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Improbable Research

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.

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00:23:34

Episode #1075: “The Rheology of Cats”

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2021/07/04

In this Podcast Episode #1075,Marc Abrahamsshows some unfamiliar research studies to fluid dynamicistNicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:06:37

Episode #1074: “Vibrate That Earthworm”

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2021/06/27

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

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00:12:59

Episode 1073: “Smelly People in the Office”

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2021/06/20

In this Podcast Episode #1073,Marc Abrahamsshows some unfamiliar research studies tofluid dynamicist Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:12:27

Episode #1072: “The Misery of Misophonia”

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2021/06/13

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

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00:07:11

Episode #1071: “Umbrella Progress on a Crowded Sidewalk”

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2021/06/06

In Podcast Episode #1071,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to physicistMelissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:11:29

Episode #1070: “Kissing and Income Inequality”

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2021/05/30

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

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00:18:33

Episode #1069: “What Sort of Person is Named Rupzóiyat”

Improbable Research ·

2021/05/23

In Podcast Episode #1069,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguistJean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:10:33

Episode #1068: “Eyebrows of Narcissists”

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2021/05/16

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. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support

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00:08:40

Episode #1067: “Using Voodoo Dolls to Measure...

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2021/05/09

In Podcast Episode #1067,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to developmental biologistDany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:07:33

Episode #1066: “Arachnophobia in Bug Scientists”

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2021/05/02

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. Seth

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00:05:47

Episode #1065: “The Physics of Skulking and Falling...

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2021/04/25

In Podcast Episode #1065,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to biomedical researcherChris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:10:39

Episode #1064: “The Best Life Opera (Act 3)”

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2021/04/18

In Podcast Episode #1064,Marc Abrahamspresents the third act of “The Best Life”, a mini-opera which debuted in 2015 at the 25th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:06:54

Episode #1063: “And Now, a Needle in the Rectum”

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2021/04/11

In Podcast Episode #1063,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to statistical geneticist Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:18:37

Episode #1062: “Happiness from Painful Insect Stings”

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2021/04/04

In Podcast Episode #1062, Marc Abrahamsshows a poetical research paper — about insect-sting pain — toQI Elves James Harkin, Dan Schreiber, Anne Miller, Steve Colgan, and Alex Bell. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:12:15

Episode #1061: “Jean Berko Gleason’s Disgusting Word...

Improbable Research ·

2021/03/28

In Podcast Episode #1061,psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason shares an unfortunate lexicon with Improbable founder Marc Abrahams. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:12:15

Episode #1060: “How Much Saliva Does a Five-Year-Old...

Improbable Research ·

2021/03/21

In Podcast Episode #1060,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to aerospace engineer Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:07:33

Episode #1059: “The Best Life Opera (Act 2)”

Improbable Research ·

2021/03/14

In Podcast Episode #1059,Marc Abrahamspresents the second act of “The Best Life”, a mini-opera which debuted in 2015 at the 25th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:16:55

Episode #1058: “How Kids Learn to Say ‘Trick or Treat’”

Improbable Research ·

2021/03/07

In Podcast Episode #1058,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:13:40

Episode #1057: “Fifty Shades, by Gray”

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2021/02/28

In Podcast Episode #1057,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to physicist Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:08:38

Episode #1056: “Egg in Your Eye”

Improbable Research ·

2021/02/21

In Podcast Episode #1056,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman,Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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