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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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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...

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EPISODE #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,...

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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,...

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EPISODE #59: Standardized food glops

Marc Abrahams tells about: standardized food glops. Nicole Sharp does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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...

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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...

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #68: Drunk German Speech

Marc Abrahams tells about: Drunk German Speech. Jean Berko Gleason does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #71: Boring machines

Marc Abrahams tells about: Boring machines. Chris Cotsapis does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #76: Fifty Shades, by Gray

Marc Abrahams tells about: Fifty Shades, by Gray. Melissa Franklin does dramatic readings from genuine, bizarre-seeming studies.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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EPISODE #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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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