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Improbable Research

95 Episodes

11 minutes | Feb 15, 2017
EPISODE #102: Triskaidekaphobia When People Buy a House
Marc Abrahams tells about research involving house prices and fear of the number 13. Melissa Franklin does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
10 minutes | Feb 8, 2017
EPISODE #101: Egg in Your Eye
Marc Abrahams tells about yet another tragic medical condition: Egg in Your Eye. Jean Berko Gleason does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
11 minutes | Feb 1, 2017
EPISODE #100: Bottle-Cork in Your Eye
Marc Abrahams tells about a medical investigation: Bottle-Cork in Your Eye. Melissa Franklin does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
18 minutes | Jan 25, 2017
EPISODE #99: Can Consumers Recognize the Taste of their Favorite Beer?
Marc Abrahams tells about an experiment: Can Consumers Recognize the Taste of their Favorite Beer? Chris Cotsapas does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
9 minutes | Jan 18, 2017
EPISODE #98: Using Voodoo Dolls to Measure Aggression in Married Couples
Marc Abrahams tells about: Using Voodoo Dolls to Measure Aggression in Married Couples. Dany Adams does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
8 minutes | Jan 11, 2017
EPISODE #97: And Now, a Needle in the Rectum
Marc Abrahams tells about a medical discovery: a Needle in the Rectum. Chris Cotsapas does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
8 minutes | Jan 3, 2017
EPISODE #96: Umbrella Progress on a Crowded Sidewalk
Marc Abrahams tells about: Umbrella Progress on a Crowded Sidewalk. Christina Agapakis does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
15 minutes | Dec 21, 2016
EPISODE #95: Does One Armpit Smell Like the Other?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Does One Armpit Smell Like the Other? Christina Agapakis does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
12 minutes | Dec 13, 2016
EPISODE #94: Do Frogs in Helium Get Squeaky Voices?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Do Frogs in Helium Get Squeaky Voices? Dany Adams does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
15 minutes | Dec 6, 2016
EPISODE #93: Did His Orgasm Lead to Blindness?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Did one man's orgasm lead to blindness? Chris Cotsapas does dramatic readings from a genuine, bizarre-seeming study.
13 minutes | Nov 30, 2016
EPISODE #92: How much saliva does a five-year-old kid produce?
Marc Abrahams tells about: How much saliva does a five-year-old kid produce? Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
9 minutes | Nov 23, 2016
EPISODE #91: Teeth As a Dating Ornament
Marc Abrahams tells about: Should Your Brush Your Teeth, and Teeth As a Dating Ornament. Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
13 minutes | Nov 16, 2016
EPISODE #90: The Effect of Eating Garlic on Armpit Odor
Marc Abrahams tells about: The Effect of Eating Garlic on Armpit Odor. Jean Berko Gleason does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
25 minutes | Nov 9, 2016
EPISODE #89: The Rheology of cats — The Deborah Number
Marc Abrahams tells about: The Rheology of cats — The Deborah Number. Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
24 minutes | Nov 1, 2016
EPISODE #88: The Tooth Fairy, Smelly Dental Floss, and a Swallowed Toothpick
Marc Abrahams tells about: Research questions about: The tooth fairy, smelly dental floss, a toothpick lodged in somebody's intestine, eye-raising tooth-brushing, and music to replace dental painkillers. Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
18 minutes | Oct 26, 2016
EPISODE #87: How Kids Learn to Say 'Trick or Treat'
Marc Abrahams tells about: How Kids Learn to Say 'Trick or Treat'. Jean Berko Gleason does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
13 minutes | Oct 18, 2016
EPISODE #86: Walking on feet in the city
Marc Abrahams tells about: Walking on feet in the city, with bongo drums. Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
13 minutes | Oct 11, 2016
EPISODE #85: Jean Berko Gleason's disgusting word list
Marc Abrahams tells about: Psychology professor Jean Berko Gleason keeps a list of words that disgust her. Marc and Jean discuss those words.
19 minutes | Oct 5, 2016
EPISODE #84: What sort of person is named Rupzóiyat?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Dealing with people's names that look weird and/or unpronounceable? Jean Berko Gleason does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
16 minutes | Sep 28, 2016
EPISODE #83: Journeys of toothbrushes
Marc Abrahams tells about: Medical reports of toothbrushes that managed to get inside human bodies. Harvard science demonstrator Daniel Rosenberg discusses the scientific niceties.
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