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:

September 27, 2020 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
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16min
September 20, 2020 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
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7min
September 13, 2020 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
...more
14min
August 19, 2020 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
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7min
August 15, 2020 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
...more
11min
August 12, 2020 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
...more
8min
August 08, 2020 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
...more
9min
August 05, 2020 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
...more
5min
August 01, 2020 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
...more
14min
July 29, 2020 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
...more
8min

FAQs about Improbable Research:

How many episodes does Improbable Research have?

The podcast currently has 109 episodes available.