Podcast appearances and mentions of Marc Abrahams

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.Including the news that the US has recorded their first human death from bird flu, and should we be concerned? Plus a new drug to treat drug resistant prostate cancer, and new research on how the Roman Empire was responsible for widespread lead pollution in Europe.In Part 2, Titans of Science returns with Marc Abrahams, the originator of the Ig Nobel Prize and the master of making science funny.This is the final episode of 5 Live Science in this feed, but you can still hear Dr Chris Smith regularly on BBC Radio 5 Live with Naga Munchetty on a Tuesday afternoon at 1pm. You can also search for “The Naked Scientists Podcast” online for more from Dr Chris and the team.

Listen to the 34th First annual Ig Nobel Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, and then makes you think, edited down to 22 minutes. Hosted by Marc Abrahams, Edited by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

In this edition of Titans of Science, Chris Smith chats with co-founder of Annals of Improbable Research, and the master of ceremonies for the Ig Nobel prize, Marc Abrahams... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Marc Abrahams created the Ig Nobel prizes in 1991, after years of collecting examples of weird research that he included in the Journal of Irreproducible Results. The aim of these satirical awards is to honour achievements that “make people laugh, then think”.While the initial response from the scientific community was mixed, last year the prize received more than 9,000 nominations. Several researchers who have won an ‘Ig' say that it has improved their careers by helping them to reach wider audiences, and spend more time engaging with the public about their work.This is an audio version of our Feature: How a silly science prize changed my career Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Megan chats to Marc Abrahams, the brains behind the Erstwilder brand, about visual storytelling, collaborating with illustrators, and creating must-have accessories. Plus, Allison has some news about our exciting summer series!Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid's Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | childrensbooksdaily.com | yourkidsnextread.com.au

Marc Abrahams, founder and master of ceremonies of the Ig Nobel Prize, recaps this year's ceremony and winners. Then, Fraser Cain talks about Universe Today, his website, podcast and YouTube channel that are great sources for everything on the latest research and discoveries about space.

The Ig Nobel Prizes recognize research efforts that make you laugh...and then think. They celebrate the unusual and honor the imaginative. They are, in my mind, a delightful and very deliberate celebration of curiosity. Ig Nobel Prize founder and editor of the magazine Annals of Improbable Research Marc Abrahams joins me to talk about the origins and contributions of this quirky prize. The awards gala is a mix of circus, opera and real Nobel Laureates, orchestrated to cheer on people who have devoted their time and talent to studying things the rest of us...have not... Check out Improbable Research: https://improbable.com Theme music by Sean Balick; “Rabbit Hole" by Love and Weasel, via Blue Dot Sessions.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Marc Abrahams, editor of Annals Of Improbable Research; J. M. Shaw, author of Callum Walker And The Fractured Veil; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals Of Improbable Research is back on the show. Each year they hand out the Ig Nobel Awards and this year's version was the 34th. J. M. Shaw is the author of Callum Walker And The Fractured Veil. It's the third book in the fantasy series. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week's reviewed title is Roctogenarians by Mo Rocca (Simon & Schuster, $38.99). You can also read Stuart's reviews in The Montreal Times and his articles in The Main. This week's guest slate is presented by Linda Hammerschmid who is a lawyer and a dogbabysitter.

Join me this morning as I welcome author, columnist and Ig Nobel Prize founder Marc Abrahams! Marc Abrahams writes about research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK. In 1991 he founded the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, (a parody of the Nobel prize) and serves as Master of Ceremonies. The prizes are handed out by Nobel laureates in a gala event held every year at Harvard University. Marc co-founded and edits the magazine Annals of Improbable Research (AIR), and has written several books, including This is Improbable. He also edits and writes much of the website and blog at www.improbable.com. Marc has a degree in applied mathematics from Harvard College, spent several years developing optical character recognition computer systems (including a reading machine for the blind) at Kurzweil Computer Products, and later founded Wisdom Simulators, which used computers to give people experience in making excruciating decisions. Marc is the subject of a Harvard Business School case study called "Marc Abrahams: Annals of an Improbable Entrepreneur." Marc is married to psychologist Robin Abrahams, who writes the "Miss Conduct" advice column for the Boston Globe Magazine.

We've all heard of The Nobel Peace prize and the Nobel Literature prize, Science, and Medicine prizes. Well, this episode has absolutely nothing to do with any of that! But! If you come up with an idea that is an unusual or trivial or a bizarre achievement in scientific research, well then…we have an award for you. It's called the Ig Nobel Prize, and anyone can win it, if their idea makes you laugh…and then… makes you think! Really, no really! The Prize was created by today's guest, Marc Abrahams who has awarded it annually since 1991. And the awards are handed out annually by genuine Nobel laureates, as they honor and celebrate the unusual, the creative and the imaginative… while also spurring people's interest in science, medicine, and technology. So be prepared to learn about woodpeckers and concussions, an unusual childbirth device and the importance of fish farts. That's right… fish farts! IN THIS EPISODE: The unbelievable way Marc first became editor of a scientific magazine. Amusing inventors & scientists doing obscure, yet noble things should be honored. Right? The scientists who defied a Prime Minister and proved the impending submarine invasion was not happening. Meet the guy who studied whether gonorrhea could be transmitted by sex dolls. Colonoscopy researchers won the Ig Nobel twice and performed a live on-stage demonstration you won't believe. The Blonsky centrifugal birthing device will defy your understanding of natural childbirth. Why don't woodpeckers get concussions and how that applies to football. Your foot size to genitalia size ratio is… real? Jason has some “genius ideas” he thinks should win an Ig Nobel. The small but notable list of inventors who were killed by their inventions. GOOGLEHEIM: Have any nobility won the Nobel Prize? Yep! *** FOLLOW MARC: Website – Improbable.com Ig Nobel Prize 2024 Mastodon - @MarcAbrams Facebook - Marc Abrahams Podcast – Improbable Research *** FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to Part 2 of the Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think, followed by the 24/7 lectures. Hosted by Marc Abrahams from the Annals of Improbable Research. Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

The Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think! Hosted by Marc Abrahams from the Annals of Improbable Research. Part 2 next week Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Listen up, fruitcake... or, rather, listen up -- fruitcake! This week #7 (Dorothy White) drops by to tell you everything you never wanted to know about Christmas's most maligned tradition. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/fruitcake-subculture-conspiracy-revisited/ The only key source for this episode is #7's own Texas Cooking article “Fruitcake Subculture Conspiracy” but she consulted a number of other sources as well; including Marc Abrahams' “Military Experiments on Fruitcake”, David Cashion's The Dreaded Feast, Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking, Glenn Warren's Season's Eatings podcast, and dozens of newspaper articles and web sites. Presented by #7 (Dorothy White). Voluptuary. Raconteur. Artist wannabe. Travel junkie. Photographer of Pearl. In thrall to Vampire Andy. Teacher of culinary arts. Part of the That's Not Canon Productions podcast network. https://thatsnotcanon.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/Mbap3UQyCB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orderjackalope/ Tumblr: https://orderjackalope.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/orderjackalope Email: jackalope@order-of-the-jackalope.com

In 1991, the editor of a satirical science journal launched an award for the scientifically ridiculous (and ridiculed), the Ig Nobel Prize. Learn how it all got started and some of the early tech-related prize winners!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Marc Abrahams, editor of Annals Of Improbable Research; bridesmaid dress wearing Rebecca Whitlinger; & relationship coach Frank Kermit Download Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals Of Improbable Research is back on the show. Each year they hand out the Ig Nobel Awards and this year's version was the 33rd. Rebecca Whitlinger is one of those rare women who not only got to wear her bridesmaid dress more than once, she's worn it in many different circumstances and in many parts of the world, ever since she first wore it just six months after the wedding, back in 1988. Relationship coach, Frank Kermit, is back on the show to talk about long distance relationships, what makes them work and what doesn't. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up with many of the interviews from the show and take a trip down memory lane to when this show began back in 2009, with over 800 selections to choose from! This week's guest slate is presented by psychotherapist Richard Rapoport. He used to be a regular guest on my old radio show in a segment we called Shrink Rap. Richard currently does yeoman work as he continues to work with military, vets and RCMP for Health Canada and doing research and speaking at conferences on "moral injury".

#215A smart toilet with a camera inside that analyses your poop, plus a study of people who are fluent in speaking backwards – these are just two recipients of this year's Ig Nobel prize. As the satirical sister to the Nobel prize, the Ig Nobels honour scientific achievements that make people laugh…then think. Prize founder Marc Abrahams on this year's hilarious winners - and why even robots made from reanimating dead spiders can have a more serious side.As the winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, updated versions of the covid-19 vaccine are being rolled out in many countries. Should you be lining up for your next booster? And a sneak peak at a new, more effective twist on Moderna's mRNA vaccines.Meanwhile, in the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted ancient supermassive black holes that are much larger, relative to their galaxies, than we see in younger galaxies. A tantalising finding for astronomers who believe these anomalies could be evidence of a new kind of black hole. And did you know that palm cockatoos are totally rock 'n' roll? Not only do they drum, but they even craft their own drumsticks. Find out about their unique musical abilities, and what this says about their intelligence.Hosts Timothy Revell and Christie Taylor discuss all of this with guests Marc Abrahams, Michael Le Page, Alex Wilkins and Chen Ly. To read more about these stories, visit newscientist.com.Events and Links:New Scientist Live tickets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ig Nobel awards celebrate the improbable science, the research that makes us laugh and then think, and the under-acknowledged discoveries that are recognized as what they truly are – REAL science. Marc Abrahams, founder and master of ceremonies, tells us about the 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel ceremony. (0:56)Ben Stanger discusses his book "From One Cell: A Journey into Life's Origins and the Future of Medicine," and the history, science, and wonder of life's most basic, and essential element – the cell. (26:01)

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Author Mike Rucker talks about how the pursuit of joy and wonder can change your life. His book is grounded in current research, accessible science and practical recommendations. (00:00) Then creator Marc Abrahams discusses the Ig Nobel Prize designed to honor the science and research that makes us laugh and then think. (27:17)

Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, and then makes you think, from the Annals of Improbable Research. Hosted by Marc Abrahams, edited by Ian Woolf Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, and then makes you think, from the Annals of Improbable Research. Hosted by Marc Abrahams, edited by Ian Woolf Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

The 2020 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on September 17 in the 30th Prize Ceremony that has become an institution of humour in science that "first make people laugh, then think". Is it best to be hit in the head with an empty or a full beer bottle? Can you make diamonds from liquid, especially from tequila? Can people swim faster in water, or in syrup? And why is it that you spill coffee when you walk with a cup? These are just a few examples of research efforts recorded in the Annals of Improbable Research. This podcast, recorded during the 7th Science Salon, takes you on a wonderfully fun and thoughtful journey into the world of science. Marc Abrahams, the man behind the Ig Nobel Prizes was joined by s Science Journalist, Line Friis Frederiksen, as the evening's host on November 13, 2019 in Copenhagen. Links to the videos from the salon: [00:13:47] Ig Nobel Prize for safety engineering in 1998: www.improbable.com/2020/03/29/troy…e-grizzly-bear/ [00:25:17] Humans Running in Place on Water at Simulated Reduced Gravity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCLfZ-VHgWw [00:37:27] The “Emergency Bra”: www.improbable.com/2020/05/01/hist…prize-ceremony/ [00:49:09] “The Dunning-Kruger Song” from The Incompetence Opera: www.improbable.com/2018/01/16/the-…ng-kruger-song/ Don't miss the 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony: www.improbable.com/ig-about/the-30…prize-ceremony/ And this year's Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony held on September 15: https://improbable.com/ig/2022-ceremony/

From Tiny Krill To Concrete Jungles: 2022's Best Science Books For Kids The holidays are right around the corner, which means for those who give gifts in December, now is the time to start putting together that shopping list. If you have a young person in your life who loves science, why not expand their library and get a book or two? Joining Ira to give their recommendation for the best children's science books of the year—both fiction and nonfiction—are Melissa Stewart, science book author based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Kristina Holzweiss, education technology specialist based on Long Island, New York. See the books at sciencefriday.com. Indigenous Knowledge Is Central To Climate Solutions As the United States observes Earth Day this year, many will be thinking about their personal relationship with—and responsibility to—the planet. But in an era of multiple planetary crises, including extinctions, global warming, and contaminated water, what about the Indigenous peoples whose millennia-old relationship with their land has been disrupted and sometimes severed by colonialism and other displacements?  Indigenous environmental scientist and author Jessica Hernandez talks to Ira about the harms the Western science has perpetuated against colonized people, as white environmentalists created national parks on Indigenous lands and “helicopter scientists” continue to do research in the global south while using the wealth of Western institutions. And she explains why greater recognition of Indigenous science, and partnerships that center Indigenous peoples and their research questions, is good for the entire planet.   Prizes For Science That Makes You Laugh, Then Think Prizes went to researchers for analyzing what makes legal documents unnecessarily difficult to understand. And for creating a moose crash-test dummy. And for explaining, mathematically, why success most often goes not to the most talented people, but instead to the luckiest. If that sounds like a strange set of awards—that's because it's the Ignobel Prize Ceremony. This year, for the 32nd year in a row, laureates gathered (virtually) to be recognized for their unusual contributions to the world of science and engineering. In the words of Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of Improbable Research and awards ceremony ringleader, “It's not about good or bad. If you win an Ignobel Prize, it means you've done something that will immediately cause anyone who hears about it to laugh, and then to think about it for the next few days or weeks.” Abrahams joins Ira to talk about the backstory of the awards, and to introduce some highlights from this year's online prize ceremony.   Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

Episode 100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology and we are taking a break to pull back the curtain on the process and what we have learned in 100 episodes. We had bigger plans, but life happens. More religion, guests, and other things in the works as we push forward!!! 12 Rules for Screaming into the Void: An Antidote to Podcasting 1. Plan for Planning Fallacy (editing) 2. But Don't forget to Plan (guests/time zones/planning ahead 3. Time is a construct; record to your heart's content (Zimbardo/Milgram) 4. Research your guests (big names) 5. Create a Podcast Guest Doc: 1-2 Pages, stay still, be comfortable. Try to avoid guests who might hit a bong or do dishes mid recording 6. Don't watch your numbers 7. Do it for you 8. Routine is not bad (recurring Qs/Bias of the Week) 9. See old friends and make new ones 10. Clean your room. 11. Don't Micromanage your Guest; Unless they need you to 12. Fake it till you make it. Some great Episodes: Memes Matter: https://anchor.fm/psychosocialdistancing/episodes/Episode-46-Memes-Matter-Libido--the-Internet--and-Freud-e12rrg2 Milgram and Zimbardo: https://anchor.fm/psychosocialdistancing/episodes/Episode-9-Milgram-and-Zimbardo-ejhb1h Conspiracy Theories w/ Sinan Alper: https://anchor.fm/psychosocialdistancing/episodes/Episode-75-Corruption--Precarity--and-Schrdingers-Diana-w-Dr--Sinan-Alper-e1c7ima The Ig Nobel Prize w/Marc Abrahams: https://anchor.fm/psychosocialdistancing/episodes/Episode-79-Making-You-Laugh--Then-Making-You-Think-w-Marc-Abrahams-e1dvsgn PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/ Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/ Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos Return of the Bias of the Week: Episode 54 Shout out! Planning Fallacy

In Podcast Episode #1095, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Jean Berko Gleason encounters: “A Salivary Collection Method for Young Children,” Laura K. Zimmermann, Psychophysiology, vol. 45, no. 3, May 2008, pp. 353-355. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time. In Podcast Episode #1094, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Kinetics winners Hisashi Murakami, Claudio Feliciani, Yuta Nishiyama, and Katsuhiro Nishinari. They received the prize for conducting experiments to learn why pedestrians do sometimes collide with other pedestrians. REFERENCE: “Mutual Anticipation Can Contribute to Self-Organization in Human Crowds,” Hisashi Murakami, Claudio Feliciani, Yuta Nishiyama, and Katsuhiro Nishinari, Science Advances, vol. 7, no. 12, 2021, p. eabe7758. The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time. In Podcast Episode #1093, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Physics winners Alessandro Corbetta, Jasper Meeusen, Chung-min Lee, Roberto Benzi, and Federico Toschi. They received the prize for conducting experiments to learn why pedestrians do not constantly collide with other pedestrians. REFERENCE: “Physics-based modeling and data representation of pairwise interactions among pedestrians,” Alessandro Corbetta, Jasper A. Meeusen, Chung-min Lee, Roberto Benzi, and Federico Toschi, Physical Review E, vol. 98, no. 062310, 20188. The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time. In Podcast Episode #1092, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Ecology winners Leila Satari, Alba Guillén, Àngela Vidal-Verdú, and Manuel Porcar. They received the prize for using genetic analysis to identify the different species of bacteria that reside in wads of discarded chewing gum stuck on pavements in various countries. REFERENCE: “The Wasted Chewing Gum Bacteriome,” Leila Satari, Alba Guillén, Àngela Vidal-Verdú, and Manuel Porcar, Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 16846, 2020. The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

In Podcast Episode #1091, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Jean Berko Gleason encounters: “Hula-Hoop Syndrome,” Zafar H. Zaidi, Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 80, no. 9, May 1, 1959, pp. 715-716. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time. In Podcast Episode #1090, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Economics winners Pavlo Blavatskyy. They received the prize for discovering that the obesity of a country's politicians may be a good indicator of that country's corruption. REFERENCE: “Obesity of Politicians and Corruption in Post‐Soviet Countries,” Pavlo Blavatskyy, Economic of Transition and Institutional Change, vol. 29, no. 2, 2021, pp. 343-356. The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time. In Podcast Episode #1089, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Transportation winners Robin Radcliffe, Mark Jago, Peter Morkel, Estelle Morkel, Pierre du Preez, Piet Beytell, Birgit Kotting, Bakker Manuel, Jan Hendrik du Preez, Michele Miller, Julia Felippe, Stephen Parry, and Robin Gleed. They received the prize for determining by experiment whether it is safer to transport an airborne rhinoceros upside-down. REFERENCE: “The Pulmonary and Metabolic Effects of Suspension by the Feet Compared with Lateral Recumbency in Immobilized Black Rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis) Captured by Aerial Darting,” Robin W. Radcliffe, Mark Jago, Peter vdB Morkel, Estelle Morkel, Pierre du Preez, Piet Beytell, Birgit Kotting, Bakker Manuel, Jan Hendrik du Preez, Michele A. Miller, Julia Felippe, Stephen A Parry; R.D. Gleed, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 57, no. 2, 2021, 357–367. The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

Episode 80 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in, along with every other episode as PSD with a Twist! (It's a cocktail pun!). In this episode we talk with Marc Abrahams, founder and master of ceremonies of the Ig Nobel Prize and editor of the Annals of Improbable Research. Read more about Mr. Abrahams, the Ig Nobel, and more at https://improbable.com/ The Case of the Bottomless Bowl and 15 Other Retracted Tales: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2007/10/self-filling-soup-bowls-garner-cus-wansink-ig-nobel https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2019/08/20/did-that-bottomless-soup-bowl-experiment-ever-happen/ https://www.science.org/content/article/cornell-nutrition-scientist-resigns-after-retractions-and-research-misconduct-finding https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/09/what-is-food-science/571105/ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/brian-wansink-cornell-p-hacking https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2018/feb/16/mindless-eating-brian-wansink-is-there-something-rotten-behind-the-research https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598018/ Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/75 PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/ Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/ Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos Bias of the Week: The Dunning-Kruger Effect https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

In Podcast Episode #1088, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Jean Berko Gleason encounters: “The Babinski Sign,” P.H.W. Rayner, British Medical Journal, vol. 314, February 1997, p. 374. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

Episode 79 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in, along with every other episode as PSD with a Twist! (It's a cocktail pun!). In this episode we talk with Marc Abrahams, founder and master of ceremonies of the Ig Nobel Prize and editor of the Annals of Improbable Research. We talk about dragging sheep up ramps, the origins of the Ig Nobel Prize, and our shared love of research that makes you laugh and then makes your think. Read more about Mr. Abrahams, the Ig Nobel, and more at https://improbable.com/ Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/75 PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/ Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/ Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos Bias of the Week: Unit Bias https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time. In Podcast Episode #1087, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Biology winners Susanne Schötz, Robert Eklund, and Joost van de Weijer. They received the prize for analyzing variations in purring, chirping, chattering, trilling, tweedling, murmuring, meowing, moaning, squeaking, hissing, yowling, howling, growling, and other modes of cat–human communication. REFERENCE: “A Comparative Acoustic Analysis of Purring in Four Cats,” Susanne Schötz and Robert Eklund, Proceedings of Fonetik 2011, Speech, Music and Hearing, KTH, Stockholm, TMH-QPSR, 51. REFERENCE: “A Phonetic Pilot Study of Vocalisations in Three Cats,” Susanne Schötz, Proceedings of Fonetik 2012, Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. REFERENCE: “A Phonetic Pilot Study of Chirp, Chatter, Tweet and Tweedle in Three Domestic Cats,” Susanne Schötz, Proceedings of Fonetik 2013, Linköping University, Sweden, 2013, pp. 65-68. REFERENCE: “A Study of Human Perception of Intonation in Domestic Cat Meows,” Susanne Schötz and Joost van de Weijer, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Speech Prosody, Dubin, Ireland, May 20-23, 2014. REFERENCE: “Melody in Human–Cat Communication (Meowsic): Origins, Past, Present and Future,” Susanne Schötz, Robert Eklund, and Joost van de Weijer, 2016. The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time. In Podcast Episode #1086, Marc Abrahams presents the 2020 Ig Nobel Peace Prize winners Ethan Beseris, Steven Naleway, and David Carrier. They received the prize for testing the hypothesis that humans evolved beards to protect themselves from punches to the face. The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com. REFERENCE: “Impact Protection Potential of Mammalian Hair: Testing the Pugilism Hypothesis for the Evolution of Human Facial Hair,” Ethan A. Beseris, Steven E. laNeway, David R. Carrier, Integrative Organismal Biology, vol. 2, no. 1, 2020, obaa005. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Google Podcasts, AntennaPod, BeyondPod and elsewhere! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

A More Delicious COVID Screener One of the most bizarre symptoms of COVID-19—a nearly surefire way to know if you have been infected—is a loss of taste or smell. Estimates of how many people are impacted range wildly, with the highest estimates reaching 75 to 80% of COVID-19 survivors. There's still a lot scientists don't understand about why this happens and what part of the olfactory system or brain is actually responsible for this change. Researchers at Ohio State University are trying to figure out more about how COVID-19 impacts taste and smell using a familiar and tasty item: hard candy. Study participants eat an uncolored piece of candy each day and describe the flavor. If a participant is suddenly unable to identify which fruit the candy is emulating … well, it's time to take a COVID test. Joining Ira to talk about this delicious research and learning more about how COVID-19 impacts our senses is Chris Simons, sensory scientist at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.     Laugh And Learn With The Ig Nobel Prizes This year, even though many people may be still hesitant to gather together for the holidays, a Science Friday holiday tradition lives on—our annual post-Thanksgiving broadcast of highlights from the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, now in its 31st first annual year.  Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of Improbable Research and master of ceremonies for the prizes, joins Ira to present some of the highlights from this year's awards—from research into the microbiology trapped in the gum on the sidewalk to a transportation prize for scientists who discovered the best way to safely transport a rhinoceros long distances. (Dangle it upside down under a helicopter.) Tune in to hear about research involving the kinetics of crowds, the communications of cats, thoughts about the evolutionary history of human beards, and more.  

In Podcast Episode #1085, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. You can also like Improbable Research on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Jean Berko Gleason encounters: "Washing Dishes to Wash the Dishes: Brief Instruction in an Informal Mindfulness Practice," Adam W. Hanley, Alia R. Warner, Vincent M. Dehili, Angela I. Canto, and Eric L. Garland, Mindfulness, October 2015, vol. 6, no. 5, pp 1095-1103. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

The Stuph File Program Featuring Marc Abrahams, from the annual Ig Nobel Awards; JP McLean, author of Blood Mark; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Marc Abrahams, the man behind the annual Ig Nobel Awards.  This year was the 31st annual event.  JP McLean is the author of the urban fantasy and supernatural thriller, Blood Mark. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week's reviewed title is Billy Summers by Stephen King (Scribner, $39.99). You can also read Stuart's reviews in The Montreal Times.   Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up with many of the interviews from the show and take a trip down memory lane to when this show began back in 2009, with over 600 selections to choose from! This week's guest slate is presented by voice over specialist, David Tyler. Canadians will recognize him as the voice of CTV News.  David is getting ready to launch his keynote speaking business, teaching professionals to connect ideas with audiences. You can find out more about it at DavidTylerSpeaks.com

In Podcast Episode #1084, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biologist Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Dany Adams encounters: "Chalk: Materials and concepts in mathematics research," Michael J. Barany Donald MacKenzie, in: C. Coopmans, M. Lynch, J. Vertesi and S. Woolgar (Eds) Representation in Scientific Practice Revisited, 2014, pp. 107–130 (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press). Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

In Podcast Episode #1083, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biomedical researcher Chris Cotsapas. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Chris Cotsapas encounters: "Consumer Facial Expression in Relation to Smoked Ham With the Use of Face Reading Technology. The Methodological Aspects and Informative Value of Research Results," Eliza Kostyra, Bożena Waszkiewicz-Robak, Wacław Laskowski, Tadeusz Blicharski, and Ewa Poławska, Meat Science, vol. 119, September 2016, pp. 22–31. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

In Podcast Episode #1082, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Jean Berko Gleason encounters: "Attitudinal effects of mere exposure," Robert B. Zajonc, Journal of personality and social psychology, vol. 9, no. 2, part 2, 1968. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

The man behind the IG Nobel Prize, Marc Abrahams, the science behind the belief that laughter is good for you, and a look behind the curtain of little white lies that parents tell their children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Podcast Episode #1081, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to biologist Dany Adams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Dany Adams encounters: "Ear size as a predictor of chronological age," R. Tan , V. Osman, and G. Tan, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 25, 1997, pp. 187–191. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

 Creados por Marc Abrahams, editor y co-fundador de la revista Annals of Improbable Research, (Investigación Improbable) los Ig Nobel son un evento de ciencia que muchos científicos esperan por su irreverencia y las sorpresas que nos dan científicos con sus extraños estudio.En este episodio les contamos sobre los ganadores de los Ig Nobel de este año.Comunicación gato-humano (8:25)Gomas de mascar  en la calle (11:42)Oler el miedo en el cine (15:15)Relación entre obesidad de políticos y corrupción (23:15)Sexo como descongestionante nasal (27:55)Barbas para protegerse de golpes (31:00)Por qué la gente no choca en la calle (34:35)Por qué la gente sí choca en la calle (36:33)Como fumigar cucarachas en submarinos (40:33)Transportar rinocerontes boca abajo es seguro (44:09)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jugodeciencia)

In recognition of World Sepsis Day on the 13th, we're unpicking the science of this dangerous syndrome - from the infections that cause it, to the genes that make us more susceptible, and how artificial intelligence can help us to crack it... Plus, in the news, sending hydrogen to houses through the gas network to cut our carbon footprint. How a high fat diet could be disrupting your sleep; and the Ig Nobel prizes are announced. We'll hear who's won what... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

“The fight is in people's News Feeds. That's where you need to attract awareness.” — Marc Abrahams In this fascinating discussion, award-winning entrepreneur Max Hertan sits down with Erstwilder Owner, Managing Director and Creative Director, Marc Abrahams, unpacking the business' unmatched ability to grow by leveraging its community. Marc explains why Erstwilder's mission is critical in every decision, dives into the transition from wholesale to DTC, and shares secrets about continuous customer engagement (including during COVID and post-purchase). Here's what to expect: — How to “launch a product and have stock in customers' hands the next day” — Creating content programs focused on entertainment — Why we should use a "Rewards Club" — Successful product diversification — Marc's preferred marketing channels: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok — How Erst Wilder gets a 2X return on TOTF (top of the funnel) campaigns HELPFUL TOOLS MENTIONED: — Later for social media scheduling We hope you enjoy the conversation! Keen to join the discussion? Join our Facebook community: MegaMinds (E-commerce growth community). We'd love to hear from you! You can also message Max Hertan and Marc Abrahams on LinkedIn. Thinking about getting some advice on how to scale your business? Get in touch with Megaphone for a free strategy session.

August 5 2020: By working remotely, space becomes compressed, and borders fade — what starts in New York arrives in Dallas and ends in Bangalore. And the implications for white-collar workers, commercial real estate and the digitisation of services are profound. Marc Abrahams and Sahil Mahtani discuss their recent paper from the Ninety One Investment Institute on the future of work following the global COVID-19 lockdown. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.