Nobelesse Oblige

By Quinn and MaggieScience Arts History

Nobelesse Oblige episodes

October 23, 2025 Albert A. Michelson
This is the episode that we finally banish the ether from our podcast. Sort of...
Join us as we explore the life of Albert A. Michelson, which has way more twists and turns than you would expect for a guy who made his whole career repeating the same measurement.
Foucault light speed experiment
Michelson interferometer
Example of Albert's watercolors
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2 hr 47 min
August 11, 2025 The 34th First Annual IgNobel Prizes
We finally have our summary of the 34th First Annual IgNobel Prizes. Join us as we look at the first in person ceremony since COVID, and learn about some crazy research that first makes you laugh, then makes you think!
2024 IgNobel Prizes: https://improbable.com/ig/archive/2024-ceremony/
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43 min
April 27, 2025 2024 Nobel Prizes
After a long and unexpected hiatus, we are back with our 2024 Nobel Prize Summary! Join us as we talk about AI, and also AI, and nukes...I promise there's some happy stuff too.
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1 hr 33 min
April 02, 2024 JJ Thomson
We return to merry old England this episode as we cover our next physics laureate. Listen as we describe what is often considered the most productive period of the Cavendish Laboratory, and what else JJ was up to besides.
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2 hr
February 03, 2024 Philipp Lenard
Content Warning: This episode's subject was literally a Nazi
This episode, we see what happens when bigotry gets in the way of science. Then, because Quinn is petty, we have a nice palette cleanser.
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1 hr 51 min
December 10, 2023 2023 Nobel Prizes
Just in time for this year's Nobel Prize ceremony, we have our episode explaining this year's Nobel Prizes. Enjoy listening to us try to explain mRNA vaccines, rage against misogyny, and... wait, is that the Romans?
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1 hr 44 min
November 18, 2023 Lord Rayleigh
After a much longer than anticipated delay, here's our episode on John William Strutt, aka Lord Rayleigh. He did a lot, but is it enough to get him Nobelesse Oblige?
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2 hr 12 min
September 28, 2023 What is Literature?
We're taking the plunge into the Literature prizes! Join us as Maggie gives us a crash course on literary history and theory, and Quinn abuses his new-found knowledge of the literary canon.
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2 hr 21 min
September 18, 2023 The 33rd First Annual IgNobel Prizes
It's that time of year again, when the most important awards in scientific research are announced. That's right, it's the IgNobel Prizes! We're a little late but here are the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries that first make you laugh, then make you think.

List of all IgNobel laureates.
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37 min
August 02, 2023 Ranking the Curies
For our final episode of ☢️Hot☢️ Girl Summer, we're finally ranking Marie and Pierre Curie! Come learn even more details about their life that we couldn't fit directly into the narrative, and find out if both Curies get Nobelesse Oblige.

Marie and Pierre with their bikes
Pierre Curie
Marie Curie 1903
Marie Curie 1911
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1 hr 36 min