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Episode #1065: “The Physics of Skulking and Falling Cats”
Improbable Research
04/25/21 • 5 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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Episode #1064: “The Best Life Opera (Act 3)”
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04/18/21 • 10 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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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1063: “And Now, a Needle in the Rectum”
Improbable Research
04/11/21 • 6 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”
Improbable Research
04/04/21 • 18 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”
Improbable Research
03/28/21 • 12 min
In Podcast Episode #1061, psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason shares an unfortunate lexicon with Improbable founder Marc Abrahams.
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Improbable Research
03/14/21 • 7 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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--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/supportEpisode #1056: “Egg in Your Eye”
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02/21/21 • 8 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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Improbable Research
01/31/21 • 13 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?”
Improbable Research
01/24/21 • 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 #1072: “The Misery of Misophonia”
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06/13/21 • 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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How many episodes does Improbable Research have?
Improbable Research currently has 109 episodes available.
What topics does Improbable Research cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and Science.
What is the most popular episode on Improbable Research?
The episode title 'Episode #1065: “The Physics of Skulking and Falling Cats”' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Improbable Research?
The average episode length on Improbable Research is 16 minutes.
How often are episodes of Improbable Research released?
Episodes of Improbable Research are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Improbable Research?
The first episode of Improbable Research was released on Dec 25, 2019.
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