Displaying 1 of 1 2000 Format: Book Author: Ingram, Jay. Title: The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science / Jay Ingram. Publisher, Date: New York : W.H. Freeman, 2000. Description: xi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Summary: "Some of the little-known quirks of science, from why we laugh to why moths fly to the light, to how slinging drinks affects both memory and perception in a barmaid's brain (for the better!)."--Jacket. Subjects: Science -- Miscellanea. Genre: Trivia and miscellanea. Other Title: Barmaid's brain Notes: Originally published: Toronto, Ont. : Viking, 1998. Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271). Contents: I just had to laugh -- Seeing things -- Sane in an insane world -- The barmaid's brain -- The invention of thievery -- The plant that rolls -- Consumed by learning -- Why do moths fly to lights? -- Homo aquaticus -- Saint Joan -- The effect of witchcraft on the brain -- The Vinland map -- The burning mirrors of Syracuse -- The monks who saw the moon split open -- Antlion king -- The bacteria eaters -- An uneasy bargain -- A silver lining -- Tee time at the Royal Institution -- It'll practically go forever -- Going up? Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 00055158 ISBN: 0716741202 9780716741206 0716747022 9780716747024 Other Number: 44425532 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 87751 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 500 Ingram Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
