Where Can I Find Papers with Funny Abstracts?

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SUMMARY

This discussion centers on locating academic papers with humorous abstracts, particularly one in physics that simply states "no." Participants share various links to papers with funny titles and abstracts, including notable contributions from Eva Silverstein. Key resources include arXiv links such as arXiv:1110.2832 and arXiv:hep-th/0209226, which showcase the intersection of humor and academic writing. The conversation also highlights the role of graphical abstracts in chemistry journals, which can sometimes lead to unintended interpretations.

PREREQUISITES
  • Familiarity with arXiv and its categorization of academic papers.
  • Understanding of academic abstract formats and their purposes.
  • Knowledge of notable physicists and their contributions, particularly Eva Silverstein.
  • Awareness of graphical abstracts in chemistry and their potential for humor.
NEXT STEPS
  • Explore the collection of funny abstracts on arXiv, particularly arXiv:1110.2832.
  • Research the impact of humor in academic writing and its reception in scholarly communities.
  • Investigate graphical abstracts in chemistry journals and analyze examples for unintended humor.
  • Review discussions on platforms like MathOverflow for memorable academic titles.
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Researchers, academics, and students interested in the lighter side of scholarly work, particularly those in physics and chemistry, will benefit from this discussion.

PoyDuo
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I'm trying to look for papers with funny abstracts (in particular, there is one I saw a while ago, I believe it was physics, that had an abstract that only said no which I am trying to find, but I would love to see other funny one as well.)
 
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Chemistry journals often publish graphical abstracts accompanying the actual text of the abstract. Sometimes these images have unintended meanings:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic0352250
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl802977m

This one suffers from an unfortunate choice of acronym for copper nanotubes (see the image):

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2007/CC/b614147a
 
Ygggdrasil said:
Chemistry journals often publish graphical abstracts accompanying the actual text of the abstract. Sometimes these images have unintended meanings:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic0352250
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl802977m

This one suffers from an unfortunate choice of acronym for copper nanotubes (see the image):

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2007/CC/b614147a

Those were a big hit with all my fellow postdocs.
 
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PoyDuo said:
I'm trying to look for papers with funny abstracts (in particular, there is one I saw a while ago, I believe it was physics, that had an abstract that only said no which I am trying to find, but I would love to see other funny one as well.)

are you thinking of this thread?
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=540623
 

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