Annals of Improbable Research
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Table of Contents for
Vol. 12, No. 5, Sept/Oct 2006
Anatomy issue
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.
On the front cover: Anatomical drawing of a centaur. See page 6.
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On the back cover: A stuffed baboon in the study of a noted scientist.
Photo courtesy of the scientist.
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Cover design by Peaco Todd.
Special Section: ANATOMY
- 6 -- Anatomy of the Centaur* -- Reinhard V. Putz
- 14 -- Anatomy Research Review* -- Nan Swift
Improbable Research
- 16 -- Chicken Chicken Chicken -- Doug Zongker
- 22 -- The Mildly-Parallel Palmtop Array* -- Joe Futrelle
Improbable Research Reviews*
- IFC -- Notes on a Nut* -- Nan Swift
- 4 -- Improbable Research Review* -- Dirk Manley
- 5 -- Improbable Medical Review* -- Bertha Vanatian
- 24 -- May We Recommend* -- Stephen Drew
- 25 -- Tautological Research Review* -- Honoré Schoolcraft
- 26 -- Soft Is Hard* -- Alice Shirrell Kaswell and Bissel Mango
- 27 -- Icky Cutesy Research Review* -- Alice Shirrell Kaswell
- 28 -- Boys Will Be Boys* -- Katherine Lee
News & Notes
- 2 -- AIR Vents (letters from our readers)
- 9 -- AIR Books
- 21 -- Teachers Guide
- 25 -- HMO-NO News: Record Breaking!
- 30 -- Bends on the Learning Curve -- Richard Lederer
- 31 -- CARTOON: “Sontaneous Adoption ”” -- Nick Kim
- 31 -- Back Issues
- IBC -- Unclassified Ads
Coming Events
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