: Sane in an insane world; title: The barmaid's brain; title: The invention of thievery; title: The plant that rolls; title: Consumed by learning; title: Why do moths fly to lights?; title: Homo aquaticus; title: Saint Joan; title: The effect of witchcraft on the brain; title: The Vinland map; title: The burning mirrors of Syracuse; title: The monks who saw the moon split open; title: Antlion king; title: The bacteria eaters; title: An uneasy bargain; title: A silver lining; title: Tee time at the Royal Institution; title: It'll practically go forever; title: Going up?