Science Made Stupid is a book that teaches one how to discomprehend the world around us!
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the funniest book I had ever read until I picked up "Dave Barry Slept Here." I still have a copy and re-read it every couple of years. Anyone who took high school science and anthropology classes, let alone college science majors, will be rendered helpless with laughter by this book, again and again and again. The human evolution section should be required material in every anthro class taught at every level.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
How Houghton-Mifflin let this book go out of print is beyond me. It should've been packaged with a pair of Depends & instructions to put them on before opening--it's that big a threat to sphincter control in the scienceminded. I think the copyright information is straight, but flatly doubt there is another serious word (or picture) in the damn thing. The Geologic Ages table is worth the price--as is the table of "currently understood properties of the quack"--as is the periodic table---as is The Electromagnetic Spectrum--as is... Hell, the cover drawing of T. Rex getting beaned by an asteroid is worth the price!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is a tragedy that this is out of print. It's one of the funniest books I've ever read. Anyone with any knowledge of science whatsoever finds it hilarious, and I show it to anyone and everyone who I think can appreciate it. No-one's ever been disappointed. Three thumbs up!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not MAD magazine but it could be!
I worked on the Science books at an Encyclopedia and we loved this book. I love science but everything deserves making
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Published 17 days ago by gadfly
4.0 out of 5 stars
Book was Used but in great shape
Totally enjoyed reading Tom Wellers book on making science understandable in a humourous manner. It was so enjoyable to show my grandkids some of the falacies with our... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Donald Hensley
2.0 out of 5 stars
More like "Reading Made Stupid."
There are some funny parts in this book, but the writer's sense of humor becomes very predictable (and therefore not funny) in a very short period of time: The sole trick is to use... Read more
Published on December 27, 2009 by Alesia
5.0 out of 5 stars
Now with 50% More Science!
My copy of this book is worn, tattered and well-loved. I am even using it as a pedagogical tool in the Scientific and Technical Communication class I teach. Read more
Published on September 9, 2007 by KCR
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hysterical, wonderful parody!
I suspect that if you could somehow assemble all the photocopies ever made from individual pages in this book by businesses, labs and research houses around the country, you could... Read more
Published on October 13, 2005 by Kevin Killion
5.0 out of 5 stars
Out of print? Typical....
All other reviewers are correct. This book is a classic and while I'm glad I didn't have to pay current used prices for it, it's worth doing so if you don't have it. Read more
Published on January 18, 2005 by Tim C
5.0 out of 5 stars
Humor that never stales
I agree with the other reviewers: HOW could this comic masterpiece have gone out of print? We have kept it in our hall bathroom for at least 5 years and it never fails to elicit... Read more
Published on June 19, 2000 by Marian Coombs
5.0 out of 5 stars
Have great fun poking fun at science
In SCIENCE MADE STUPID: HOW TO DISCOMPREHEND THE WORLD AROUND US Weller pokes fun at time-honored scientific standards including names of geologic ages, the periodic table, the... Read more
Published on May 4, 2000 by Alan R. Holyoak
5.0 out of 5 stars
The deeper you go, the funnier it is.
Every year I try to read through this book just to see what new stuff I find. Every science class I've ever taken opens up new jokes for me. Read more
Published on October 28, 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant.
One of the three funniest books I have ever read. I find something new in this book every time I read it, and I have owned it (and reread it over and over) for years. Read more
Published on December 26, 1997 by leaf@ma.ultranet.com
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