'Excellent accounts of some of the most important and interesting experiments in biology and psychology' – Simon Singh, author of The Code Book A riveting look at historical experiments that challenge conventional thinking: If left to ...

This book reveals the results of this scientific trial and scores of other outrageous, amusing, and provocative experiments. If left to their own devices, would babies instinctively choose a well-balanced diet?

Or is this just all b.s.' Don't be a victim of today's Misinformation Age! Read HIPPO EATS DWARF, the essential field guide to life, death, eBay, and everything in between.

In this fascinating historical tour of hundreds of documented hoaxes, readers will discover the curiosities and cons of the most notorious hornswogglers and flimflam men of the 19th century and be astounded at the impostors, pretenders, and ...

What if the dinosaurs died in a nuclear war? What if Jesus Christ was actually a mushroom? In Psychedelic Apes, bestselling author Alex Boese will delve into the curious scientific subculture of weird theories.

Step right up and enter The Museum of Hoaxes where you can Marvel at such curiosities as Bigfoot, the Cardiff Giant, and the Jackalope .

A remarkable collection based on the author's popular Web site, this book is a fascinating historical tour of hundreds of documented hoaxes, many collected here for the first time.

Watch as scientists attempt to blow up the moon, wince at the doctor who performs a self-appendectomy - and catch the faint whiff of singed wool from an electrified sheep.