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Episode #1095: “Saliva and Frog Puppets”
May 22, 2022 · 15 minIn Podcast Episode #1095, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode…
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Episode #1094: “Can You Navigate in a Crowd, While Distracted by Your Mobile Phone?”
May 8, 2022 · 10 minThe 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…
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Episode #1093: “Why Pedestrians Do Not Constantly Collide”
April 24, 2022 · 11 minThe 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…
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Episode #1092: “The Bacteria in Discarded, Chewed Chewing Gum”
April 10, 2022 · 20 minThe 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…
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Episode #1091: “Hula Hoop Syndrome”
March 27, 2022 · 13 minIn Podcast Episode #1091, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode…
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Episode #1090: “Obesity of Politicians, Corruption in Countries”
March 13, 2022 · 10 minThe 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…
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Episode #1089: “Inverted Rhino Translocation”
February 27, 2022 · 14 minThe 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…
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Episode #1088: “Cursing Babinski”
February 13, 2022 · 10 minIn Podcast Episode #1088, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode…
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Episode #1087: “Modes of Cat-Human Communication”
January 30, 2022 · 13 minThe 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…
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Episode #1086: “Beards and Face-Punching”
January 16, 2022 · 9 minThe 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…
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Episode #1085: "Mindful Dishwashing"
November 14, 2021 · 10 minIn Podcast Episode #1085, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode…
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Episode #1084: “Chalk and Mathematicians”
October 31, 2021 · 11 minIn Podcast Episode #1084, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biologist Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made…
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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.