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Om podden
Research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK — research about anything and everything, from everywhere —research that’s good or bad, important or trivial, valuable or worthless. Presented by Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support
The podcast Improbable Research is created by Marc Abrahams. The podcast and the artwork on this page are embedded on this page using the public podcast feed (RSS).
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Episode #1095: “Saliva and Frog Puppets”
22 maj 2022 |
15 min
In Podcast Episode #1095, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Jean Berko Gleason encounters:
- “A Salivary Collection Method for Young Children,” Laura K. Zimmermann, Psychophysiology, vol. 45, no. 3, May 2008, pp. 353-355.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1094: “Can You Navigate in a Crowd, While Distracted by Your Mobile Phone?”
8 maj 2022 |
10 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time.
In Podcast Episode #1094, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Kinetics winners Hisashi Murakami, Claudio Feliciani, Yuta Nishiyama, and Katsuhiro Nishinari. They received the prize for conducting experiments to learn why pedestrians do sometimes collide with other pedestrians.
- REFERENCE: “Mutual Anticipation Can Contribute to Self-Organization in Human Crowds,” Hisashi Murakami, Claudio Feliciani, Yuta Nishiyama, and Katsuhiro Nishinari, Science Advances, vol. 7, no. 12, 2021, p. eabe7758.
The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com.
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24 april 2022 |
11 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time.
In Podcast Episode #1093, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Physics winners Alessandro Corbetta, Jasper Meeusen, Chung-min Lee, Roberto Benzi, and Federico Toschi. They received the prize for conducting experiments to learn why pedestrians do not constantly collide with other pedestrians.
- REFERENCE: “Physics-based modeling and data representation of pairwise interactions among pedestrians,” Alessandro Corbetta, Jasper A. Meeusen, Chung-min Lee, Roberto Benzi, and Federico Toschi, Physical Review E, vol. 98, no. 062310, 20188.
The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1092: “The Bacteria in Discarded, Chewed Chewing Gum”
10 april 2022 |
20 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time.
In Podcast Episode #1092, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Ecology winners Leila Satari, Alba Guillén, Àngela Vidal-Verdú, and Manuel Porcar. They received the prize for using genetic analysis to identify the different species of bacteria that reside in wads of discarded chewing gum stuck on pavements in various countries.
- REFERENCE: “The Wasted Chewing Gum Bacteriome,” Leila Satari, Alba Guillén, Àngela Vidal-Verdú, and Manuel Porcar, Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 16846, 2020.
The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1091: “Hula Hoop Syndrome”
27 mars 2022 |
13 min
In Podcast Episode #1091, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Jean Berko Gleason encounters:
- “Hula-Hoop Syndrome,” Zafar H. Zaidi, Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 80, no. 9, May 1, 1959, pp. 715-716.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1090: “Obesity of Politicians, Corruption in Countries”
13 mars 2022 |
10 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time.
In Podcast Episode #1090, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Economics winners Pavlo Blavatskyy. They received the prize for discovering that the obesity of a country’s politicians may be a good indicator of that country’s corruption.
- REFERENCE: “Obesity of Politicians and Corruption in Post‐Soviet Countries,” Pavlo Blavatskyy, Economic of Transition and Institutional Change, vol. 29, no. 2, 2021, pp. 343-356.
The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1089: “Inverted Rhino Translocation”
27 februari 2022 |
14 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time.
In Podcast Episode #1089, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Transportation winners Robin Radcliffe, Mark Jago, Peter Morkel, Estelle Morkel, Pierre du Preez, Piet Beytell, Birgit Kotting, Bakker Manuel, Jan Hendrik du Preez, Michele Miller, Julia Felippe, Stephen Parry, and Robin Gleed. They received the prize for determining by experiment whether it is safer to transport an airborne rhinoceros upside-down.
- REFERENCE: “The Pulmonary and Metabolic Effects of Suspension by the Feet Compared with Lateral Recumbency in Immobilized Black Rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis) Captured by Aerial Darting,” Robin W. Radcliffe, Mark Jago, Peter vdB Morkel, Estelle Morkel, Pierre du Preez, Piet Beytell, Birgit Kotting, Bakker Manuel, Jan Hendrik du Preez, Michele A. Miller, Julia Felippe, Stephen A Parry; R.D. Gleed, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 57, no. 2, 2021, 357–367.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1088: “Cursing Babinski”
13 februari 2022 |
10 min
In Podcast Episode #1088, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Jean Berko Gleason encounters:
- “The Babinski Sign,” P.H.W. Rayner, British Medical Journal, vol. 314, February 1997, p. 374.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1087: “Modes of Cat-Human Communication”
30 januari 2022 |
13 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time.
In Podcast Episode #1087, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Biology winners Susanne Schötz, Robert Eklund, and Joost van de Weijer. They received the prize for analyzing variations in purring, chirping, chattering, trilling, tweedling, murmuring, meowing, moaning, squeaking, hissing, yowling, howling, growling, and other modes of cat–human communication.
- REFERENCE: “A Comparative Acoustic Analysis of Purring in Four Cats,” Susanne Schötz and Robert Eklund, Proceedings of Fonetik 2011, Speech, Music and Hearing, KTH, Stockholm, TMH-QPSR, 51.
- REFERENCE: “A Phonetic Pilot Study of Vocalisations in Three Cats,” Susanne Schötz, Proceedings of Fonetik 2012, Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
- REFERENCE: “A Phonetic Pilot Study of Chirp, Chatter, Tweet and Tweedle in Three Domestic Cats,” Susanne Schötz, Proceedings of Fonetik 2013, Linköping University, Sweden, 2013, pp. 65-68.
- REFERENCE: “A Study of Human Perception of Intonation in Domestic Cat Meows,” Susanne Schötz and Joost van de Weijer, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Speech Prosody, Dubin, Ireland, May 20-23, 2014.
- REFERENCE: “Melody in Human–Cat Communication (Meowsic): Origins, Past, Present and Future,” Susanne Schötz, Robert Eklund, and Joost van de Weijer, 2016.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1086: “Beards and Face-Punching”
16 januari 2022 |
9 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time.
In Podcast Episode #1086, Marc Abrahams presents the 2020 Ig Nobel Peace Prize winners Ethan Beseris, Steven Naleway, and David Carrier. They received the prize for testing the hypothesis that humans evolved beards to protect themselves from punches to the face.
The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com.
REFERENCE: “Impact Protection Potential of Mammalian Hair: Testing the Pugilism Hypothesis for the Evolution of Human Facial Hair,” Ethan A. Beseris, Steven E. laNeway, David R. Carrier, Integrative Organismal Biology, vol. 2, no. 1, 2020, obaa005.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1085: "Mindful Dishwashing"
14 november 2021 |
10 min
In Podcast Episode #1085, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Jean Berko Gleason encounters:
- "Washing Dishes to Wash the Dishes: Brief Instruction in an Informal Mindfulness Practice," Adam W. Hanley, Alia R. Warner, Vincent M. Dehili, Angela I. Canto, and Eric L. Garland, Mindfulness, October 2015, vol. 6, no. 5, pp 1095-1103.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1084: “Chalk and Mathematicians”
31 oktober 2021 |
11 min
In Podcast Episode #1084, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biologist Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Dany Adams encounters:
- "Chalk: Materials and concepts in mathematics research," Michael J. Barany Donald MacKenzie, in: C. Coopmans, M. Lynch, J. Vertesi and S. Woolgar (Eds) Representation in Scientific Practice Revisited, 2014, pp. 107–130 (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press).
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1083: “Faces and Smoked Ham”
17 oktober 2021 |
15 min
In Podcast Episode #1083, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biomedical researcher Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Chris Cotsapas encounters:
- "Consumer Facial Expression in Relation to Smoked Ham With the Use of Face Reading Technology. The Methodological Aspects and Informative Value of Research Results," Eliza Kostyra, Bożena Waszkiewicz-Robak, Wacław Laskowski, Tadeusz Blicharski, and Ewa Poławska, Meat Science, vol. 119, September 2016, pp. 22–31.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1082: "The Man in the Black Bag"
3 oktober 2021 |
11 min
In Podcast Episode #1082, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Jean Berko Gleason encounters:
- "Attitudinal effects of mere exposure," Robert B. Zajonc, Journal of personality and social psychology, vol. 9, no. 2, part 2, 1968.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1081: “Ear Bigness Through the Years”
19 september 2021 |
15 min
In Podcast Episode #1081, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biologist Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Dany Adams encounters:
"Ear size as a predictor of chronological age," R. Tan , V. Osman, and G. Tan, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 25, 1997, pp. 187–191.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1080: “Pleasurability of Scratching an Itch”
5 september 2021 |
15 min
In Podcast Episode #1080, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biomedical researcher Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Chris Cotsapas encounters:
"The Pleasurability of Scratching an Itch: A Psychophysical and Topographical Assessment," G.A. bin Saif, A.D.P. Papoiu, L. Banari, F. McGlone, S.G. Kwatra, Y.-H. Chan and G. Yosipovitch, British Journal of Dermatology 166, no. 5 (2012): 981-985.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1079: "Cats and Appropriate Music”
22 augusti 2021 |
11 min
In Podcast Episode #1079, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Jean Berko Gleason encounters:
"Cats Prefer Species-Appropriate Music," Charles T. Snowdon, David Teie, and Megan Savage, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, vol. 166, 2015, pp. 106-111.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1078: “Are People Happier on Weekends?”
8 augusti 2021 |
7 min
In Podcast Episode #1078, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biologist Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Dany Adams encounters:
"Weekends, work, and well-being: Psychological need satisfactions and day of the week effects on mood, vitality, and physical symptoms," Richard M. Ryan, Jessey H. Bernstein, and Kirk Warren Brown, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, vol. 29, no. 1 (2010): 95-122.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1077: "Danger Assessment of Holy Water"
25 juli 2021 |
12 min
In Podcast Episode #1077, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biomedical researcher Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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Chris Cotsapas encounters:
“Holy Water—A Risk Factor for Hospital-Acquired Infection,” J.C. Rees and K.D. Allen, Journal of Hospital Infection, vol. 32, no. 1, January 1996, pp. 51–5.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1076: "Adventure of the Random Million Digits"
11 juli 2021 |
5 min
In Podcast Episode #1076, Robin Abrahams dramatically reads aloud selected highlights from a treasured collection of a million random digits.
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Bruce Petschek, Producer (Original Recording)
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1075: “The Rheology of Cats”
4 juli 2021 |
24 min
In this Podcast Episode #1075, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to fluid dynamicist Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1074: “Vibrate That Earthworm”
27 juni 2021 |
7 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it.
In Podcast Episode #1074, Marc Abrahams presents the 2020 Ig Nobel Prize winner for Physics was awarded to Ivan Maksymov and Andriy Pototsky. They received the prize for determining, experimentally, what happens to the shape of a living earthworm when one vibrates the earthworm at high frequency.
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20 juni 2021 |
13 min
In this Podcast Episode #1073, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to fluid dynamicist Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1072: “The Misery of Misophonia”
13 juni 2021 |
12 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it.
In Podcast Episode #1072, Marc Abrahams presents the 2020 Ig Nobel Prize winner for Medicine Damiaan Denys. He and colleagues Nienke Vulink and Arnoud van Loonreceive won the prize for diagnosing a long-unrecognized medical condition: Misophonia, the distress at hearing other people make chewing sounds.
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6 juni 2021 |
7 min
In Podcast Episode #1071, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to physicist Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1070: “Kissing and Income Inequality”
30 maj 2021 |
11 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it.
In Podcast Episode #1070, Marc Abrahams presents the 2020 Ig Nobel Prize winners for Economics Christopher Watkins, Juan David Leongómez, Jeanne Bovet, Agnieszka Żelaźniewicz, Max Korbmacher, Marco Antônio Corrêa Varella, Ana Maria Fernandez, Danielle Wagstaff, and Samuela Bolgan. They received the prize for trying to quantify the relationship between different countries’ national income inequality and the average amount of mouth-to-mouth kissing.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1069: “What Sort of Person is Named Rupzóiyat”
23 maj 2021 |
19 min
In Podcast Episode #1069, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1068: “Eyebrows of Narcissists”
16 maj 2021 |
11 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it.
In Podcast Episode #1068, Marc Abrahams presents the 2020 Ig Nobel Prize winners for Psychology Miranda Giacomin and Nicholas Rule. They received the prize for devising a method to identify narcissists by examining their eyebrows.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1067: “Using Voodoo Dolls to Measure Aggression in Married Couples”
9 maj 2021 |
9 min
In Podcast Episode #1067, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to developmental biologist Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1066: “Arachnophobia in Bug Scientists”
2 maj 2021 |
8 min
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.
In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it.
In Podcast Episode #1066, Marc Abrahams presents the 2020 Ig Nobel Prize winner for Entomology Richard Vetter. Vetter received the prize for collecting evidence that many entomologists (scientists who study insects) are afraid of spiders, which are not insects.
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25 april 2021 |
6 min
In Podcast Episode #1065, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biomedical researcher Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1064: “The Best Life Opera (Act 3)”
18 april 2021 |
11 min
In Podcast Episode #1064, Marc Abrahams presents the third act of “The Best Life”, a mini-opera which debuted in 2015 at the 25th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony.
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11 april 2021 |
7 min
In Podcast Episode #1063, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to statistical geneticist Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1062: “Happiness from Painful Insect Stings”
4 april 2021 |
19 min
In Podcast Episode #1062, Marc Abrahams shows a poetical research paper — about insect-sting pain — to QI Elves James Harkin, Dan Schreiber, Anne Miller, Steve Colgan, and Alex Bell. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1061: “Jean Berko Gleason’s Disgusting Word List”
28 mars 2021 |
12 min
In Podcast Episode #1061, psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason shares an unfortunate lexicon with Improbable founder Marc Abrahams.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1060: “How Much Saliva Does a Five-Year-Old Produce?”
21 mars 2021 |
12 min
In Podcast Episode #1060, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to aerospace engineer Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1059: “The Best Life Opera (Act 2)”
14 mars 2021 |
8 min
In Podcast Episode #1059, Marc Abrahams presents the second act of “The Best Life”, a mini-opera which debuted in 2015 at the 25th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony.
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7 mars 2021 |
17 min
In Podcast Episode #1058, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1057: “Fifty Shades, by Gray”
28 februari 2021 |
14 min
In Podcast Episode #1057, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to physicist Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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21 februari 2021 |
9 min
In Podcast Episode #1056, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1055: “The Best Life Opera (Act 1)”
14 februari 2021 |
9 min
In Podcast Episode #1055, Marc Abrahams presents the first act of “The Best Life”, a mini-opera which debuted in 2015 at the 25th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1054: “Effect of Eating Garlic on Armpit Odor”
7 februari 2021 |
12 min
In Podcast Episode #1054, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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31 januari 2021 |
14 min
In Podcast Episode #1053, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to synthetic biologist Christina Agapakis. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1052: “Do Frogs in Helium Get Squeaky Voices?”
24 januari 2021 |
10 min
In Podcast Episode #1052, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to developmental biologist Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1051: “Did His Orgasm Lead to Blindness”
17 januari 2021 |
14 min
In Podcast Episode #1051, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to statistical geneticist Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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10 januari 2021 |
9 min
In Podcast Episode #1050, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to physicist Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1049 “The M-through-Z of Social Dilemmas”
3 januari 2021 |
6 min
In episode #1049, Robin Abrahams explores some of the engineering in a classic research study Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1048: “Stress Analysis of a Strapless Dress”
27 december 2020 |
16 min
In episode #1048, Marc Abrahams and Nicole Sharp analyze the engineering and the art of “Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Dress". Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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20 december 2020 |
11 min
In Episode #1047, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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13 december 2020 |
8 min
In episode #1046, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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6 december 2020 |
19 min
In Episode #1045, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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29 november 2020 |
7 min
In Episode #1044, Marc Abrahams shares with Chris Cotsapas a number of boring machines. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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22 november 2020 |
10 min
In Pocket-Sized episode #1043, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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15 november 2020 |
14 min
In Pocket-Sized episode #1042, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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8 november 2020 |
15 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1041, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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1 november 2020 |
11 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1040, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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25 oktober 2020 |
7 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1039, Robin Abrahams explores some of the engineering in a classic research study. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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18 oktober 2020 |
10 min
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1038, Marc Abrahams extracts some flash-frozen bits of history from techno-sociologist Gus Rancatore, proprietor of Toscanini’s Ice Cream.
Today, Gus shares with us the tale of Sluggo and the ice cream flavor that manifested thereafter.
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11 oktober 2020 |
23 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1037, Marc Abrahams shows just a wee bit of unfamiliar research studies to Mason Porter. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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4 oktober 2020 |
12 min
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1036, Marc Abrahams extracts some some flash-frozen bits of history from techno-sociologist Gus Rancatore, proprietor of Toscanini’s Ice Cream.
Today, Gus shares with us the phenomena of the intense scholar and their many idiosyncrasies.
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27 september 2020 |
15 min
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1035, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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20 september 2020 |
7 min
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1034, Marc Abrahams extracts some flash-frozen bits of history from techno-sociologist Gus Rancatore, proprietor of Toscanini’s Ice Cream.
Today, Gus shares with us the inner workings of human-powered flight and the apocryphal nature of one certain contributor.
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13 september 2020 |
13 min
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1033, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliarly familiar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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19 augusti 2020 |
7 min
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1032, Marc Abrahams extracts some some flash-frozen bits of history from techno-sociologist Gus Rancatore, proprietor of Toscanini’s Ice Cream.
Today, Gus shares with us his chance run-ins with Polaroid’s Dr. Edwin Land.
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15 augusti 2020 |
11 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1031, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliarly familiar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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12 augusti 2020 |
8 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1030, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the Dogs (and Cats) issue (Vol. 21, #4) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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8 augusti 2020 |
9 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1029, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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5 augusti 2020 |
5 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1028, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the Important Research issue (Vol. 25, #5) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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1 augusti 2020 |
14 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1027, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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29 juli 2020 |
8 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1026, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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25 juli 2020 |
7 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1025, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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22 juli 2020 |
7 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1024, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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18 juli 2020 |
16 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1023, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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15 juli 2020 |
9 min
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1022, Marc Abrahams extracts some some flash-frozen bits of history from techno-sociologist Gus Rancatore, proprietor of Toscanini’s Ice Cream.
Today, Gus shares with us the legend of Term Paper Doug.
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11 juli 2020 |
6 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1021, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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8 juli 2020 |
9 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1020, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the Centrifugal Research issue (Vol. 20, #3) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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4 juli 2020 |
6 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1019, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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1 juli 2020 |
8 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1018, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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27 juni 2020 |
8 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1017, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the Dogs (and Cats) issue (Vol. 21, #4) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 213: “The 29th 1st Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony”
24 juni 2020 |
64 min
The 29th 1st Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony of 2019
In episode #213, Marc Abrahams presents the 29th 1st Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony which took place at the Sanders Theatre at Harvard University in 2019. This is a truncated form of the full ceremony to make for better radio, but the full event can be viewed here.
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20 juni 2020 |
12 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1016, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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17 juni 2020 |
8 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1015, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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13 juni 2020 |
7 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1014, Marc Abrahams shows just a wee bit of unfamiliar research studies to Mason Porter. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 212: “Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake”
10 juni 2020 |
52 min
Kansas is Flatter Than a Pancake, Fish Drink, Knight of the Living Dead, Improbable Sex, Messy Desk Effect, Journeys of Toothbrushes, Eternity Smells a Rat, Icky Cutesy, Are All Accountants Gray?, and Where Do You Sit in Bulgaria?
In episode #212, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Chris Cotsapas, Nicole Sharp, and Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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6 juni 2020 |
9 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1013, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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3 juni 2020 |
9 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1012, Marc Abrahams shows just a wee bit of unfamiliar research studies to Mason Porter. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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30 maj 2020 |
9 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1011, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 211: “Richard Wassersug”
27 maj 2020 |
52 min
Richard Wassersug and The Tastiness (or Palatability) of Tadpoles, Motion Sickness in Amphibians, Frog Copulation in Microgravity, Reactions of a Snake and Turtle, Ecstatic About Eunuchs, Eggs All Sorts, Bird, Flesh, Every Kind, The Ups and Downs of Cows, and the Birth of Murphy’s Law.
In episode #211, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason and Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
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23 maj 2020 |
8 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1010, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
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20 maj 2020 |
6 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1009, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine.
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16 maj 2020 |
8 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1008, Marc Abrahams shows just a wee bit of unfamiliar research studies to Mason Porter. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Mathematics issue (Vol. 16, #4) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 210: “Famous Monks with Bad Breath”
13 maj 2020 |
53 min
Famous Monks with Bad Breath, Porn Research, Icky Cutesy Research Review, Missing Pieces Research Review, Amorous Ostriches and Exposure at Sea, and The Plastic Pink Flamingo.
In episode #210, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Melissa Franklin, and Richard Baguley. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
This episode was also aided and perhaps abetted by the folks at Archie McPhee, who host their own podcast called “Less Talk, More Monkey”.
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9 maj 2020 |
9 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1007, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine.
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6 maj 2020 |
9 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1006, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Ig: the Triumph of Miss Sweetie Poo issue (Vol. 7, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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2 maj 2020 |
11 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1005, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 209: "Words for Food in Your Mouth"
29 april 2020 |
49 min
Words for Food in Your Mouth, an Apple a Day, Eating the Shrew, an Epidemic of Penile Amputations, Reactions to Chicken Nuggets, Ig and Beyond, What Matters in NBA Games, Why Spaghetti, and What Your Gut Says Psychoanalytically.
In episode #209, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Chris Cotsapas, Kishore Hari, Bruce Petschek, and Ben Lillie. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
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25 april 2020 |
7 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1004, Marc Abrahams shows just a wee bit of unfamiliar research studies to Mason Porter. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the Mathematics Special Issue (Vol. 16, #4) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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22 april 2020 |
10 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1003, Marc Abrahams shows just a wee bit of unfamiliar research studies to Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the Blushing Special Issue (Vol. 19, #2) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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18 april 2020 |
12 min
In this Pocket-Sized episode #210, Marc Abrahams shows just a wee bit of unfamiliar research studies to Christina Agapakis. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the Kissing Special Issue (Vol. 22, #4) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 208: "Repetitive Physics of 'OM'"
15 april 2020 |
53 min
Repetitive Physics of ‘OM’; Clever Contraptions to Capture Criminals; the Watch on the Loo; Glug-Glug of Ideal Bottles; Boys Will Be Boys; What Women Find More Disgusting than Men; Pseudostupidity; a Cat, a Cow, and a Bag; The Burgler and the Cheesy Toothmark; Chickens Prefer Beautiful People.
In episode #208, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Andrew Berry, Chris Cotsapas, Corky White, and Maggie Lettvin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportPocket-Sized: “Cocker’s Arithmetick”
12 april 2020 |
6 min
Cocker's Arithmetick: Being a Plain and Familiar Method Suitable to the Meanest Capacity for the Full Understanding of That Incomparable Art, As It Is Now Taught by the Ablest School-Masters in City and Country
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1001, Marc Abrahams shows just a wee bit of unfamiliar research studies to Mason Porter. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For more.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 207: "The Psychoanalysts's Nose"
1 april 2020 |
55 min
The Psychoanalyst’s Nose, the Year of Lint, the Impact of Cold Wet Underwear, Boys Will Be Boys, the Pride of the Pride (of Lions), Hair (and Hare) Research, Social Dilemmas from the Not-So-Distant Past, Chewing on Knowledge, and Fold When Wet (If Naked Underwater).
In episode #207, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Chris Cotsapas, Andrew Berry, Robin Abrahams, and Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 206: "Flatulence in Dogs"
18 mars 2020 |
50 min
Flatulence in Dogs, the Real-Life Wizard of Oz, Triskadekaphobia When People Buy a House, Boys Will Be Boys, Why Your Doctor Should Smell, Soft is Hard, You Bastard, and Personal Space at the Beach.
In episode #206, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Nicole Sharp, Robin Abrahams, Melissa Franklin, Chris Cotsapas, Jean Berko Gleason, Bill Hoston and Andrew Berry. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 205: "Color Preferences in the Insane"
4 mars 2020 |
53 min
Color Preference in the Insane, Can Consumers Recognize the Taste of their Favorite Beer?, Effect of Audience Boredom on the Power Hungry, You Never Sleep Alone, Improbable Medical Review, Extracting the Wrong Tooth, and Telephones for Animals.
In episode #206, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Chris Cotsapas, Maggie Lettvin, Richard Baguley, and Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
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Bruce Petschek, Audio Engineer
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 204: "The Longest Oath"
19 februari 2020 |
50 min
The Longest Oath, The Okajima/Fujinami Navel Lint Removal Invention, The Effect of Country Music on Suicide, Garlic in Men and Women, Artificial Fruit Processing, Improbable Medical Review, Clever Contraptions to Capture Crooks, and On What I Do Not Understand and Have Something to Say.
In episode #204, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Robin Abrahams, Chris Cotsapas, Jean Berko Gleason, Andrew Berry, Nicole Sharp, Corky White, Richard Baguley, and Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 203: "Who Can Touch Whom"
5 februari 2020 |
56 min
Who Can Touch Whom, Head on Brain in Brain, Gueguen and the Goad of Small Things, Clever Contraptions to Capture Crooks, some 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Winners, Fire-Eaters and Punk Rockers, and the Names of Bad Guys.
In episode #203, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Foster the Cat, Richard Baguley, Robin Abrahams, Andrew Berry, and Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More.
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 202: "Sneezing and a Full Stomach"
22 januari 2020 |
50 min
Sneezing on a Full Stomach, Mustache Wax, Red Hippo Sweat, The Impossible Expertise of Self-Perceived Expertise, some 2012 Ig Nobel Prize Winners, and Walking in the City.
In episode #202, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Melissa Franklin, Richard Baguley, Robin Abrahams, Jean Berko Gleason, and Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For more.
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Bruce Petschek, Audio Engineer
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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode 201: "Crunchiness Loss"
8 januari 2020 |
53 min
Crunchiness Lost, Clever Contraptions to Trap Crooks, Shoe-Throwing at Weddings, Untied Laces Across the World, Moving Violations of Washing Machines, Stool Pigeons, Clothes for Clothes Shopping, Tanning Beds, Frozen Mammoth Meat, and Neurological Damage from Praying.
In episode #201, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Richard Baguley, Robin Abrahams, Bruce Petschek, and Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For more.
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25 december 2019 |
49 min
Disgusting Sounds, Cello Scrotum, Hole Shapes, Headless Mannequins, Medical Oddities, Grateful Dead, Cool Noses, and Black Dress Temperatures.
In episode #200 (the first episode in the new series!), Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Chris Cotsapas, Melissa Franklin, Robin Abrahams, and Richard Baguley. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For more.
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