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:

December 06, 2020 Episode #1045: “Do Cats Sometimes Pay Some Attention to Their Owners?”
In Episode #1045, 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 Human Heads & Garlic Juice issue (Vol. 22, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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19min
November 29, 2020 Episode #1044: "Boring Machines"
In Episode #1044, Marc Abrahams shares 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
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8min
November 22, 2020 Pocket-Sized: "Leaping Fish Injuries"
In Pocket-Sized episode #1043, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Human Heads & Garlic Juice issue (Vol. 22, #1) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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11min
November 15, 2020 Pocket-Sized: “Hot Rod Magazines - A Harmless Diversion?”
In Pocket-Sized episode #1042, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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14min
November 08, 2020 Pocket-Sized: “Drunk German Speech”
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1041, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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15min
November 01, 2020 Pocket-Sized: “Automatically Recognize Boredom”
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1040, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Nicole Sharp. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Time & Boredom issue (Vol. 22, #3) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine.
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12min
October 25, 2020 Pocket-Sized: “The A-through-L of Social Dilemmas”
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1039, Robin Abrahams explores some of the engineering in a classic research study. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue.
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8min
October 18, 2020 Pocket-Sized: "Ice Cream & Sluggo"
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1038, 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 tale of Sluggo and the ice cream flavor that manifested thereafter.
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10min
October 11, 2020 Pocket-Sized: "Chernoff Faces"
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1037, 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.
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Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant
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24min
October 04, 2020 Pocket-Sized: "Ice Cream & Intense Scholars"
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1036, 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 phenomena of the intense scholar and their many idiosyncrasies.
Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public.
Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant
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12min

FAQs about Improbable Research:

How many episodes does Improbable Research have?

The podcast currently has 109 episodes available.