EPISODE #53: • Fold when wet (if naked underwater)
Marc Abrahams tells about: Soviet Union research comparing dolphins with naked swimmers towed at high speed underwater. Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #54: • Effect of Audience Boredom on Power-Hungry Persons
Marc Abrahams tells about: research on the Effect of Audience Boredom on Power-Hungry Persons. Jean Berko Gleason does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #55: • Researchers named Fish, who study fish
Marc Abrahams tells about: Researchers named Fish, who study fish, and also tells about the "Theory of Structured Procrastination". Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming...
View ArticleEPISODE #56: • Where do you sit in Bulgaria? On which side of a movie theater?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Researchers about where you sit in Bulgaria —on which side of a movie theater. Are all accountants grey? Jean Berko Gleason does dramatic readings from genuine,...
View ArticleEPISODE #57: • The A-through-L of Social Dilemmas
Marc Abrahams tells about: The A-through-L of Social Dilemmas and Etiquette, as seen by Emily Post. Robin Abrahams does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #58: Pecker bang analysis — woodpeckers and hammers
Marc Abrahams tells about: Pecker bang analysis — research about woodpeckers and hammers, and splitting the bill for a restaurant meal. Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine,...
View ArticleEPISODE #59: Standardized food glops
Marc Abrahams tells about: standardized food glops. Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #60: The lizards that fell to earth
Marc Abrahams tells about: Lizards that fall to earth, and the people who collect them. Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #61: Leadership by a man with a big mouth
Marc Abrahams tells about: A study about men whose big mouths help them become political leaders. Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #62: Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Dress
Marc Abrahams tells about: Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Dress. Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies. Deborah Henson-Conant performs her orchestral work...
View ArticleEPISODE #64: The physics of skulking and falling cats
Marc Abrahams tells about: The physics of skulking and falling cats. Chris Cotsapis does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #64: Happiness from painful insect stings
Marc Abrahams tells about: The happy insect scientist who compiled the Sting Pain Index; Justin Schmidt. Dramatic readings by the QI elves (James Harkin, Dan Schreiber, Anne Miller, Steve Colgan, and...
View ArticleEPISODE #65: The M-through-Z of Social Etiquette
Marc Abrahams tells about: The M-through-Z of Social Etiquette. Robin Abrahams does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #66: Contagious yawning in the red-footed tortoise
Marc Abrahams tells about: Contagious yawning in the red-footed tortoise. Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #67: The attempt to automatically recognize boredom
Marc Abrahams tells about: The attempt to automatically recognize boredom. Computer; car, driving, head, chin. Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #68: Drunk German Speech
Marc Abrahams tells about: Drunk German Speech. Jean Berko Gleason does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #69: Eat Powdered Mummies for Good Health
Marc Abrahams tells about: Eat Powdered Mummies for Good Health. Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #70: Leaping Fish Injuries, and the Trauma Center
Marc Abrahams tells about: Leaping Fish Injuries, and the Trauma Center. Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #71: Boring machines
Marc Abrahams tells about: Boring machines. Chris Cotsapis does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #72: Hot Rod Magazines - A Harmless Diversion?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Hot Rod Magazines - A Harmless Diversion?, English teachers were alarmed. Melissa Franklin does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #73: Do Cats Sometimes Pay Some Attention to Their Owners?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Do Cats Sometimes Pay Some Attention to Their Owners? Jean Berko Gleason does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #74: Predictably smelly breathing in movie theaters
Marc Abrahams tells about: Predictably smelly breathing in movie theaters. Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #75: Garlic —A Sensory Pleasure or a Social Nuisance?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Garlic —A Sensory Pleasure or a Social Nuisance? Chris Cotsapis does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #76: Fifty Shades, by Gray
Marc Abrahams tells about: Fifty Shades, by Gray. Melissa Franklin does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #77: Hugging — what does it mean?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Hugging — what does it mean? Daniel Rosenberg does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #78: Smelly people in the office
Marc Abrahams tells about: Smelly people in the office? Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #79: Does an apple a day improve a woman's sex life?
Marc Abrahams tells about: Does an apple a day improve a woman's sex life? Chris Cotsapas does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.
View ArticleEPISODE #80: "The Best Life — Act 1 (of 3)" — A scientific mini-opera where...
Marc Abrahams introduces a performance of: Act 1 of "The Best Life" — A scientific mini-opera where everything goes wrong.
View ArticleEPISODE #81: "The Best Life — Act 2 (of 3)" — scientific mini-opera where...
Marc Abrahams introduces a performance of: Act 2 of "The Best Life" — A scientific mini-opera where everything goes wrong.
View ArticleEPISODE #82: "The Best Life — Act 3 (of 3)" — A scientific mini-opera where...
Marc Abrahams introduces a performance of: Act 3 — the conclusion — of "The Best Life" — A scientific mini-opera where everything goes wrong.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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...
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
View ArticleEPISODE #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.
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