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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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00:09:28

Episode #1055: “The Best Life Opera (Act 1)”

Improbable Research ·

2021/02/14

In Podcast Episode #1055,Marc Abrahamspresents the first 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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00:12:07

Episode #1054: “Effect of Eating Garlic on Armpit Odor”

Improbable Research ·

2021/02/07

In Podcast Episode #1054,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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00:13:43

Episode #1053: “Does One Armpit Smell Like the Other?”

Improbable Research ·

2021/01/31

In Podcast Episode #1053,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to synthetic biologist Christina Agapakis. 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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00:10:20

Episode #1052: “Do Frogs in Helium Get Squeaky Voices?”

Improbable Research ·

2021/01/24

In Podcast Episode #1052,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to developmental biologist Dany 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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00:14:01

Episode #1051: “Did His Orgasm Lead to Blindness”

Improbable Research ·

2021/01/17

In Podcast Episode #1051,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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00:09:25

Episode #1050: “Bottle-Cork in Your Eye”

Improbable Research ·

2021/01/10

In Podcast Episode #1050,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 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Google Podcasts, AntennaPod, BeyondPod and elsewhere! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support

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00:05:53

Episode #1049 “The M-through-Z of Social Dilemmas”

Improbable Research ·

2021/01/03

In episode #1049,Robin Abrahamsexplores some of the engineering in a classic research study 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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00:15:38

Episode #1048: “Stress Analysis of a Strapless Dress”

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2020/12/27

In episode #1048,Marc Abrahamsand Nicole Sharp analyze the engineering and the art of “Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Dress". 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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00:11:22

Episode #1047: “Garlic — Sensory Pleasure or Social...

Improbable Research ·

2020/12/20

In Episode #1047,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the specialSmelly issue (Vol. 22, #2)of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine. 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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00:08:10

Episode #1046: “Standardized Food Glops”

Improbable Research ·

2020/12/13

In episode #1046,Marc Abrahamsshows some unfamiliar research studies to 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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00:18:34

Episode #1045: “Do Cats Sometimes Pay Some Attention...

Improbable Research ·

2020/12/06

In Episode #1045,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the specialHuman Heads & Garlic Juice issue (Vol. 22, #1)of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast:

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00:07:29

Episode #1044: "Boring Machines"

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2020/11/29

In Episode #1044,Marc Abrahamsshares with Chris Cotsapas a number of boring machines. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The patents mentioned in this episode of the Improbable Podcast are further elaborated upon in the special Boring Machines issue (Vol. 19, #3) the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast:

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00:10:03

Pocket-Sized: "Leaping Fish Injuries"

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2020/11/22

In Pocket-Sized episode #1043,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the specialHuman Heads & Garlic Juice issue (Vol. 22, #1)of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast:

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00:13:45

Pocket-Sized: “Hot Rod Magazines - A Harmless...

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2020/11/15

In Pocket-Sized episode #1042,Marc Abrahamsshows an unfamiliar research study to 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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00:14:31

Pocket-Sized: “Drunk German Speech”

Improbable Research ·

2020/11/08

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1041,Marc Abrahamsshows some unfamiliar research studies to 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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00:11:20

Pocket-Sized: “Automatically Recognize Boredom”

Improbable Research ·

2020/11/01

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1040,Marc Abrahamsshows some unfamiliar research studies to Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the specialTime & Boredom issue (Vol. 22, #3)of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast:

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00:07:29

Pocket-Sized: “The A-through-L of Social Dilemmas”

Improbable Research ·

2020/10/25

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1039,Robin Abrahams explores some of the engineering in a classic research study. 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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00:09:39

Pocket-Sized: "Ice Cream & Sluggo"

Improbable Research ·

2020/10/18

In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1038, Marc Abrahams extracts some flash-frozen bits of history fromtechno-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. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast:

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00:23:22

Pocket-Sized: "Chernoff Faces"

Improbable Research ·

2020/10/11

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1037,Marc Abrahamsshows just a wee bit of unfamiliar research studies to Mason Porter. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Mathematics issue (Vol. 16, #4) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast:

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00:11:42

Pocket-Sized: "Ice Cream & Intense Scholars"

Improbable Research ·

2020/10/04

In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1036, Marc Abrahams extracts some some flash-frozen bits of history fromtechno-sociologist Gus Rancatore, proprietor of Toscanini’s Ice Cream. Today, Gus shares with us the phenomena of the intense scholar and their many idiosyncrasies. Remember, ourPatreondonors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast:

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