Marc Abrahams is the editor and co-founder of ''

Annals of Improbable Research The ''Annals of Improbable Research'' (''AIR'') is a bimonthly magazine devoted to scientific humor, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal. ''AIR'', published six times a year since 1995, usually showcases at least one ...

'', and the originator and master of ceremonies of the annual

Ig Nobel Prize The Ig Nobel Prize ( ) is a satiric prize awarded annually since 1991 to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think." The name o ...

celebration. He was formerly editor of the ''

Journal of Irreproducible Results The ''Journal of Irreproducible Results'' is a magazine of science humor. It was established in Israel in 1955 by virologist Alexander Kohn and physicist Harry J. Lipkin, who wanted a humor magazine about science, for scientists. It contains ...

''. Abrahams is married to

Robin Abrahams Robin Abrahams is an American author, journalist, and speaker. She writes the '' Boston Globe Magazine'' weekly ethics and etiquette column "Miss Conduct". Early life Abrahams grew up in Kansas, and earned a BA in theater at the University of ...

, also known as "Miss Conduct", a columnist for the ''

Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

''. He graduated from

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher ...

with a degree in

applied mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a combination of mathemat ...

Bibliography

Books written or edited by Abrahams include: * ''This Is Improbable'' () * ''The Ig Nobel Prizes'' () * ''Why Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans'' () * ''Sex As a Heap of Malfunctioning Rubble'' () * ''The Best of "Annals of Improbable Research"'' () * ''The Man Who Tried to Clone Himself'' ()

References

External links

Annals of Improbable Research

(Abrahams' own account of JIR and AIR), ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide ...

'', June 1, 2004 * *
"A science award that makes you laugh, then think" (TEDMED 2014)
Living people American information and reference writers Year of birth missing (living people) Harvard College alumni {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub