Improbable Research

By Marc Abrahams

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 Abra... more

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How many episodes does Improbable Research have?

The podcast currently has 109 episodes available.

Improbable Research episodes:

April 25, 2021 Episode #1065: “The Physics of Skulking and Falling Cats”
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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6min
April 18, 2021 Episode #1064: “The Best Life Opera (Act 3)”
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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11min
April 11, 2021 Episode #1063: “And Now, a Needle in the Rectum”
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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7min
April 04, 2021 Episode #1062: “Happiness from Painful Insect Stings”
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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19min
March 28, 2021 Episode #1061: “Jean Berko Gleason’s Disgusting Word List”
In Podcast Episode #1061, psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason shares an unfortunate lexicon with Improbable founder Marc Abrahams.
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13min
March 21, 2021 Episode #1060: “How Much Saliva Does a Five-Year-Old Produce?”
In Podcast Episode #1060, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to aerospace engineer Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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13min
March 14, 2021 Episode #1059: “The Best Life Opera (Act 2)”
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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8min
March 07, 2021 Episode #1058: “How Kids Learn to Say ‘Trick or Treat’”
In Podcast Episode #1058, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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17min
February 28, 2021 Episode #1057: “Fifty Shades, by Gray”
In Podcast Episode #1057, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to physicist Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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14min
February 21, 2021 Episode #1056: “Egg in Your Eye”
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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9min

FAQs about Improbable Research:

How many episodes does Improbable Research have?

The podcast currently has 109 episodes available.