Annals of Improbable Research
Table of Contents for Volume 10, Issue 4
Astronomy issue
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On the front cover: An astronomical toy. Photo: S. Drew
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On the back cover: A canine wind-sensing experiment on the Greek island of Santorini, June 2004. Photo: A.S. Kaswell.
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Cover design by Peaco Todd.
The features marked with a star (*) are based entirely on material taken straight from standard research (and other Official and Therefore Always Correct) literature. Many of the other articles are genuine, too, but we don't know which ones.
Special Section: Astronomy
- 4 -- The Importance of the Hyphen to Naked Astronomers* -- D.L. Watermark
- 6 -- The Search for Tycho Brahe’s Nose * -- Mark Benecke
- 16 --The Illegitimate* -- Norbert Hirschorn
- 17 --We Band of Spheroids * -- Pluto
- 18 --What's an Ice Girl...?* -- Norbert Hirschorn
- 20 --Implications of the Copernican Principle for My Masters Thesis* -- Steven A. Springer
Improbable Research
- IFC -- Express Waiting -- A.S. Kaswell
- 12 -- A Template for Scientific Press Releases and Science News Articles -- Scott A. Sandford, Jason P. Dworkin, Max P. Bernstein
- 24 -- The Morphology of Steve* -- Eugenie C. Scott, et al
Recommended Research*
- 9 -- AIRhead Research Review* -- Dirk Manley
- 15 -- Icky Cutesy Research Review* -- Alice Shirrell Kaswell, G. Neil Martin, and Bissell Mango
- 19 -- AIRhead Medical Review* -- Bertha Vanatian
- 23 -- Boys Will Be Boys* -- Katherine Lee
News & Notes
- 2 -- AIR Vents (letters from our readers)
- 8 -- Teachers’ Guide
- 8 -- Solution to Last Issue’s Puzzler
- 8 -- HMO-NO News: No Hidden Hassles!
- 10 -- Socially Scientific -- Robin Abrahams
- 12 -- AIR Books
- 22 -- Ig Nobel Invitation
- 30 -- Bends on the Learning Curve -- Richard Lederer
- 31 -- Man Eating Shark -- Nick Kim
- 31 -- Back Issues
- IBC -- Unclassified Ads
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- 2004 Ig Nobel Ceremony – Sep. 30, 2004
- Ig Informal Lectures – Oct. 2, 2004
- Wayne State Univ. – Oct. 29, 2004
- CascadiaCon, Seattle -- Sep. 2005
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