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ethanoled's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
hilarious read, found myself wanting to stop after every sentence and share the jokes with someone else
djotaku's review
4.0
Weinersmith acknowledges on the last page that he may have ignored notes from PhDs to make a joke work. That said, there's enough truth in here that every one I've shared the section of their degree with has found it really funny. It's a quick read and a great gift for the science nerd in your life.
mentat_stem's review
5.0
I received this book in the mail and then walked a block to where my car was parked.
On the way, I found myself in conversation with a small man from Boston walking his dog. He was very upset that social media wouldn't allow him to solve his problems by physically assaulting people. I showed him this book and he said, "nothing else needs to be said," and walked away.
Your results may vary.
On the way, I found myself in conversation with a small man from Boston walking his dog. He was very upset that social media wouldn't allow him to solve his problems by physically assaulting people. I showed him this book and he said, "nothing else needs to be said," and walked away.
Your results may vary.
kstericker's review
4.0
“There are exactly three numbers: 0, 1, and ∞. The use of anything else is a form of dandyism.”
svarnyp's review
5.0
EN/CZ
This book is pure genius. As far as I can tell, Zack delivers on the promise from the books name.
He manages to capture the essence of every scientific field he discusses and at the same time presents basically useless descriptions of these fields. Although quoting even
one can present a significant part of the book, I still want to present one of my favorite bits and actually Zack allows me to, because the whole book is under a Creative Commons
license! So if you have the opportunity, get it, read it and realize that your so important field of science can be summed up in one misleading sentence.
"Applied Mathematics: Mathematics for traitors."
CZ
Škoda, že neexistuje český překlad, ale je to geniální sbírka krátkých popisů vědních oborů.
Je to krátké, k věci, a totálně mimo. Popisy jsou, jak Zack slibuje, natolik krátké, že jsou prakticky nepoužitelné.
Kromě vtipu je na knize také velmi sympatické, že je vydána pod licencí umožňující nekomerční sdílení!
This book is pure genius. As far as I can tell, Zack delivers on the promise from the books name.
He manages to capture the essence of every scientific field he discusses and at the same time presents basically useless descriptions of these fields. Although quoting even
one can present a significant part of the book, I still want to present one of my favorite bits and actually Zack allows me to, because the whole book is under a Creative Commons
license! So if you have the opportunity, get it, read it and realize that your so important field of science can be summed up in one misleading sentence.
"Applied Mathematics: Mathematics for traitors."
CZ
Škoda, že neexistuje český překlad, ale je to geniální sbírka krátkých popisů vědních oborů.
Je to krátké, k věci, a totálně mimo. Popisy jsou, jak Zack slibuje, natolik krátké, že jsou prakticky nepoužitelné.
Kromě vtipu je na knize také velmi sympatické, že je vydána pod licencí umožňující nekomerční sdílení!
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