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Improbable Research

Marc Abrahamswww.improbable.com
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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Episodes

Pocket-Sized: "What Is Stupid"

In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1035, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Sep 27, 202015 min

Pocket-Sized: "Ice Cream & Human Flight"

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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Sep 20, 20207 min

Pocket-Sized: "Look Into Each Other's Eyes"

In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1033, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliarly familiar research study to Jean Berko Gleason . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Sep 13, 202013 min

Pocket-Sized: "Ice Cream & Dr. Land"

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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Aug 19, 20207 min

Pocket-Sized: "Another Look at Who Can Touch Whom"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1031, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliarly familiar research study to Jean Berko Gleason . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Aug 15, 202011 min

Pocket-Sized: "Microwave Oven Astronomer"

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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Aug 12, 20208 min

Pocket-Sized: “Abnormal Blinking”

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1029, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Aug 08, 20209 min

Pocket-Sized: "Ruck in a Rug"

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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Aug 05, 20205 min

Pocket-Sized: “Happiness Equation”

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1027, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Aug 01, 202014 min

Pocket-Sized: "Swimming in Fat Metaphors"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1026, 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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jul 29, 20208 min

Pocket-Sized: “German Sense of Humor”

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1025, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jul 25, 20207 min

Pocket-Sized: "Surgery Grapefruit"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1024, 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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jul 22, 20207 min

Pocket-Sized: “Frozen Shirt of a Stranger”

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1023, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jul 18, 202016 min

Pocket-Sized: “Ice Cream & Term Paper Doug”

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. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant

Jul 15, 20209 min

Pocket-Sized: "Rain Run Walk"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1021, 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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jul 11, 20206 min

Pocket-Sized: "Spin-Stretched Ant Neck"

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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jul 08, 20209 min

Pocket-Sized: "Hand Clap Shape-sounds"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1019, 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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jul 04, 20206 min

Pocket-Sized: "Centrifugal Chicken Sh*t"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1018, 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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jul 01, 20208 min

Pocket-Sized: "Normally Chasing Their Tails"

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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jun 27, 20208 min

Episode 213: “The 29th 1st Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony”

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 . Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Bruce Petschek , Audio Engineer Jon Shedler , Audio Engineer Seth Gliksman...

Jun 24, 20201 hr 4 min

Pocket-Sized: "Apewoman Siren"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1016, 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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jun 20, 202012 min

Pocket-Sized: "Scary Masks in Zoos"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1015, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jun 17, 20208 min

Pocket-Sized: "Just A Sigh"

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. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Mathematics issue (Vol. 16, #4) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jun 13, 20207 min

Episode 212: “Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake”

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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode ...

Jun 10, 202052 min

Pocket-Sized: "Death to Improve Basketball"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1013, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Jean Berko Gleason . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Psychology issue (vol. 26, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine. For More. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jun 06, 20209 min

Pocket-Sized: "Monkeys and College Students"

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. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Mathematics issue (Vol. 16, #4) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

Jun 03, 20209 min

Pocket-Sized: "Judging Aggressive Roaring"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1011, 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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

May 30, 20209 min

Episode 211: “Richard Wassersug”

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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get...

May 27, 202052 min

Pocket-Sized: "Hot Potato Voice"

In this Pocket-Sized episode #1010, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Dany Adams . Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

May 23, 20208 min

Pocket-Sized: "Barefoot Running"

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. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman , Production Assistant...

May 20, 20206 min
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